Discussion explores the need for registering observational studies to address publication bias and enhance medical evidence.
Observational studies form an important part of the medical evidence base, particularly for assessing rare adverse events and long-term effectiveness of medications and devices. [1][1] However, observational studies, like interventional studies (clinical trials), are subject to publication bias and
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