Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias.

Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias.

The increased use of meta-analysis in systematic reviews of healthcare interventions has highlighted several types of bias that can arise during the completion of a randomised controlled trial. Study publication bias has been recognised as a potential threat to the validity of meta-analysis and can...

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Main Authors: Kerry Dwan, Douglas G Altman, Juan A Arnaiz, Jill Bloom, An-Wen Chan, Eugenia Cronin, Evelyne Decullier, Philippa J Easterbrook, Erik Von Elm, Carrol Gamble, Davina Ghersi, John P A Ioannidis, John Simes, Paula R Williamson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2518111?pdf=render

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