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Publish or perish: Reporting Characteristics of Peer-reviewed publications, pre-prints and registered studies on the COVID-19 pandemic

2020-06-16 epidemiology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a mass of academic papers being published in a very brief span of time. Our aim was to compare the amount and reporting characteristics of COVID-19 related peer-reviewed and pre-prints publications. We also investigated the amount of ongoing trials and systematic reviews. Methods and findingsA cross-sectional study of publications covering the COVID-19 pandemic time frame, up to May 20, 2020 was conducted. PubMed with appropriate combinations of M...

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