Scoping review on interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines in health research

BMJ Open

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2019, Pages

  Blanco, David ^a   Altman, Doug ^b   Moher, David ^c   Boutron, Isabelle ^d   Kirkham, Jamie J ^e   Cobo, Erik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adherence; completeness of reporting; knowledge synthesis; quality of reporting; reporting guidelines; scoping review

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; EMBASE; GREY LITERATURE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RESEARCH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 85065701186     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-026589     Document Type: Review

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