On the more insidious manifestations of bias in scientific reporting.
Although bias in scientific reporting has been the focus of prior commentary, more insidious aspects of such bias often escape attention by authors, reviewers, editorial boards, and commentators. Such bias is no longer simply academic because health care policy, which is increasingly predicated upon evidence-based scientific literature, may be adversely impacted by lack of balanced and objective publications in peer reviewed journals.
Brenner
R James
RJ
Bay Imaging Consultants, Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center, Oakland, California 94609, USA. james.brenner@bicrad.com
D015982:Bias; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics*; D011642:Publications / Q000941:ethics