The Randomized Controlled Trials Rehabilitation Checklist: Methodology of Development of a Reporting Guideline Specific to Rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2020, Pages 210-215

  Negrini, Stefano ^a,b   Armijo Olivo, Susan ^c,d   Patrini, Michele ^e   Frontera, Walter R ^f   Heinemann, Allen W ^g   MacHalicek, Wendy ^h   Whyte, John ⁱ   Arienti, Chiara ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^g NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

ⁱ MOSS REHABILITATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Checklist; Randomized Controlled Trial; Rehabilitation; Research

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; DELPHI STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH;

CHECKLIST; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REHABILITATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 85080957799     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000001370     Document Type: Article

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