Toward Better Reporting Standards of Patients' Characteristics in Rehabilitation Trials: Applying a New Conceptual Framework to Current Standards

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 216-223

  Meyer, Thorsten ^a   Selb, Melissa ^b,i   Kiekens, Carlotte ^c,d,f   Grubišić, Frane ^e   Arienti, Chiara ^f   Stucki, Gerold ^b,g   Negrini, Stefano ^h  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d Department of Pediatrics   (Croatia)

^e SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^f IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF LUCERNE   (Switzerland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CONSORT; Patient Characteristics; Rehabilitation; Reporting Standards

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PATIENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 85080863880     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001375     Document Type: Article

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