The STROBE extensions: Protocol for a qualitative assessment of content and a survey of endorsement

BMJ Open

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Sharp, Melissa K ^a,b   Utrobia, Ana ^c   Gómez, Guadalupe ^d   Cobo, Erik ^d   Wager, Elizabeth ^c,e   Hren, Darko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^d UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e Sideview   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bibliometrics; information dissemination methods; observational studies; reporting guidelines; strobe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIBLIOMETRICS; CHECKLIST; CLASSIFICATION; CONSENSUS; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MEDICINE; MEDLINE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; SCIENTIST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; HUMANS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH REPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85032008638     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019043     Document Type: Article

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