Incomplete reporting of recruitment information in breast cancer trials published between 2003 and 2008

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1216-1222

  Treweek, Shaun ^a   Loudon, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Randomized controlled trials; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANASTROZOLE; GEFITINIB; PACLITAXEL; PROPOFOL; ZOLEDRONIC ACID;

BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COUNSELING; DIET; EXERCISE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING; STANDARD;

EID: 80053375211     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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