Journal article
Randomized controlled trials of herbal interventions underreport important details of the intervention
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine the quality of reporting and predictors of reporting in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) of herbal medicine interventions.
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We searched Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online, Excerpta Medica Database, and Academy of Microscope Enhanced Dentistry up to December 2007 for any English language RCT of 11 commonly used herbal medicine interventions. Two individuals separately and …
Authors
Gagnier JJ; Moher D; Boon H; Beyene J; Bombardier C
Journal
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 64, No. 7, pp. 760–769
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2011
DOI
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2010.10.005
ISSN
0895-4356