Fate of clinical research studies after ethical approval - follow-up of study protocols until publication

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Blümle, Anette ^a   Meerpohl, Joerg J ^a   Schumacher, Martin ^a   Von Elm, Erik ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; GERMANY; LANGUAGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLICATION; RESEARCH ETHICS; SAMPLE SIZE; STUDY DESIGN; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLISHING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLISHING;

EID: 84897767682     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087184     Document Type: Article

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