title: Should epidemiologists always publish their results? Yes, almost always.
abstract: Advances in science are made when the scientific community shares and debates ideas and results openly. In this process there will be controversy and strong disagreements. No study is perfect: many suffer from inconsistencies, methodologic problems, and novel findings that often have very low prior probabilities. An open debate is a healthy and necessary part of this process and we should not seek to hide or avoid a constructive discussion by reporting selectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, UCLA School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095-1772, USA. kheifets@ucla.edu
authors.forename: Leeka
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kheifets
authors.forename: Jørn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olsen
mesh_terms: D004813:Epidemiology; D017594:Publication Bias; D011643:Publishing; D012106:Research