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Most NIH-sponsored trials slow to publish, many aren’t published, most fail to report data

23 Feb 2012
Most NIH-sponsored trials slow to publish, many aren’t published, most fail to report data

Phil Davis writes for the Scholarly Kitchen blog:

 

"Fewer than half of NIH funded clinical trials are published within 30 months of trial completion, a recent study published in BMJ reports. A companion paper reveals that nearly four out of five studies fail to adhere to mandatory public data reporting. Together, they shed light on the degree to which publicly funded research fails to reach scientists, clinicians, and the general public."

 

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