"Cherry picking" did not occur in studied example

Comment

Mark J Bolland et al. BMJ. 2010.

. 2010 Sep 15:341:c5009.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5009.

No abstract available

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Definition, reporting, and interpretation of composite outcomes in clinical trials: systematic review.
Cordoba G, Schwartz L, Woloshin S, Bae H, Gøtzsche PC. Cordoba G, et al. BMJ. 2010 Aug 18;341:c3920. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3920. BMJ. 2010. PMID: 20719825 Free PMC article.

Calcium and heart attacks. Doesn't apply to most calcium prescriptions.
Grove ML, Cook D. Grove ML, et al. BMJ. 2010 Sep 15;341:c5003. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c5003. BMJ. 2010. PMID: 20843920 No abstract available.
Calcium supplements and heart attack. Opposing studies sound a note of caution on too much calcium.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Harv Heart Lett. 2010 Nov;21(3):1-2. Harv Heart Lett. 2010. PMID: 21162172 No abstract available.
Calcium supplements and risk of myocardial infarction: a hypothesis formulated but not yet adequately tested.
Hennekens CH, Barice EJ. Hennekens CH, et al. Am J Med. 2011 Dec;124(12):1097-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.05.001. Epub 2011 Jul 26. Am J Med. 2011. PMID: 21798509 No abstract available.
Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis.
Bolland MJ, Avenell A, Baron JA, Grey A, MacLennan GS, Gamble GD, Reid IR. Bolland MJ, et al. BMJ. 2010 Jul 29;341:c3691. doi: 10.1136/bmj.c3691. BMJ. 2010. PMID: 20671013 Free PMC article. Review.
Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis.
Bolland MJ, Grey A, Avenell A, Gamble GD, Reid IR. Bolland MJ, et al. BMJ. 2011 Apr 19;342:d2040. doi: 10.1136/bmj.d2040. BMJ. 2011. PMID: 21505219 Free PMC article. Review.