The quality of reporting randomized controlled trials in the dermatology literature in an era where the CONSORT statement is a standard

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2019, Pages 1361-1367

  Kim, D Y ^a,b   Park, H S ^b   Cho, S ^b   Yoon, H S ^b  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGY; HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 85059060804     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: 13652133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.17432     Document Type: Article

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