Controlled trials in children: Quantity, methodological quality and descriptive characteristics of pediatric controlled trials published 1948-2006

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Thomson, Denise ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^b   Cohen, Eyal ^c   Vandermeer, Ben ^b   Tjosvold, Lisa ^a,b   Klassen, Terry P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN CARE; PEDIATRICS; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT PLANNING; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PUBLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77958555925     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013106     Document Type: Article

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