Media coverage, Journal press releases and editorials associated with randomized and observational studies in high-Impact medical journals: A cohort study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2015, Pages

  Wang, Michael T M ^a   Bolland, Mark J ^a   Gamble, Greg ^a   Grey, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STUDY DESIGN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MASS MEDIUM; METHODOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT STUDIES; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; MASS MEDIA; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84956958839     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0145294     Document Type: Article

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