THE QUALITY OF REPORTING OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS IN THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY FROM 1988 THROUGH 2000
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 84 (3) , 388-396
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-200203000-00009
Abstract
Background:The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to determine the scientific quality of published randomized trials in the American Volume of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery from 1988 through 2000, (2) to identify predictors of study quality, and (3) to evaluate inter-rater agreement inKeywords
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