Is mandatory prospective trial registration working to prevent publication of unregistered trials and selective outcome reporting? An observational study of five psychiatry journals that mandate prospective clinical trial registration

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Scott, Amelia ^a   Rucklidge, Julia J ^a   Mulder, Roger T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FUNDING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REGISTRATION; STUDY DESIGN; HUMAN; REGISTER; STANDARDS;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRY; PUBLICATION BIAS; PUBLICATIONS; PUBLISHING; REGISTRIES;

EID: 84942694111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133718     Document Type: Article

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