Commentary: Practicing on the tip of an information iceberg? Evidence of underpublication of registered clinical trials in oncology (Oncologist (2008) 13 (925-929) DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0133);Commentary: Practicing on the tip of an information iceberg? Evidence of underpublication of registered clinical trials in oncology

Oncologist

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 925-929

  Ramsey, Scott D ^a,b   Scoggins, John ^b  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical trials; Publication bias; Registries

Indexed keywords

CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; ONCOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION;

EID: 52949149690     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2008-0133erratum     Document Type: Erratum

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