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Descriptor English: Publication Bias
Descriptor Spanish: Sesgo de Publicación
Descriptor sesgo de publicación
Scope note: Influencia de los resultados de un estudio sobre las oportunidades de publicación y la tendencia de investigadores, revisores y directores de publicaciones para remitir o aceptar manuscritos para publicación a tenor de la dirección o fuerza de los hallazgos del estudio. El sesgo de publicación tiene impacto sobre la interpretación de los ensayos clínicos y los metaanálisis. Se puede reducir al mínimo el sesgo por la insistencia por parte de los directores de las publicaciones sobre la investigación de gran calidad, revisiones concienzudas de la literatura , reconocimiento de los conflictos de interés, modificación de las prácticas de la revisión por pares, etc.
Descriptor Portuguese: Viés de Publicação
Descriptor French: Biais de publication
Entry term(s): Bias, Publication
Tree number(s): L01.737.813
SH1.040.030.070
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017594
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: IM; coord with basis for bias (e.g., FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS) or milieu (e.g., CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC) if pertinent (IM or NIM)
Allowable Qualifiers: HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Publishing (1986-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31152
Unique ID: D017594
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2009/07/14
Publication Bias - Preferred
Concept UI M0026660
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Publication Bias
Entry term(s) Bias, Publication



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