The mysterious case of the disappearing pilot study: a review of publication bias in preliminary behavioral interventions presented at health behavior conferences.
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- 10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8
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- 2023 Jul 7
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- Pilot and feasibility studies
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8,
title = {The mysterious case of the disappearing pilot study: a review of publication bias in preliminary behavioral interventions presented at health behavior conferences.},
author = {von Klinggraeff L and Ramey K and Pfledderer CD and Burkart S and Armstrong B and Weaver RG and Beets MW},
year = {2023},
journal = {Pilot and feasibility studies},
doi = {10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - The mysterious case of the disappearing pilot study: a review of publication bias in preliminary behavioral interventions presented at health behavior conferences. AU - von Klinggraeff L AU - Ramey K AU - Pfledderer CD AU - Burkart S AU - Armstrong B AU - Weaver RG AU - Beets MW PY - 2023 JO - Pilot and feasibility studies DO - 10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8 ER -
APA
L, V. K., K, R., CD, P., S, B., B, A., RG, W., & MW, B. (2023). The mysterious case of the disappearing pilot study: a review of publication bias in preliminary behavioral interventions presented at health behavior conferences.. Pilot and feasibility studies. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01345-8
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