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Showell MG, Cole S, Clarke MJ, DeVito NJ, Farquhar C, Jordan V (2024)

Time to publication for results of clinical trials. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11): MR000011
Cochrane methodology review of 204 research reports tracking 165,135 trials showing that just over half (53%) of the trials were published in full, with median time to publication from enrolment of the first trial participant of 4.8 years and median time to publication of 2.1 years from the trial completion date.

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Showell MG, Cole S, Clarke MJ, DeVito NJ, Farquhar C, Jordan V (2024). Time to publication for results of clinical trials. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (11): MR000011

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