Biases in obesity research: Identify, correct, endorse, or abandon effort?

John P A Ioannidis^{1

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¹ Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
² Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
³ Department of Statistics, Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, USA.
⁴ Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

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John P A Ioannidis. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Apr.

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John P A Ioannidis^{1

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¹ Department of Medicine, Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
² Department of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
³ Department of Statistics, Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, USA.
⁴ Meta-Research Innovation Center at Stanford (METRICS), Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.

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