Inaccurate reporting of data hampers the generalizability and the correct interpretation of
results of scientific medical papers. The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials …

The CONSORT, QUORUM, and STARD checklists have made major contributions to the
standardization of reporting of clinical trials, systematic reviews, and diagnostic test studies …

Summary The STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational Studies in Epidemiology
(STROBE) statement addresses three main types of observational studies: cohort, case …

Over the last few years reporting guidelines for research papers have had increasing
attention and use. They comprise recommendations and checklists, developed by expert …

An extensive and growing number of reviews of the published literature demonstrate that
health research publications have frequent deficiencies. Of particular concern are poor …

Healthcare research is extremely important, with the clear potential to influence treatment
and prevention of disease, possibly on a global scale. Yet deficiencies in how research …

Over the last two decades, several statements on the reporting of randomized trials
(CONSORT), diagnostic studies (STARD), observational studies (STROBE), and systematic …

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 …

Much biomedical research is observational. The reporting of such research is often
inadequate, which hampers the assessment of its strengths and weaknesses and of a …

It has been repeatedly shown that the information supplied in publications of clinical trials is
frequently insufficient or inaccurate and that some methodologic problems are associated …