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Why did the BMJ publish such a biased article?

BMJ 2012; 345 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e5104 (Published 6 August 2012)
Cite this as: BMJ 2012;345:e5104

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  1. Álvaro Campillo-Soto, general surgeon and scientific methodologist1
  1. 1University General Hospital “JM Morales Meseguer,” Marqués de los Vélez s/n Murcia, CP 30008, Spain
  1. sumediconosabe{at}gmail.com

I don’t understand why the BMJ published such a biased article—I identified 10 biases.1

  • Methodological bias: the authors sent a questionnaire in 1992 and patients were followed up 15 years later without new questionnaires or requests for information about their …

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