Causal interpretation of correlational studies – Analysis of medical news on the website of the official journal for German physicians
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2018 at "PLoS ONE"
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0196833
Abstract: Background Media frequently draws inappropriate causal statements from observational studies. We analyzed the reporting of study results in the Medical News section of the German medical journal Deutsches Ärzteblatt (DÄ). Methods Study design: Retrospective quantitative… read more here.
Keywords: news; press releases; news reports; journal article ... See more keywords