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. 2017 Sep 19:6:1708.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.12673.2. eCollection 2017.

A review of data sharing statements in observational studies published in the BMJ: A cross-sectional study

Laura McDonald  1 , Anna Schultze  2 , Alex Simpson  2 , Sophie Graham  2 , Radek Wasiak  2 , Sreeram V Ramagopalan  1
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A review of data sharing statements in observational studies published in the BMJ: A cross-sectional study

Laura McDonald et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

In order to understand the current state of data sharing in observational research studies, we reviewed data sharing statements of observational studies published in a general medical journal, the British Medical Journal. We found that the majority (63%) of observational studies published between 2015 and 2017 included a statement that implied that data used in the study could not be shared. If the findings of our exploratory study are confirmed, room for improvement in the sharing of real-world or observational research data exists.

Keywords: Data-sharing; observational; real-world data.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: LM and SR are employees of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. AS, AS, SG and RW are employees of Evidera Inc.

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