Randomized controlled trials in Contraception: The need for "CONSORT" guidelines

Contraception

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 139-142

  Grimes, D A ^a   Schulz, K F ^a  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; CONSORT; Methods; Randomized; Randomized controlled trial; Reporting requirements

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HISTORY; INTERNET; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CONTRACEPTION; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PERIODICALS; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0034767254     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(01)00249-9     Document Type: Editorial

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