The over-representation of significant p values in abstracts compared to corresponding full texts: A systematic review of surgical randomized trials

Background: Abstracts are often the only read summaries of research findings, and it is essential that they accurately represent of the contents of the full text of the randomised control trial (RCT). We investigated whether outcomes in surgical trials were selectively reported in abstracts based on...

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Main Authors: Yusuf Assem, Sam Adie, Jason Tang, Ian A. Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451865417300054