Risk of Bias in Reports of In Vivo Research: A Focus for Improvement

Malcolm R. Macleod; Aaron Lawson McLean; Aikaterini Kyriakopoulou; Stylianos Serghiou; Arno de Wilde; Nicki Sherratt; Theo Hirst; Rachel Hemblade; Zsanett Bahor; Cristina Nunes-Fonseca; Aparna Potluru; Andrew Thomson; Julija Baginskitae; Kieren Egan; Hanna Vesterinen; Gillian L. Currie; Leonid Churilov; David W. Howells; Emily S. Sena

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002273

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Risk of Bias in Reports of In Vivo Research: A Focus for Improvement

Malcolm R. Macleod ,

* E-mail: malcolm.macleod@ed.ac.uk

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Aaron Lawson McLean,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Aikaterini Kyriakopoulou,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Stylianos Serghiou,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Arno de Wilde,

Affiliation Medical School, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Nicki Sherratt,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Theo Hirst,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Rachel Hemblade,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Zsanett Bahor,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Cristina Nunes-Fonseca,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Aparna Potluru,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Andrew Thomson,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Julija Baginskitae,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Kieren Egan,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Hanna Vesterinen,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Gillian L. Currie,

Affiliation Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Leonid Churilov,

Affiliation Statistics and Informatics Platform, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia
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David W. Howells,

Affiliation Faculty of Health, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
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Emily S. Sena

Affiliations Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Statistics and Informatics Platform, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Melbourne, Australia
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Risk of Bias in Reports of In Vivo Research: A Focus for Improvement

Malcolm R. Macleod,
Aaron Lawson McLean,
Aikaterini Kyriakopoulou,
Stylianos Serghiou,
Arno de Wilde,
Nicki Sherratt,
Theo Hirst,
Rachel Hemblade,
Zsanett Bahor,
Cristina Nunes-Fonseca

Published: October 13, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002273

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