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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Volume 61, No. 4, Year 2008
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Description
Much of biomedical research is observational. The reporting of such research is often inadequate, which hampers the assessment of its strengths and weaknesses and of a study's generalizability. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Initiative developed recommendations on what should be included in an accurate and complete report of an observational study. We defined the scope of the recommendations to cover three main study designs: cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies. We convened a 2-day workshop in September 2004, with methodologists, researchers, and journal editors to draft a checklist of items. This list was subsequently revised during several meetings of the coordinating group and in e-mail discussions with the larger group of STROBE contributors, taking into account empirical evidence and methodological considerations. The workshop and the subsequent iterative process of consultation and revision resulted in a checklist of 22 items (the STROBE Statement) that relate to the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections of articles. Eighteen items are common to all three study designs and four are specific for cohort, case-control, or cross-sectional studies. A detailed Explanation and Elaboration document is published separately and is freely available on the web sites of PLoS Medicine, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Epidemiology. We hope that the STROBE Statement will contribute to improving the quality of reporting of observational studies. © 2007 The authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Von Elm, Erik
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
Germany, Freiburg Im Breisgau
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
Altman, Douglas G.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division
Egger, Matthias
Switzerland, Bern
University of Bern
United Kingdom, Bristol
University of Bristol
Pocock, Stuart J.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Gøtzsche, Peter Christian
Denmark, Copenhagen
Nordic Cochrane Centre
Vandenbroucke, Jan P.
Netherlands, Leiden
Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum
Statistics
Citations: 7,006
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.11.008
ISSN:
08954356
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study