Study Design

Study Design is a systematic framework that specifies the structure and methodology of a research investigation, distinguishing itself by determining how data are collected, participants are selected, and variables are measured to address a specific research question with scientific rigor.

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Clinical EpidemiologyEpidemiologic MethodsEpidemiologyExperimental DesignPeriodontal Research Methods

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Adaptive Clinical TrialsBlindingConfoundingEquivalence TrialsExperimental StudiesMatched StudiesMissing DataNoninferiority TrialsRandomizationStepped-wedge Designs

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The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

Matthew J. Page, Joanne E. McKenzie, Patrick M. Bossuyt et al. · BMJ · 2021 · 95K citations · Full text

Public Health, Internal Medicine, Meta-analysis +10

Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement

David Moher, A. Liberati, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · BMJ · 2009 · 83.3K citations · Full text

Public Health, Biostatistics, Evidence-based Practice +11

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

David Moher, Alessandro Liberati, Jennifer Tetzlaff et al. · PLoS Medicine · 2009 · 64.1K citations · Full text

Public Health, Biostatistics, Evidence-based Practice +11

Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups

Allison Tong, Peter Sainsbury, Jonathan C. Craig · International Journal for Quality in Health Care · 2007 · 41.6K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Health Policy, Evidence-based Practice +14

PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation

Andrea C. Tricco, Erin Lillie, Wasifa Zarin et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2018 · 40.4K citations · Full text

Nursing, Health Policy, Evidence-based Practice +14

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Douglas G. Altman
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
165 publications · 424.6K citations
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David Moher
Ottawa Hospital, Canada
202 publications · 597.4K citations
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John P. A. Ioannidis
Stanford University, United States
95 publications · 51.1K citations
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Isabelle Boutron
Université Paris Cité, France
70 publications · 192.1K citations
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Kenneth F. Schulz
Family Health International 360, United States
64 publications · 90.6K citations
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Statistics in Medicine
523 publications · 51.7K citations
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JAMA
274 publications · 63.7K citations
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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
392 publications · 100K citations
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BMJ
184 publications · 190.2K citations
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PubMed
Repository · 791 publications · 45.3K citations
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