CONSORT and the internal validity of randomized controlled trials in Female Pelvic Medicine

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 826-830

  Koch, Marianne ^a,b   Riss, Paul ^a,b   Umek, Wolfgang ^a,b   Hanzal, Engelbert ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^b Karl Land steiner Institut für Spezielle Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe   (Austria)

Author keywords

CONSORT; female pelvic medicine; randomized controlled trial; reporting guidelines; research design; urogynecology

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; UROLOGY;

EID: 84981294623     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.22811     Document Type: Article

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