An interaction of medical and statistical ethics
It is argued that the practice of omitting outliers when calibrating thromboplastin time, as recommended by the World Health Organization, should not continue unless it can be justified statistically and that possible harmful effects of omitting such data should be investigated.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2009, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-52 |
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| Summary: | It is argued that the practice of omitting outliers when calibrating thromboplastin time, as recommended by the World Health Organization, should not continue unless it can be justified statistically and that possible harmful effects of omitting such data should be investigated. |
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| ISSN: | 1473-4257 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of medical ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1136/jme.2008.025882 |