Reducing publication bias of prospective clinical trials through trial registration

Contraception

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 339-341

  Abaid, Lisa N ^a   Grimes, David A ^a   Schulz, Kenneth F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Information for authors; Publication bias; Randomized controlled trials; Registration

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRACEPTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLISHING; REGISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35348985940     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2007.06.013     Document Type: Note

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