Methodological reporting of randomized controlled trials in major hepato-gastroenterology journals in 2008 and 1998: A comparative study

BMC Medical Research Methodology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Wang, Ji Lin ^a   Sun, Tian Tian ^a   Lin, Yan Wei ^b   Lu, Rong ^a   Fang, Jing Yuan ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GASTROENTEROLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH; STANDARD;

GASTROENTEROLOGY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 79960857492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2288-11-110     Document Type: Review

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