The Use of Preliminary Scientific Evidence in Public Health: A Case Study of XMRV

Kumanan Wilson, Katherine Atkinson and Jennifer Keelan

PLOS Medicine, 2014, vol. 11, issue 4, 1-4

Abstract: : Kumanan Wilson and colleagues explain how the rapid response to XMRV as a novel pathogen has highlighted some challenges pertaining to policy-making and editorial responsibilities. The impact on policy and the propagation of the initial scientific information may not cease if the evidence is disproven and retracted from the peer-reviewed literature, which creates a challenge for regulators and scientific journals.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001623

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