The strong focus on positive results in abstracts may cause bias in systematic reviews: a case study on abstract reporting bias
Abstract Background Research articles tend to focus on positive findings in their abstract, especially if multiple outcomes have been studied. At the same time, search queries in databases are generally limited to the abstract, title and keywords fields of an article. Negative findings are therefore...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Systematic Reviews |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1082-9 |