Evidence of selective reporting bias in hematology journals: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Selective reporting bias occurs when chance or selective outcome reporting rather than the intervention contributes to group differences. The prevailing concern about selective reporting bias is the possibility of results being modified towards specific conclusions. In this study, we evaluate randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in hematology journals, a group in which selective outcome reporting has not yet been explored.

Methods

Our primary goal was to examine discrepancies between the reported primary and secondary outcomes in registered and published RCTs concerning hematological malignancies reported in hematology journals with a high impact factor. The secondary goals were to address whether outcome reporting discrepancies favored statistically si

SUBMITTER: Wayant C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5453439 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature