A critical appraisal of epidemiological studies comes from basic knowledge: a reader's guide to assess potential for biases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Scientific literature may be biased because of the internal validity of studies being compromised by different forms of measurement error, and/or because of the selective reporting of positive and 'statistically significant' results. While the first sou...

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Main Authors: van Duijn Cornelia M, D'Ugo Domenico, Persiani Roberto, La Torre Giuseppe, Boccia Stefania, Ricciardi Gualtiero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-03-01
Series:World Journal of Emergency Surgery
Online Access:http://www.wjes.org/content/2/1/7