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Review
. 2019 Apr;13(Suppl 1):S31-S34.
doi: 10.4103/sja.SJA_543_18.

The STROBE guidelines

Sarah Cuschieri  1
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Review

The STROBE guidelines

Sarah Cuschieri. Saudi J Anaesth. 2019 Apr.

Abstract

An observational study is a type of epidemiological study design, which can take the form of a cohort, a case-control, or a cross-sectional study. When presenting observational studies in manuscripts, an author needs to ascertain a clear presentation of the work and provide the reader with appropriate information to enable critical appraisal of the research. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines were created to aid the author in ensuring high-quality presentation of the conducted observational study. The original articles publishing the STROBE guidelines together with their bibliographies were identified and thoroughly reviewed. These guidelines consist of 22 checklist items that the author needs to fulfil before submitting the manuscript to a journal. The STROBE guidelines were created to aid the authors in presenting their work and not to act as a validation tool for the conducted study or as a framework to conduct an observational study on. The authors complying with these guidelines are more likely to succeed in publishing their observational study work in a journal.

Keywords: Data reporting; epidemiology; observational studies; publishing; research design.

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