Are benefits and harms in mammography screening given equal attention in scientific articles? A cross-sectional study
Open Access
- 30 May 2007
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Medicine
- Vol. 5 (1) , 12
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-5-12
Abstract
The CONSORT statement specifies the need for a balanced presentation of both benefits and harms of medical interventions in trial reports. However, invitations to screening and newspaper articles often emphasize benefits and downplay or omit harms, and it is known that scientific articles can be influenced by conflicts of interest. We wanted to determine if a similar imbalance occurs in scientific articles on mammography screening and if it is related to author affiliation.Keywords
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