Abstract
Journals should be more explicit in their recommendations and expectations of authors regarding the CONSORT Statement and related CONSORT extensions papers.
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Consolidated Standards of Reporting TrialsMedical journalImpact factorMedicineFamily medicineClinical trialObservational studyStatement (logic)Internal medicinePolitical science
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- 2008
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 20-20
- Citations
- 233
- Access
- Closed
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Sally Hopewell,
Douglas G. Altman,
David Moher
et al.
(2008).
Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals: a survey of journal editors and journal 'Instructions to Authors'.
Trials
, 9
(1)
, 20-20.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-9-20
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1186/1745-6215-9-20
- PMID
- 18423021
- PMCID
- PMC2359733