Location bias in controlled clinical trials of complementary/alternative therapies

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 485-489

  Pittler, M H ^a   Abbot, N C ^a   Harkness, E F ^a   Ernst, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Alternative medicine; Chiropractic medicine; Herbal medicine; Homeopathy; Location bias; Publication bias

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 0034059189     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-4356(99)00220-6     Document Type: Article

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