You have been doing research to help your grandmother understand two new drugs for osteoporosis. One publication, Eurasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine, contains articles with
data only showing the effectiveness of one of these new drugs. A pharmaceutical company funded
the Eurasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine production and most advertisements in the journal
are for this company's products. In your searches, you find other articles that show the same drug
has only limited effectiveness. Pick the best answer that would help you determine the credibility of
the Eurasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine.
Select one:
O a. It is a credible source of scientific research because the publication lists reviewers with appropriate credentials who
evaluated the quality of the research articles prior to publication.
ob. It is not a credible source of scientific research because there were advertisements within the journal.
c. It is a credible source of scientific research because the studies published in the journal were later replicated by other
researchers.
cd. It is not a credible source of scientific research because only studies showing the effectiveness of the company's drugs were
included in the journal.
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