Full publication of clinical trials presented at a national maternal-fetal medicine meeting: Is there a publication bias?

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 679-682

  Blackwell, Sean C ^a   Thompson, Latricia ^a   Refuerzo, Jerrie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstract; Clinical trial; Maternal fetal medicine; Publication bias; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; DATA BASE; FOLLOW UP; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZATION;

CONGRESSES AS TOPIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PREGNANCY; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 70449416131     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1220786     Document Type: Article

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