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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;75(3):358-367.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.12.014. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

Guidelines for Reporting of Statistics for Clinical Research in Urology

Melissa Assel  1 , Daniel Sjoberg  1 , Andrew Elders  2 , Xuemei Wang  3 , Dezheng Huo  4 , Albert Botchway  5 , Kristin Delfino  5 , Yunhua Fan  6 , Zhiguo Zhao  7 , Tatsuki Koyama  7 , Brent Hollenbeck  8 , Rui Qin  9 , Whitney Zahnd  10 , Emily C Zabor  1 , Michael W Kattan  11 , Andrew J Vickers  12
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Editorial

Guidelines for Reporting of Statistics for Clinical Research in Urology

Melissa Assel et al. Eur Urol. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

Investigators submitting clinical research to European Urology are encouraged to follow guidelines for the reporting of statistics. Adoption of the guidelines will not only increase the quality of published papers, but also improve statistical knowledge in urology in general.

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Conflict of interest statement

Financial disclosures: Andrew J. Vickers certifies that all conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations relevant to the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript (eg, employment/affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, or patents filed, received, or pending), are the following: None.

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