Bias towards publishing positive results in orthopedic and general surgery: a patient safety issue?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Research articles reporting positive findings in the fields of orthopedic and general surgery appear to be represented at a considerably higher prevalence in the peer-reviewed literature, compared to published studies on negative or...

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Main Authors: Ziran Bruce H, Smith Wade R, Newman Justin T, Choudhry Imran K, Hasenboehler Erik A, Stahel Philip F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-11-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/1/1/4