Publication and related biases in health services research: a systematic review of empirical evidence

Abstract Background Publication and related biases (including publication bias, time-lag bias, outcome reporting bias and p-hacking) have been well documented in clinical research, but relatively little is known about their presence and extent in health services research (HSR). This paper aims to sy...

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Main Authors: Abimbola A. Ayorinde, Iestyn Williams, Russell Mannion, Fujian Song, Magdalena Skrybant, Richard J. Lilford, Yen-Fu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01010-1