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This sounds very important if true. Citation needed? (For fake studies, and for the vast majority of trials not being published.)
by Eliezer 14y ago
This sounds very important if true. Citation needed?
(For fake studies, and for the vast majority of trials not being published.)
- DanBC 14y agoElsevier published six fake journals, sponsored by pharmaceutical companies, designed to look like peer reviewed journals. (http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/27383/title/Elsevier-published-6-fake-journals/ http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/27383/...)
- kvb 14y agoThat's interesting, but doesn't seem directly relevant. Publishing non-peer-reviewed articles is not the same as faking trials or conducting studies and hiding the results.
- Alex3917 14y agoThe former head editor of NEJM wrote a book called The Truth About Drug Companies that describes it in good detail. Also the book The Emperors New Drugs and the book Overdosed America. The first is about phase 4 trials, the other books cover more general issues with phase 1-3 trials not getting published.