STROCSS 2019 Guideline: Strengthening the reporting of cohort studies in surgery

Abstract

The STROCSS 2019 guideline is hereby presented as a considered update to improve reporting of cohort, cross-sectional and case-control studies in surgery.

Keywords

MedicineGuidelineCohortInternal medicinePathology

MeSH Terms

ChecklistCohort StudiesConsensusDelphi TechniqueGeneral SurgeryHumansObservational Studies as TopicResearch Report

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Year: 2019
Type: article
Volume: 72
Pages: 156-165
Citations: 1573
Access: Closed

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APA Style

                            
                                    Riaz Agha, 
                                
                                    Ali Abdall-Razak, 
                                
                                    Eleanor Crossley
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            STROCSS 2019 Guideline: Strengthening the reporting of cohort studies in surgery. 
                            International Journal of Surgery
                            , 72
                            
                            , 156-165.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.11.002

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2019.11.002
PMID: 31704426

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