"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.
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D017594
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.737.813
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Publication Bias" by people in Profiles.
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Analysis of Systematic Reviews in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer. Laryngoscope. 2022 10; 132(10):1976-1983.
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The state of publication bias in orthopaedic surgery systematic reviews- What are steps to minimization. Injury. 2022 02; 53(2):213-214.
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The Use of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology in Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: A Meta-Analysis. Thyroid. 2021 08; 31(8):1203-1211.
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Association of PTPN22-C1858T Polymorphism With Susceptibility to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae Infection: A Meta-Analysis. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:592841.
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Rates of Discontinuation and Nonpublication of Head and Neck Cancer Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 02 01; 146(2):176-182.
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Examination of CIs in health and medical journals from 1976 to 2019: an observational study. BMJ Open. 2019 11 21; 9(11):e032506.
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Use of Clinical Trial Registries in Otolaryngology Systematic Reviews. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2019 06 01; 145(6):580-581.
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Clinicopathological implications of MET exon 14 mutations in non-small cell lung cancer - A systematic review and meta-analysis. Lung Cancer. 2018 09; 123:76-82.
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An observational analysis of discontinuation and non-publication of osteoarthritis trials. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2018 09; 26(9):1162-1169.
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Analysis of Reporting Bias in Vertebral Augmentation. Pain Physician. 2017 11; 20(7):E1081-E1090.