Using the strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology (STROBE) statement to assess reporting of observational trials in hand surgery

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1584-1589.e2

  Sorensen, Amelia A ^a   Wojahn, Robert D ^a   Manske, Mary Claire ^a   Calfee, Ryan P ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cohort studies; observational studies; reporting; STROBE

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NULL HYPOTHESIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POWER ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRENGTHENING THE REPORTING OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES IN EPIDEMIOLOGY STATEMENT C; STUDY DESIGN;

COHORT STUDIES; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES; REPORTING; STROBE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAND; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PUBLISHING; QUALITY CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880917865     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.05.008     Document Type: Article

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