Aghazadeh-Attari J, Mobaraki K, Ahmadzadeh J, Mansorian B, Mohebbi I. Quality of observational studies in prestigious journals of
occupational medicine and health based on Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Res Notes 2018;
11:266. [PMID:
29720270 PMCID:
PMC5932818 DOI:
10.1186/s13104-018-3367-9]
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Abstract
Objective
The present study applied the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement to observational studies published in prestigious occupational medicine and health journals.
Results
A total of 60 articles was evaluated. All sub-items were reported in 63.74% (95% confidence interval [CI], 56.24–71.24%), not reported in 29.70% (95% CI, 20.2–39.2%), and not applicable in 6.56% (95% CI, 4.86–8.26%) of the studies. Of the 45 sub-items investigated in this survey, eight were reported 100% of the time, 13 were addressed in more than 90% of the articles, 22 were included in more than 75% of the studies, and 27 sub-items were applied in more than 50% of the articles published in the journals included in this study.
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