Selective primary outcome reporting in high-impact journals of anaesthesia and pain

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 542-543

  Bonnot, B ^a   Yavchitz, A ^a   Mantz, J ^a   Paugam Burtz, C ^a   Boutron, I ^a  

^a NONE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; CLINICAL OUTCOME; HUMAN; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PAIN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); ANESTHESIOLOGY; RESEARCH; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDLINE; REGISTRATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PAIN; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 84995567004     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aew280     Document Type: Letter

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