Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in clinical research reports

BMJ. 2004 Nov 6;329(7474):1093-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7474.1093.

Abstract

Plenty of advice is available to help readers identify studies with weak methods, but would you be able to identify misleading claims in a report of a well conducted study?

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / standards*
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Deception
  • Research Design / standards*