Furthermore, the dimensions of evidence discussed in this editorial (study design, biological plausibility, reproducibility and generalizability) are difficult to simply measure and their impact on how the findings of an individual trial approximate the 'truth' is hard to quantify (Table 4).
Review articles, editorials, studies assessing fluid responsiveness during mechanical ventilation and studies that did not report outcomes of interest were excluded.
Editorials (studies reporting the opinion of merely one person) and reviews were excluded.
Exclusion criteria for this study included: non English language publications; studies concentrating solely on the quality of life of the patients and families without any costs; abstracts presented at conferences; editorials; studies not available in full text.
Cost-minimization studies Only described by abstracts, letters, or editorials Studies that described a purely product- or technically oriented intervention, such as testing of a device, drugs, dressing, or bandaging in the context of chronic wounds.
Studies not performed in human subjects; Studies reported before 1 January 1980 and after 30 June 2015; Letters, reviews, commentaries and editorials; Studies lacking primary data and/or explicit method description; Duplicates; for studies published in more than one report, the most comprehensive and up-to-date version will be used.
Studies were excluded if they were Cost-minimization studies Only described by abstracts, letters, or editorials Studies that described a purely product- or technically oriented intervention, such as testing of a device, drugs, dressing, or bandaging in the context of chronic wounds.
The editorial cites studies suggesting that income is a poor proxy for race, which is true.
The journal also publishes editorials, case studies and short communications.
Articles focused on basic conceptual and philosophical problems of neuroscience and psychology are also within the scope of the journal, as are editorials, case studies, and short communications.
An author of over 100 scientific papers, he has served on numerous editorial boards, study sections and advisory panels for educational, governmental and for-profit organizations.
