Global collaborative networks on meta-analyses of randomized trials published in high impact factor medical journals: A social network analysis

BMC Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Catalá López, Ferrán ^a,b   Alonso Arroyo, Adolfo ^c,d   Hutton, Brian ^e   Aleixandre Benavent, Rafael ^c   Moher, David ^e  

^a Department of Medicines for Veterinary Use   (Spain)

^b Fundacion Instituto de Investigacion en Servicios de Salud   (Spain)

^c CSIC UV Instituto de historia de la medicina y de la ciencia Lopez Pinero IHMC   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^e OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authorship; Evidence based medicine; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trial; Scientific collaboration; Social network analysis

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SOCIAL NETWORKING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84892994004     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-12-15     Document Type: Article

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