Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2010

Assessing the Quality of Reporting of Observational Studies in Cancer

  • Afroditi A. Papathanasiou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomathematics, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece
    • ,
  • Elias Zintzaras, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biomathematics, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece
    • Center for Clinical Evidence Synthesis, The Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elias Zintzaras, PhD, Department of Biomathematics, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Papauyriazi 22, Larissa 41222, Greece. Tel/fax: +30-2410-565063.

Received 1 June 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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PII: S1047-2797(09)00319-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2009.09.007

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 67-73 , January 2010

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