Assessing the potential for outcome reporting bias in a review: a tutorial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Outcome reporting bias (ORB) occurs when variables are selected for publication based on their results. This can impact upon the results of a meta-analysis, biasing the pooled treatment effect estimate.</p> <p>The aim of...

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Main Authors: Powell Colin, Mohammed Shabana, Kolamunnage-Dona Ruwanthi, Gamble Carrol, Dwan Kerry, Williamson Paula R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:Trials
Online Access:http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/11/1/52