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

• Main Authors: Erik von Elm (Author), Douglas G Altman (Author), Matthias Egger (Author), Stuart J Pocock (Author), Peter C Gøtzsche (Author), Jan P Vandenbroucke (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2007-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 study's generalizability. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Initiative developed r...