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Spin is defined as a specific way of reporting, whether intentional or unintentional, to emphasize that the beneficial effect of the intervention is greater than that shown by the results. Our aim was to describe the spin identified, deleted or added by peer reviewers in reports of non-randomized studies assessing a therapeutic intervention and to evaluate the prevalence of spin in the abstract conclusions that peer reviewers failed to identify.
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2016.04.012
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Journal of Clinical Epidemiology Journal website
- Volume:
- 77
- Pages:
- 44-51
- Publication date:
- 2016-05-07
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-04-29
- DOI:
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1878-5921
- ISSN:
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0895-4356
- URN:
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pubs:b170f1d6-a418-41dc-937e-082bf19686d9
- Source identifiers:
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622897
- Local pid:
- pubs:622897
- Language:
- English
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- Copyright holder:
- Elsevier Inc.
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc.
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Peer reviewers identified spin in manuscripts of nonrandomized studies assessing therapeutic interventions, but their impact on spin in abstract conclusions was limited
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