# SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/spirit-2013-explanation-and-elaboration-guidance-for-protocols-of-clinical/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | A.-W. Chan,Jennifer Tetzlaff,Peter C Gøtzsche,Douglas G. Altman,H Mann,Jesse A. Berlin,Kay Dickersin,A. Hrobjartsson,Kenneth F. Schulz,Wendy R. Parulekar,Karmela Krleža-Jerić,A. Laupacis,David Moher |
| Citations | 7,107 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.e7586 |
| Fields | Decision Sciences,Economics, Econometrics and Finance,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/346/bmj.e7586.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2171811563 |
| PMID | 23303884 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Kay Dickersin](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kay-dickersin/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj-2/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)

## Paper topics

- [Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life](https://scholariq.org/topics/health-systems-economic-evaluations-quality-of-life/)
- [Ethics in Clinical Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/ethics-in-clinical-research/)
- [Meta-analysis and systematic reviews](https://scholariq.org/topics/meta-analysis-and-systematic-reviews/)

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