Does the reporting of randomized clinical trials published in Chinese pediatrics journals improve after the CONSORT Statement is adopted?

Contemporary Clinical Trials

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 889-894

  Ma, Bin ^a   Ke, Fa Yong ^a   Chen, Zhi Min ^a   Qi, Guo Qing ^a   Li, Hai Min ^a   Liu, Wen Jie ^a   Zhang, Yuan ^a   Hu, Qing ^a   Yang, Ke Hu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Methodology; Pediatrics; Randomized controlled trials; Reporting quality

Indexed keywords

CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW;

CHINA; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84864308614     PISSN: 15517144     EISSN: 15592030     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2012.06.008     Document Type: Review

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