The Struggle for Evidence in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine: Publication Rate of Randomized Controlled Trials and Systematic Reviews Is Growing More Than in Other Therapeutic Fields

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 258-265

  Negrini, Stefano ^a,b   Levack, William ^c   Gimigliano, Francesca ^d   Arienti, Chiara ^b   Villafañe, Jorge Hugo ^b   Kiekens, Carlotte ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise; Physical Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rehabilitation; Systematic Reviews

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMAN; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION MEDICINE;

BIBLIOMETRICS; HUMANS; PHYSICAL AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS AS TOPIC;

EID: 85060253343     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001058     Document Type: Article

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