''Trials'' is an

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covering performance and outcomes of

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s. The journal is published by

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; the

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are Jeremy Grimshaw ( Ottawa Health Research Institute), Peter Jüni (

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), Tianjing Li (

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), and Shaun Treweek (

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). It also publishes study protocols.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2018

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of 1.975.

References

External links

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