Publication bias: What are the challenges and can they be overcome?
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With that, publication bias for the positive results likely occurred.
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- Turner EH, Matthews AM, Linardatos E, et al. Selective publica- tion of antidepressant trials and its influence on apparent efficacy. N Engl J Med 2008;358:252-60.
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- Authors
- Joober, R., Schmitz, N., Annable, L., & Boksa, P.
- Affiliations
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute (CA)
- Venue
- Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
- Publisher
- Canadian Science Publishing
- Published
- 2012-05
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 149-152
- ISSN
- 1180-4882 (ISSN-L)
- 1488-2434
- PMC
- PMC3341407
- OpenAlex
- W2040745597
- Cited by
- 382
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
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- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (publishedVersion, other-oa)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare
- Keywords
- publication bias, research reporting
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Research Design, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Publication Bias
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