Access to data and the information explosion: oral contraceptives and risk of cancer

Contraception
J M WeinerR M Wolf

Abstract

This report describes a technically feasible method to deal with the enormous volume of literature published regarding oral contraceptives. This subject was discussed in 3735 publications during the period from November 1977 through October 1980. Our findings showed that those papers reporting original, numeric relationships involving risk of cancer and use of oral contraceptives were one percent of the total 3735 publications. However, only seven of the 27 articles involved were authored by individuals from departments of obstetrics and gynecology. Further, only four of the 27 were published in journals devoted to obstetrics and gynecology. The analyses suggest a form of censorship taking place, in that the obstetrics/gynecology specialists do not have ready access to the primary data.

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