Fate of biomedical research protocols and publication bias in France: Retrospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 331, Issue 7507, 2005, Pages 19-22

  Decullier, Evelyne ^a   Lhéritier, Véronique ^b   Chapuis, François ^c  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^c French National Confederation of Research Ethics Committees   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHICS; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; PUBLISHING;

BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; EMPIRICAL APPROACH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COHORT STUDIES; FRANCE; PUBLICATION BIAS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21444458482     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38488.385995.8F     Document Type: Article

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