Generalizability of findings from randomized controlled trials is limited in the leading general medical journals

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2019, Pages 36-41

  Malmivaara, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Benchmarking method; Generalizability; Medical journals; Randomized controlled trial; Risk of bias; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMORBIDITY; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION;

HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85057970799     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.11.014     Document Type: Review

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