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Practice Guideline
. 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 Elm  1 , Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger, Stuart J Pocock, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P Vandenbroucke; STROBE Initiative
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Practice Guideline

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

Erik von Elm et al. BMJ. .

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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Competing interests: None declared.

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