Fate of clinical research studies after ethical approval--follow-up of study protocols until publication.

<h4>Background</h4>Many clinical studies are ultimately not fully published in peer-reviewed journals. Underreporting of clinical research is wasteful and can result in biased estimates of treatment effect or harm, leading to recommendations that are inappropriate or even dangerous.<h...

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Main Authors: Anette Blümle, Joerg J Meerpohl, Martin Schumacher, Erik von Elm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24586265/pdf/?tool=EBI