The STROBE checklist contains information that should be included when designing and reporting results of observational studies (cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies). Please refer to the STROBE website (http://www.strobe-statement.org/) for additional information.
STROBE stands for an international, collaborative initiative of epidemiologists, methodologists, statisticians, researchers and journal editors involved in the conduct and dissemination of observational studies, with the common aim of STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology.
STROBE Checklist for Observational Studies