Why it is important to include unpublished data in systematic reviews

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 133-135

  Trespidi, C ^a   Barbui, C ^a   Cipriani, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; PUBLISHING;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PUBLICATION BIAS;

EID: 79960935837     PISSN: 20457960     EISSN: 20457979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S2045796011000217     Document Type: Review

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