Reporting of clinical trials: A review of research funders' guidelines

Trials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Dwan, Kerry ^a   Gamble, Carrol ^a   Williamson, Paula R ^a   Altman, Douglas G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL STUDY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL WELFARE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 59349113935     PISSN: 17456215     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-9-66     Document Type: Review

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