Journal of medical ethics
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Journal of medical ethics · Dec 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialDefault options and neonatal resuscitation decisions.
To determine whether presenting delivery room management options as defaults influences decisions to resuscitate extremely premature infants. ⋯ Presenting delivery room options for extremely premature infants as defaults may compromise autonomous decision-making.
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Journal of medical ethics · Sep 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialWhy and how do journals retract articles? An analysis of Medline retractions 1988-2008.
Journal editors are responsible for what they publish and therefore have a duty to correct the record if published work is found to be unreliable. One method for such correction is retraction of an article. Anecdotal evidence suggested a lack of consistency in journal policies and practices regarding retraction. In order to develop guidelines, we reviewed retractions in Medline to discover how and why articles were retracted. ⋯ Journals' retraction practices are not uniform. Some retractions fail to state the reason, and therefore fail to distinguish error from misconduct. We have used our findings to inform guidelines on retractions.