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J R Soc Med 2007;100:551
doi:10.1258/jrsm.100.12.551
© 2007 Royal Society of Medicine

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J R Soc Med 2007;100:551
© 2007 The Royal Society of Medicine

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Bufale Spotting, part 8: Assessing a letter to a journal

Tom Jefferson1   Lucia Zarra2

1 Cochrane Vaccines Field and Cochrane Acute Respiratory Infections Group, 00061 Anguillara Sabazia, Rome, Italy
2 Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore, Rome, Italy

Correspondence to: Tom Jefferson

QUICK INSTRUMENT

If a letter presents original data, keep it in mind but beware as you will not have visibility of methods. If the letter offers an alternative view of a paper or an editorial you may also wish to read it. If there is no declaration of conflicts of interest, bin it. Regard all letters as opinions until proven otherwise.

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If you are able to identify and access the data source, apply the relevant Bufala-spotting short and full instruments.

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Letters contain opinions, often supporting or criticizing a piece in the journal. At times letters may indicate the existence of a study or of data which have been suppressed (publication bias). Writing to the author will soon clarify the issue.

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This is the ninth in a series of articles on making evidence-based medicine work for you. The series is based on the book ‘Attenti Alle Bufale’ by Tom Jefferson (www.attentiallebufale.it)


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