title: The SPIRIT 2013 statement--defining standard protocol items for trials.
authors.affiliation: Balliol College, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Department of Plastic Surgery, The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Wakefield, United Kingdom. Electronic address: editor@journal-surgery.com.
authors.forename: Riaz A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Agha
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Douglas G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medical Sciences, Cavehill Campus, The University of the West Indies, Barbados.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosin
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design