Trial Registration at ClinicalTrials.gov between May and October 2005
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 28 December 2005Open access
Deborah A. Zarin, Tony Tse, Nicholas C. Ide
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SJR score19.08
SNIP13.47
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Overall, the data contained in records were more complete in October than they were in May, but there still is room for substantial improvement.
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During the summer of 2005, there were large increases in the number of clinical trial registrations. Overall, the data contained in records were more complete in October than they were in May, but there still is room for substantial improvement.
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