Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in clinical research reports
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Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in clinical research reports
Abstract
Plenty of advice is available to help readers identify studies with weak methods, but would you be able to identify misleading claims in a report of a well conducted study?
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Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in research: meta-analyses have led to misleading claims in the past.BMJ. 2005 Jan 15;330(7483):145; author reply 146. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7483.145-b. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15649932 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in research: discussion section helps redress the balance.BMJ. 2005 Jan 15;330(7483):145; author reply 146. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7483.145-a. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15649933 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in research: misleading claims may be symptom of even more serious flaws.BMJ. 2005 Jan 15;330(7483):145; author reply 146. doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7483.145. BMJ. 2005. PMID: 15649934 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
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