Clinical trial registration in physiotherapy journals: Recommendations from the International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors

Manual Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-3

  Costa, Leonardo O P ^a   Christine Lin, Chung Wei ^a   Grossi, Debora Bevilaqua ^a   Mancini, Marisa Cota ^a   Swisher, Anne K ^a   Cook, Chad ^a   Vaughn, Dan ^a   Elkins, Mark R ^a   Sheikh, Umer ^a   Moore, Ann ^a   Jull, Gwendolen ^a   Craik, Rebecca L ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   de Jesus Guirro, Rinaldo Roberto ^a   Marques, Amélia Pasqual ^a   Harms, Michele ^a   Brooks, Dina ^a   Simoneau, Guy G ^a   Strupstad, John Henry ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REGISTRATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EDITORIAL POLICIES; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PUBLICATION BIAS; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SERIAL PUBLICATIONS; SOCIETIES;

EID: 84871919548     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2012.10.009     Document Type: Editorial

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