Retrospective cohort study highlighted outcome reporting bias in UK publicly funded trials

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1317-1324

  Matthews, Geraldine A ^a   Dumville, Jo C ^b   Hewitt, Catherine E ^b   Torgerson, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial registration; Dissemination bias; NHS Health Technology Assessment (HTA) program; Outcome reporting bias; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; FUNDING; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80054983881     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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