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How feedback biases give ineffective medical treatments a good reputation.

Mícheál de BarraKimmo ErikssonPontus Strimling
Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2014)
Online reviews overestimate the benefits of medical treatments, probably because people with negative outcomes are less inclined to tell others about their experiences. This bias can enable ineffective medical treatments to maintain a good reputation.
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