Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials

Rafael Zambelli Pinto; Mark R. Elkins; Anne M. Moseley; Catherine Sherrington; Robert D. Herbert; Christopher G. Maher; Paulo H. Ferreira; Manuela L. Ferreira

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Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials

Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Mark R. Elkins, Anne M. Moseley, Catherine Sherrington, Robert D. Herbert, Christopher G. Maher, Paulo H. Ferreira and Manuela L. Ferreira

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy March 2013, 93 (3) 299-309; DOI: https://doi.org/10.demo/ptj.20120206

Rafael Zambelli Pinto

R.Z. Pinto, MSc, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia.

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Mark R. Elkins

M.R. Elkins, PhD, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

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Anne M. Moseley

A.M. Moseley, PhD, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

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Catherine Sherrington

C. Sherrington, PhD, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

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Robert D. Herbert

R.D. Herbert, PhD, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

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Christopher G. Maher

C.G. Maher, PhD, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, and EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Paulo H. Ferreira

P.H. Ferreira, PhD, Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney.

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Manuela L. Ferreira

M.L. Ferreira, PhD, The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney.

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Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials

Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Mark R. Elkins, Anne M. Moseley, Catherine Sherrington, Robert D. Herbert, Christopher G. Maher, Paulo H. Ferreira, Manuela L. Ferreira

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Mar 2013, 93 (3) 299-309; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120206

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Many Randomized Trials of Physical Therapy Interventions Are Not Adequately Registered: A Survey of 200 Published Trials

Rafael Zambelli Pinto, Mark R. Elkins, Anne M. Moseley, Catherine Sherrington, Robert D. Herbert, Christopher G. Maher, Paulo H. Ferreira, Manuela L. Ferreira

Demo Journal of Physical Therapy Mar 2013, 93 (3) 299-309; DOI: 10.demo/ptj.20120206

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