'TIDieR-ing up' the reporting of interventions in stroke research: The importance of knowing what is in the 'black box'

International Journal of Stroke

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 657-658

  Hoffmann, Tammy C ^a,b   Walker, Marion F ^c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; CONSORT; Intervention; Rehabilitation; Stroke; TIDieR

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION; SROKE REHABILITATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; STROKE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; STROKE;

EID: 84931470383     PISSN: 17474930     EISSN: 17474949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ijs.12524     Document Type: Article

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