Avoid being misled by claims in robust studies

Although guides on identifying weak studies are widely available, clinicians also need to be able to detect when authors of methodologically strong clinical research reports make misleading claims. Montori and colleagues (p 1093) present six helpful pointers and indicate that several strategies for spotting biased reporting are available. They warn that misleading reporting will always be with us, and clinicians need to stay armed.

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