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GuidelineDer Internist2008

[The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting of observational studies].

E von Elm, D G Altman, M Egger, S J Pocock, P C Gøtzsche, J P Vandenbroucke, STROBE-Initiative

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Guideline in Der Internist, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 140 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

140 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  15. Development and psychometric evaluation of a new itch assessment questionnaire for use in multi-ethnic Asian population.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026
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  18. Factors associated with single versus multiple supernumerary teeth in a paediatric population: a cross-sectional study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

E von ElmInstitut for Sozial-und Präventivmedizin (ISPM), Universität Bern. strobe@ispm.unibe.ch
D G Altman
M Egger
S J Pocock
P C Gøtzsche
J P Vandenbroucke
STROBE-Initiative

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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.

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PMID18511988

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