Research integrity in times of pandemic

In 1994, Douglas Graham Altman, one of the greatest statisticians of all time, wrote "We need less research, better research, and research done for good reasons". Twenty-seven years ago, Altman pointed out that the system favored unscientific behavior and that "bad science" was easy to publish, highlighting the financial implications of this amount of poorly designed research, with erroneous statistical methods, unrepresentative samples, or fraud. The covid-19 pandemic has once again put clinical research in check. The pressure for urgent responses was unprecedented. Knowledge of the origin of the virus, the transmission dynamics, the pathophysiology of the disease, efficient pharmacological and non-pharmacological measures would be counted in lives - and economies, and in governments..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Revista Ciências em Saúde - 11(2021), 3

Sprache:

Englisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Seleno Glauber de Jesus-Silva [VerfasserIn]
Ana Carolina Peçanha Antonio [VerfasserIn]

Links:

doi.org [kostenfrei]
doaj.org [kostenfrei]
186.225.220.186 [kostenfrei]
Journal toc [kostenfrei]

Themen:

Covid
Integrity
Medicine (General)
Nursing
Research

doi:

10.21876/rcshci.v11i3.1220

funding:

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ010270914