title: We need to ask "what is the purpose of research?".
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Colchester CO5 7EA, UK.
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thornton
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D035081:Editorial Policies; D006801:Humans; D017594:Publication Bias; D012042:Registries