Not-so-valid, reliable, non-interpenetrated, and so… scientifically, as you mention, after thorough their research, scientists Carl V. Phillips and Igor Burstyn, of the NGO “Defense of the Consumer, for the Association of Alternative Tobacco” (Consumer Advocates for Smoke-free Alternatives Association (CASAA). The researchers studied 12 scientific publications concerning the electronic cigarette and found a total system of communication of results is characterized by the inaccuracy, inadequacy of data and methodology, and, also, the unwillingness to rectify it, when another scientist demonstrated their mistakes.
“There is a widespread belief that the publications in scientific journals are accompanied by a magical power of faith that what you write is 100% tested by all and scientifically correct. And while this erroneous belief has limited consequences for some fields, with regard to public health, as a result of the policies and decisions are based on blind faith on the accuracy of certain publications, report.
The main problem with the investigations relating to the issues of public health, is, according to the authors, the non-sufficient quality control. In contrast with scientific publications relating to, for example, in economic science, in terms of public health publications are not controlled or approved in specialized conferences, but only as long as the opinion of a limited number of people –in addition to the same writers – who will say a simple “ok” for the specific research.
On top of that, the researchers discovered that in some posts there is a direct and clear relationship of the authors with their colleagues, who adopted their signature publication, as well as, in some cases, economic relations of interest between writers and companies the activity of which is related to the findings of the publications.
This study of the CASAA call into question the credibility of many publications, which have affected to a maximum extent the policies taken in the world for the electronic cigarette.
“When we talk about invocation of scientific publications on the issues of public health, this for us means something like “I read this somewhere,” said the authors of the features.
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