Abstract
Flow diagrams are associated with improved quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials. However, the structure of current flow diagrams is less than ideal. We propose a revised flow diagram that includes all important counts through the stages of parallel group trials.
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MedicineConsolidated Standards of Reporting TrialsRandomized controlled trialPsychological interventionClinical trialSurgeryInternal medicine
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- 2001
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- article
- Volume
- 285
- Issue
- 15
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- 1996-1996
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- 309
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Matthias Egger
(2001).
Value of Flow Diagrams in Reports of Randomized Controlled Trials.
JAMA
, 285
(15)
, 1996-1996.
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.15.1996
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- 10.1001/jama.285.15.1996