title: A history of the evolution of guidelines for reporting medical research: the long road to the EQUATOR Network.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK doug.altman@csm.ox.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Douglas G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Altman
authors.affiliation: Centre for Statistics in Medicine, University of Oxford, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences, Botnar Research Centre, Oxford OX3 7LD, UK.
authors.forename: Iveta
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Simera
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D012107:Research Design; D006113:United Kingdom