We cannot keep firing blanks – yet another appeal for improved RCT reporting: commentary on Peters, de Bruin and Crutzen

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 34-37

  Knittle, Keegan ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84928585922     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.900721     Document Type: Note

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