African HIV/AIDS trials are more likely to report adequate allocation concealment and random generation than North American trials.

BACKGROUND: Adherence to good methodological quality is necessary to minimise bias in randomised conrolled trials (RCTs). Specific trial characteristics are associated with better trial quality, but no studies to date are specific to HIV/AIDS or African trials. We postulated that location may negat...

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Main Authors: Siegfried, N, Clarke, M, Volmink, J, Van der Merwe, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2008