Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): explanation and elaboration.

Much medical research is observational. The reporting of observational studies is often of insufficient quality. Poor reporting hampers the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a study and the generalisability of its results. Taking into account empirical evidence and theoretical considerat...

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Main Authors: Jan P Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm, Douglas G Altman, Peter C Gøtzsche, Cynthia D Mulrow, Stuart J Pocock, Charles Poole, James J Schlesselman, Matthias Egger, STROBE Initiative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-10-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040297