EQUATOR: reporting guidelines for health research

Douglas G. Altman; Iveta Simera; John Hoey; David Moher; Ken Schulz

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60505-x

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ScopusMedicineWeb of scienceFamily medicineMEDLINECitationLibrary scienceMeta-analysisPolitical scienceComputer scienceInternal medicine

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Health Planning GuidelinesHealth Services ResearchInformation ManagementResearch DesignResearch Support as TopicUnited Kingdom

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 371
Issue: 9619
Pages: 1149-1150
Citations: 301
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                                    Douglas G. Altman, 
                                
                                    Iveta Simera, 
                                
                                    John Hoey
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            EQUATOR: reporting guidelines for health research. 
                            The Lancet
                            , 371
                            (9619)
                            , 1149-1150.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60505-x
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)60505-x
PMID: 18395566

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