[CONSORT--what a proper scientific publication should supply].
The publication of the CONSORT Statement was aimed at the improvement of the quality of research reports of randomized controlled clinical trials. It contains the most important standards of high quality research. Although originally meant for randomized studies only most aspects of this statement can be applied to other kinds of clinical studies. The following--and last--article of this series on medical biostatistics presents and comments the most important criteria.
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Medizinischer Dienst der Spitzenverbände der Krankenkassen e. V., Fachbereich Evidenz-basierte Medizin, Essen. j.windeler@mds-ev.de
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D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
CONSORT--Was eine ordentliche wissenschaftliche Publikation leisten muss.