Letters, libel, and the law

Gerald O'Malley; Carl Chudnofsky; Terry L Jenkins; David N Sontag

doi:10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.08.009

Letters, libel, and the law

Gerald O'Malley
, Carl Chudnofsky
, Terry L Jenkins
, David N Sontag

Grand Strand Medical Center

University of Southern California

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Abstract

Authors of scientific articles and journal editors are subject to antidefamation publication laws. We describe our experience with an accusation of libel. We define libel as it involves the medical literature and explain the ways in which threats of libel influence editorial decisionmaking and lead to negative publication bias by presenting examples drawn from the medical and legal literature.

Original language	American English
Journal	Ann Emerg Med
Volume	53
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2008.08.009
State	Published - Mar 2009

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Law
Medicine and Health Sciences

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