Journal ID (nlm-ta): PLoS Med
Journal ID (iso-abbrev): PLoS Med
Journal ID (publisher-id): plos
Journal ID (pmc): plosmed
Title:
PLoS Medicine
Publisher:
Public Library of Science
(San Francisco, CA USA
)
ISSN
(Print):
1549-1277
ISSN
(Electronic):
1549-1676
Publication date
(Electronic):
18
October
2016
Publication date Collection:
October
2016
Volume: 13
Issue: 10
Electronic Location Identifier: e1002148
Affiliations
[1
]MRC North West Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Department of Biostatistics, University
of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
[2
]Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology
and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
[3
]MRC ConDuCT II Hub for Trials Methodology Research, School of Social and Community
Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
[4
]Northern Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Centre for Public Health, Queen's
University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
[5
]National University of Ireland Galway and HRB Trials Methodology Research Network,
Ireland
[6
]Ottawa Methods Centre, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada
[7
]Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Medizinische Fakultät, Technische Universität
Dresden, Dresden, Germany
[8
]Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
[9
]Center for Medical Technology Policy, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
Author notes
I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: DGA, JMB, MC, EG,
PRW, and ST are members of the COMET Management Group. DM is a member of the Editorial
Board of
PLOS Medicine. DD, SG, JJK, JS, and PT declare no competing interests.
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Formal analysis: JJK PRW.
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Funding acquisition: JJK DGA JMB MC EG PRW.
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Investigation: JJK SG DGA JMB MC DD EG DM JS PT ST PRW.
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Project administration: JJK SG PRW.
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Writing – original draft: JJK.
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Writing – review & editing: JJK SG DGA JMB MC DD EG DM JS PT ST PRW.
Author information
Article
Publisher ID:
PMEDICINE-D-16-01576
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002148
PMC ID: 5068732
PubMed ID: 27755541
SO-VID: 01d88b98-ed1e-4d02-954b-797d4f0793bd
Copyright © © 2016 Kirkham et al
License:
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided
the original author and source are credited.
Financial support for the COS-STAR consensus meeting was provided by the MRC Network
of Hubs for Trials Methodology Research (MR/L004933/1-R55). The funders had no role
in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation
of the manuscript.
Subject:
Guidelines and Guidance
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Health Care
Subject:
Health Services Research
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Research Assessment
Subject:
Systematic Reviews
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Research Assessment
Subject:
Research Reporting Guidelines
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Research Design
Subject:
Survey Research
Subject:
Surveys
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Clinical Medicine
Subject:
Clinical Trials
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Pharmacology
Subject:
Drug Research and Development
Subject:
Clinical Trials
Subject:
Research and Analysis Methods
Subject:
Clinical Trials
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Medical Humanities
Subject:
Medical Journals
Subject:
Medicine and Health Sciences
Subject:
Geriatrics
Subject:
Balance and Falls
Subject:
Biology and Life Sciences
Subject:
Population Biology
Subject:
Population Dynamics
Subject:
Geographic Distribution