Publication bias is a widespread problem that may seriously distort attempts to estimate the
effect under investigation. The literature is reviewed to determine features of the design and …

The available evidence demonstrates that research with significant results or favourable
results is more likely to be published than that with non-significant or unfavourable results …

As governmental bodies rely on academics' expert advice to shape policy regarding Artificial
Intelligence, it is important that these academics not have conflicts of interests that may cloud …

Objective.—To determine whether the conclusions of review articles on the health effects of
passive smoking are associated with article quality, the affiliations of their authors, or other …

Research findings provide the basis for estimates of risk. However, research findings or
“facts” are subject to interpretation and to the social construction of the evidence. 1 Research …

Objectives: To assess the effects of neighbourhood level socioeconomic status (SES) and
convenience store concentration on individual level smoking, after consideration of …

Objective To explore the relation between study concordance, take home message, funding,
and dissemination of comparative studies assessing the effects of influenza vaccines …

OBJECTIVES: This study estimates the contribution of smoke-free workplaces to the recent
national declines in cigarette consumption in Australia and the United States. METHODS …

Objective: To describe how the tobacco industry used the “accommodation” message to
mount an aggressive and effective worldwide campaign to recruit hospitality associations …

Scientific reports on second-hand smoke have stimulated legislation on clean indoor air in
the USA, but less so in Europe. Recently, the largest European study, by the International …