Research waste is still a scandal—an essay by Paul Glasziou and Iain Chalmers
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Progress has been made towards reducing the 85% of wasted effort in medical research—and the huge amounts of money misspent and harm caused to patients—but there’s still a long way to go, say Paul Glasziou and Iain Chalmers
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- Authors
- Glasziou, P., & Chalmers, I.
- Affiliations
- Bond University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Glasziou, Paul
- Venue
- BMJ
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2018-11-12
- Pages
- k4645
- ISSN
- 1756-1833 (ISSN-L)
- 0959-8138
- OpenAlex
- W2901453117
- Cited by
- 294
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 20 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 34 · 2019: 31
- FWCI
- 36.42
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.bmj.com/company/legal-information/terms-conditions/legal-information/tdm-licencepolicy (tdm)
- Locations
- BMJ (publishedVersion)
- Bond University Research Portal (Bond University) (submittedVersion)
- HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Keywords
- research waste, medical research, research productivity, research funding, research efficiency
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