Systematic review of the empirical evidence of study publication bias and outcome reporting bias.

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Published in PLoS One on August 28, 2008

Authors

Kerry Dwan1, Douglas G Altman, Juan A Arnaiz, Jill Bloom, An-Wen Chan, Eugenia Cronin, Evelyne Decullier, Philippa J Easterbrook, Erik Von Elm, Carrol Gamble, Davina Ghersi, John P A Ioannidis, John Simes, Paula R Williamson

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1: Centre for Medical Statistics and Health Evaluation, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. kerry.dwan@liverpool.ac.uk

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