• DOI:10.7326/0003-4819-154-1-201101040-00007
Corpus ID: 207536137

A Systematic Examination of the Citation of Prior Research in Reports of Randomized, Controlled Trials

@article{Robinson2011ASE,
  title={A Systematic Examination of the Citation of Prior Research in Reports of Randomized, Controlled Trials},
  author={K. Robinson and S. Goodman},
  journal={Annals of Internal Medicine},
  year={2011},
  volume={154},
  pages={50 - 55}
}

• K. Robinson, S. Goodman
• Published 2011
• Medicine
• Annals of Internal Medicine

BACKGROUND A randomized, controlled trial (RCT) should not be started or interpreted without accounting for evidence from preceding RCTs addressing the same question. Research has suggested that evidence from prior trials is often not accounted for in reports of subsequent RCTs. OBJECTIVE To assess the extent to which reports of RCTs cite prior trials studying the same interventions. DESIGN Meta-analyses published in 2004 that combined 4 or more trials were identified; within each meta… Expand

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