Randomized controlled trials of herbal interventions underreport important details of the intervention

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 760-769

  Gagnier, Joel J ^a   Moher, David ^b   Boon, Heather ^c   Beyene, Joseph ^d   Bombardier, Claire ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Predictors of reporting; Randomized controlled trials; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA EXTRACT; PYGEUM AFRICANUM EXTRACT; SABAL EXTRACT; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CHECKLIST; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 79956222389     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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