Title |
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
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, May 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3367-9 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Javad Aghazadeh-Attari, Kazhal Mobaraki, Jamal Ahmadzadeh, Behnam Mansorian, Iraj Mohebbi |
Abstract |
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. 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. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Unknown | 21 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Researcher | 7 | 33% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 10% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Lecturer | 1 | 5% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 5% |
Other | 1 | 5% |
Unknown | 8 | 38% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 29% |
Social Sciences | 3 | 14% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 10% |
Psychology | 1 | 5% |
Neuroscience | 1 | 5% |
Other | 0 | 0% |
Unknown | 8 | 38% |