Promoting transparent and accurate reporting of research studies in rheumatology: Endorsement of reporting guidelines in rheumatology journals

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 288-291

  Marušić, Ana ^a,b,c   Gasparyan, Armen Yuri ^d,e   Kitas, George D ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b Journal of Global Health   (United Kingdom)

^c Ottawa Health Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

^d European Science Editing ^*  (United Kingdom)

^e RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy and transparency of clinical research; Knowledge translation; Reporting guidelines; Rheumatology journals

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CITATION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RHEUMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ACCURACY AND TRANSPARENCY OF CLINICAL RESEARCH; KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION; REPORTING GUIDELINES; RHEUMATOLOGY JOURNALS;

DISCLOSURE; EDITORIAL POLICIES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 84886100175     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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