The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement: guidelines for reporting observational studies.

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Published in J Clin Epidemiol on April 01, 2008

Authors

Erik von Elm1, Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger, Stuart J Pocock, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P Vandenbroucke, STROBE Initiative

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.

Associated clinical trials:

Impact of Muscle Degeneration in Chronic Low Back Pain | NCT04273828

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