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Letters Research on covid-19

Who will guard the guards? Covid-19 research may be incomplete, but experts are vital during this pandemic

BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m2658 (Published 03 July 2020) Cite this as: BMJ 2020;370:m2658
  1. Shyan Goh, orthopaedic surgeon
  1. PO Box 13, Northmead, NSW 2152, Australia
  1. sgoh{at}hotmail.com

I share Armstrong’s concerns about research integrity and the peer review process.1 The inconsistencies surrounding hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and its potential role in treating covid-19 is a case in point.

Many covid-19 HCQ studies are published as preprints without peer review on websites like medRxiv. Despite headings stating that preprints are “not certified by peer review,” many readers, including clinicians, do not place enough significance on these warnings.

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