Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37.e3 , January 2008

Quality of reporting Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) in the nursing literature: Application of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT)

  • Barbara A. Smith, PhD, RN, FACSM, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Smith, who is an associate editor and Marion Broome, who is editor of Nursing Outlook, were not involved in the editorial review or decision to publish this article. The entire process from submission, referee assignment, and editorial decisions was handled by Dr. Bobbie Berkowitz, the other associate editor.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Barbara Smith, University of Maryland School of Nursing, 655 W. Lombard Street, Suite 401, Baltimore, MD 21201-1579.
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  • Hyeon-Joo Lee, MS, RN, ANP
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  • Ju Hee Lee, PhD, RN
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  • Mona Choi, PhD, RN
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  • Deborah E. Jones, PhD, RN
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  • R. Barker Bausell, PhD
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  • Marion E. Broome, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Barbara Smith, who is an associate editor and Marion Broome, who is editor of Nursing Outlook, were not involved in the editorial review or decision to publish this article. The entire process from submission, referee assignment, and editorial decisions was handled by Dr. Bobbie Berkowitz, the other associate editor.

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2007.09.002

Nursing Outlook
Volume 56, Issue 1 , Pages 31-37.e3 , January 2008

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