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Publication bias:

Publication bias is a type of bias with regard to what academic research is likely to be published, among what is available to be published. Publication bias is of interest because literature reviews of claims about support for a hypothesis, or values for a parameter will themselves be biased if the original literature is contaminated by publication bias (H. Rothstein, A. J. Sutton and M. Borenstein. (2005). Publication bias in meta-analysis: prevention, assessment and adjustments. Wiley. Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ

Please consult the provided links to find:
- General information on publication bias; what is it? How do we measure it? How do we avoid it?

And learn more about:
- Differences between publication bias, data availability bias, and reviewer selection bias in meta-analyses;
- Publication bias in clinical research;
- The importance of publication bias to dental practitioners, dental educators, and dental students; What is its potential to affect treatment decisions? How can it be detected? How can it be reduced?

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