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The article is about case reports, not about empirical studies. Putting a fake case report on GitHub wouldn't make it any less fake.
by fsh 7mo ago
The article is about case reports, not about empirical studies. Putting a fake case report on GitHub wouldn't make it any less fake.
- qwertox 7mo ago> Putting a fake case report on GitHub wouldn't make it any less fake. Much easier to review for whomever wants to review it.
- SiempreViernes 7mo agoObviously just sending it via email to the reviewers works just fine in practice anyway, the problem is really that they published a summary piece about research that was later retracted, but didn't take down their own article.
- NewsaHackO 7mo agoDo you know what a case report is?
- drivingmenuts 7mo agoWould it be easier, though? Medical records (in the US) are covered by HIPAA and, to my knowledge, there is no anonymized canonical record, similar to what we have for legal decision. Without that, how difficult would it be to just "make shit up"?