An appeal to medical journal editors: the need for a full description of laboratory methods and specimen handling in clinical study reports

MeSH terms

• Biomarkers
• Biomedical Research / economics
• Biomedical Research / ethics
• Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
• Clinical Medicine / legislation & jurisprudence
• Clinical Medicine / standards*
• Disclosure / legislation & jurisprudence
• Editorial Policies*
• Health Services Needs and Demand
• Humans
• Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
• Reference Values
• Research Design / standards*
• Specimen Handling* / methods