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• Rothstein H, Sutton AJ, Borenstein M. Publication bias in meta-analysis: prevention, assessment and adjustments. Wiley, 2005

• General

  • Peters JL, Sutton AJ, Jones DR, et al. Comparison of two methods to detect publication bias in meta-analysis. JAMA 2006;295:676-80.

  • Dubben HH, Beck-Bornholdt HP. Systematic review of publication bias in studies on publication bias. BMJ 2005;331:433-4.

  • Decullier E, Lheritier V, Chapuis F. Fate of biomedical research protocols and publication bias in France: retrospective cohort study. BMJ 2005;331:19

  • Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in childhood depression: systematic review of published versus unpublished data
    • Depressing research
  • Callaham M, Wears RL, Weber E. Journal prestige, publication bias, and other characteristics associated with citation of published studies in peer-reviewed journals. JAMA 2002;287:2847-50.

  • Olson CM, Rennie D, Cook D, et al. Publication bias in editorial decision making. JAMA 2002;287:2825-8.

  • Sutton AJ, Duval SJ, Tweedie RL, Abrams KR, Jones DR. Empirical assessment of effect of publication bias on meta-analyses.BMJ 2000;320:1574-7

  • Montori VM, Smieja M, Guyatt GH. Publication bias: a brief review for clinicians. Mayo Clin Proc 2000;75:1284-8.

  • Misakian AL, Bero LA. Publication bias and research on passive smoking: comparison of published and unpublished studies. JAMA 1998;280:250-253.

  • Egger M, Smith GD.  Bias in location and selection of studies. BMJ 1998;316:61-6.

  • Stern JM, Simes RJ. Publication bias: evidence of delayed publication in a cohort study of clinical research projects. BMJ 1997;315:640-645.

  • Easterbrook PJ, Berlin JA, Gopalan R, Matthews DR. Publication bias in clinical research. Lancet 1991;337:867-72.

  • Rennie D, Flanagin A. Publication bias. The triumph of hope over experience. JAMA 1992;267:411-2.

  • Bero LA, Glantz SA, Rennie D. Publication bias and public health policy on environmental tobacco smoke. JAMA 1994:272:133-6. [abstract]

  • Dickersin K. The existence of publication bias and risk factors for its occurrence. JAMA 1990;263:1385-9. [abstract]

  • Sharp DW. What can and should be done to reduce publication bias? The perspective of an editor. JAMA 1990;263:1390-1. [abstract]

  • Chalmers TC, Frank CS, Reitman D. Minimizing the three stages of publication bias. JAMA 1990;263:1392-5. [abstract]

  • Vandenbroucke JP. Passive smoking and lung cancer: a publication bias? Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988;296:391-2. [abstract]

  • Newcombe RG. Towards a reduction in publication bias. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987;295:656-9.

• Outcome reporting bias

  • Chalmers I, Matthews R. What are the implications of optimism bias in clinical research? Lancet 2006;367:449-50.

  • Ridker PM, Torres J. Reported outcomes in major cardiovascular clinical trials funded by for-profit and not-for-profit organizations: 2000-2005. JAMA 2006;295:2270-4.

  • Chan AW, Altman DG. Identifying outcome reporting bias in randomised trials on PubMed: review of publications and survey of authors. BMJ 2005;330:753.

  • Chan AW, Krleza-Jeric K, Schmid I, Altman DG. Outcome reporting bias in randomized trials funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. CMAJ 2004;171:735-40.

  • Chan AW, Hrobjartsson A, Haahr MT, et al. Empirical evidence for selective reporting of outcomes in randomized trials: comparison of protocols to published articles. JAMA 2004;291:2457-65.

  • Bhandari M, Busse JW, Jackowski D, et al. Association between industry funding and statistically significant pro-industry findings in medical and surgical randomized trials. CMAJ 2004;170:477-80.

    • [No authors listed]. The "file drawer" phenomenon: suppressing clinical evidence. CMAJ 2004;170:437.

  • Friedman LS, Richter ED.  Relationship between conflicts of interest and research results. J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:51-6.

  • Melander H, Ahlqvist-Rastad J, Meijer G, et al. Evidence b(i)ased medicine--selective reporting from studies sponsored by pharmaceutical industry: review of studies in new drug applications. BMJ 2003;326:1171-3.

  • Lexchin J, Bero LA, Djulbegovic B, Clark O. Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and research outcome and quality: systematic review. BMJ 2003;326:1167-70.
  • Callaham ML, Wears RL, Weber EJ, et al. Positive-outcome bias and other limitations in the outcome of research abstracts submitted to a scientific meeting. JAMA 1998;280:254-7.

• Language bias

  • Moher D, Pham B, Lawson ML, et al. The inclusion of reports of randomised trials published in languages other than English in systematic reviews. Health Technol Assess 2003;7:1-90.

  • Egger M, Zellweger-Zahner T, Schneider M, et al. Language bias in randomised controlled trials published in English and German. Lancet 1997;350:326-9. [abstract]

  • Moher D, Fortin P, Jadad AR, et al. Completeness of reporting of trials published in languages other than English: implications for conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. Lancet 1996;347:363-6. [abstract]