Linguistic spin in randomized controlled trials about age-related macular degeneration.

Front Epidemiol · 2022 · PMC10910936 · PMID 38455287

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boldest claim

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a positive trendno p-value reported

highly significantno p-value reported

Examples of linguistic spin include “a positive trend,” “highly significant” or “excellent results” ( 7 , 17 , 18 ).

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