Reporting on blinding in trial protocols and corresponding publications was often inadequate but rarely contradictory

Asbjørn Hróbjartsson; Julie Pildal; An‐Wen Chan; Mette T. Haahr; Douglas G. Altman; Peter C Gøtzsche

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.003

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BlindingProtocol (science)MedicineClinical trialRandomized controlled trialAlternative medicineMEDLINEFamily medicineSurgeryInternal medicinePathology

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Year: 2009
Type: article
Volume: 62
Issue: 9
Pages: 967-973
Citations: 53
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                                    Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, 
                                
                                    Julie Pildal, 
                                
                                    An‐Wen Chan
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Reporting on blinding in trial protocols and corresponding publications was often inadequate but rarely contradictory. 
                            Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
                            , 62
                            (9)
                            , 967-973.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.003
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2009.04.003