Difficulty accessing data from randomised trials of drugs for heart failure: a call for action
Author(s) -
Robert Fleetcroft,
John Ford,
Nicholas D. Gollop,
Pieter Mackeith,
K. K. N. L. Perera,
Ashia A Shafi,
Jhenaan Sorefan,
Caroline Thurlow,
Rachel Wakelin,
Martín Cowie,
Nicholas Steel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
bmj
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.831
H-Index - 429
ISSN - 1756-1833
DOI - 10.1136/bmj.h5002
Subject(s) - call to action , heart failure , medicine , action (physics) , clinical trial , psychology , business , physics , marketing , quantum mechanics
When Robert Fleetcroft and colleagues attempted a systematic review of the treatment of heart failure, they were unable to answer their research question because of poor reporting and non-disclosure of data. And yet the necessary studies had been done. Here they discuss their experience and possible solutions
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