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The impact of outcome reporting bias in randomised controlled trials on a cohort of systematic reviews

BMJ 2010; 340 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c365 (Published 15 February 2010) Cite this as: BMJ 2010;340:c365

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    • Data Supplement - Web table A Examples of the Outcome Reporting Bias In Trials (ORBIT) study classifications
    • Data Supplement - Web table B Summary of trials classified as C according to the significance of the result

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