Reporting of harms outcomes: A comparison of journal publications with unpublished clinical study reports of orlistat trials

Trials

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Hodkinson, Alex ^a   Gamble, Carrol ^b   Smith, Catrin Tudur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Adverse event; Evidence based healthcare; HarmsOrlistatClinical study report; Obesit; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TETRAHYDROLIPSTATIN; ANTIOBESITY AGENT; LACTONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONVULSION; DEMYELINATION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPEPSIA; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FLATULENCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIQUID FECES; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT HARM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; BIBLIOMETRICS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; LACTONES; PATIENT HARM; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84977545013     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-016-1327-z     Document Type: Article

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