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Further commentary on the PACE trial: Biased methods & unreliable outcomes

Posted on 07/25/2017 by wames

Article abstract: Further commentary on the PACE trial: Biased methods and unreliable outcomes, by Keith J Geraghty in Journal of Health Psychology [First Published June 14, 2017] Geraghty in the year 2016, outlines a range of controversies surrounding publication of results from … Continue reading →

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Unexpected findings & promoting monocausal claims, a cautionary tale

Posted on 06/30/2016 by wames

Article abstract: Stories of serendipitous discoveries in medicine incorrectly imply that the path from an unexpected observation to major discovery is straightforward or guaranteed. In this paper, I examine a case from the field of research about chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In Norway, … Continue reading →

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