Transparency of outcome reporting and trial registration of randomized controlled trials in top psychosomatic and behavioral health journals: A systematic review

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-217

  Milette, Katherine ^a,b   Roseman, Michelle ^a,b   Thombs, Brett D ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral medicine; Methods; Psychosomatic medicine; Randomized controlled trials at topic; Review; Systematic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; HUMAN; INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGISTRATION; RESEARCH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE; DISCLOSURE; HUMANS; PEER REVIEW; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; POLICY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951720484     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.09.015     Document Type: Article

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