Did you know that not all scientific evidence is equal? 🤔
The more the study is influenced by the expert, the higher the risk of bias.
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- Case Reports and Case Series | Boston University Medical Campus and Boston Medical Center
- Using preprints in evidence synthesis: Commentary on experience during the COVID-19 pandemic | Journal of clinical epidemiology | October 2021
- Preprints | PLOS
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Did you know that not all scientific evidence has the same weight? The more the study relies on an expert's opinion, rather than many data points and peer-review, the higher the risk of bias. 🔺https://www.scienceupfirst.com/project/hierarchy-of-evidence/ #ScienceUpFirst
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