Explanation and Elaboration Document for the STROBE-Vet Statement: Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology – Veterinary Extension

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 662-698

  O'Connor, A M ^a   Sargeant, J M ^b,c   Dohoo, I R ^d   Erb, H N ^e   Cevallos, M ^f   Egger, M ^f   Ersboll A K ^g   Martin, S W ^c   Nielsen, L R ^h   Pearl, D L ^c   Pfeiffer, D U ⁱ   Sanchez, J ^d   Torrence, M E ^j   Vigre, H ^k   Waldner, C ^l   Ward, M P ^m  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^e Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

ⁱ ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^j CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^k TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^m UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Case control study; cohort study; cross sectional study; observational study; reporting guidelines

Indexed keywords

ALGOMETRY; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; CAT; CHECKLIST; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRY CATTLE; DATA BASE; EFFECT SIZE; ENVIRONMENT; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GOAT; HORSE; HUMAN; LACTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; POPULATION AND POPULATION RELATED PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDY DESIGN; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84997818329     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/zph.12315     Document Type: Article

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