Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

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. 2007 Oct 20;335(7624):806-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39335.541782.AD.

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

Erik von Elm¹, Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger, Stuart J Pocock, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P Vandenbroucke; STROBE Initiative

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PMID: 17947786
PMCID: PMC2034723
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39335.541782.AD

Practice Guideline

Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies

Erik von Elm et al. BMJ. 2007.

. 2007 Oct 20;335(7624):806-8.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.39335.541782.AD.

Authors

Erik von Elm¹, Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger, Stuart J Pocock, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P Vandenbroucke; STROBE Initiative

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Finkenhubelweg 11, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. strobe@ispm.unibe.ch

PMID: 17947786
PMCID: PMC2034723
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39335.541782.AD

Abstract

Poor reporting of research hampers assessment and makes it less useful. An international group of methodologists, researchers, and journal editors sets out guidelines to improve reports of observational studies

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Reporting of observational studies.
Rothwell PM, Bhatia M. Rothwell PM, et al. BMJ. 2007 Oct 20;335(7624):783-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.581366.BE. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17947746 Free PMC article.
Observational studies: More than high standards needed.
Lloyd G. Lloyd G. BMJ. 2007 Nov 3;335(7626):900. doi: 10.1136/bmj.39381.434919.BE. BMJ. 2007. PMID: 17974657 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
STROBE: a Beacon for observational studies.
Nijsten T, Spuls P, Stern RS. Nijsten T, et al. Arch Dermatol. 2008 Sep;144(9):1200-4. doi: 10.1001/archderm.144.9.1200. Arch Dermatol. 2008. PMID: 18794467 No abstract available.

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[1] Glasziou P, Vandenbroucke JP, Chalmers I. Assessing the quality of research. BMJ 2004;328:39-41. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Glasziou P, Vandenbroucke JP, Chalmers I. Assessing the quality of research. BMJ 2004;328:39-41. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Black N. Why we need observational studies to evaluate the effectiveness of health care. BMJ 1996;312:1215-8. - PMC - PubMed

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[7] Jüni P, Altman DG, Egger M. Systematic reviews in health care: assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials. BMJ 2001;323:42-6. - PMC - PubMed

[8] Jüni P, Altman DG, Egger M. Systematic reviews in health care: assessing the quality of controlled clinical trials. BMJ 2001;323:42-6. - PMC - PubMed

[9] Egger M, Schneider M, Davey Smith G. Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies. BMJ 1998;316:140-4. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Egger M, Schneider M, Davey Smith G. Spurious precision? Meta-analysis of observational studies. BMJ 1998;316:140-4. - PMC - PubMed

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