Abstract
A key challenge in conducting systematic reviews is to identify the existence and results of unpublished trials, and unreported methods and outcomes within published trials. <b>An-Wen Chan </b>provides guidance for reviewers on adopting a comprehensive strategy to search beyond the published literature
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- Year
- 2012
- Type
- review
- Volume
- 344
- Issue
- jan03 2
- Pages
- d8013-d8013
- Citations
- 62
- Access
- Closed
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A.-W. Chan
(2012).
Out of sight but not out of mind: how to search for unpublished clinical trial evidence.
BMJ
, 344
(jan03 2)
, d8013-d8013.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d8013
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- DOI
- 10.1136/bmj.d8013