Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration

P. Vandenbroucke, Jan; von Elm, Erik; G. Altman, Douglas; C Gøtzsche, Peter; D. Mulrow, Cynthia; Pocock, Stuart; Poole, Charles; J. Schlesselman, James; Egger, Matthias; the STROBE Initiative, for

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040297

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Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration

Published in PLoS Medicine • Oct 10, 2007

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Jan P. Vandenbroucke

Erik von Elm

Douglas G. Altman

Abstract

Much medical research is observational. The reporting of observational studies is often of insufficient quality. Poor reporting hampers the assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of a study and the generalisability of its results. Taking into account empirical evidence and theoretical considerat...

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Strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology

Observational study

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