Publication Bias
"Publication Bias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The influence of study results on the chances of publication and the tendency of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on the direction or strength of the study findings. Publication bias has an impact on the interpretation of clinical trials and meta-analyses. Bias can be minimized by insistence by editors on high-quality research, thorough literature reviews, acknowledgement of conflicts of interest, modification of peer review practices, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D017594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.737.813
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Dowd MD. Breaching the contract: the ethics of nonpublication of research studies. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004 Oct; 158(10):1014-5.