Protocol for development of a checklist and guideline for transparent reporting of cluster analyses (TRoCA).

Lisik D, Shah SA, Basna R, Dinh T, Browne RP, Andrews JL, Wallace M, Ezugwu A, Marusic A, Tran D, Torres-Sospedra J, Dam HC, Fournier-Viger P, Hennig C, Timmerman M, Warrens MJ, Ceulemans E, Nwaru BI, Hernandez-Boussard TM.

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609
Published: 2025-08-21
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609,
  title = {Protocol for development of a checklist and guideline for transparent reporting of cluster analyses (TRoCA).},
  author = {Lisik D and  Shah SA and  Basna R and  Dinh T and  Browne RP and  Andrews JL and  Wallace M and  Ezugwu A and  Marusic A and  Tran D and  Torres-Sospedra J and  Dam HC and  Fournier-Viger P and  Hennig C and  Timmerman M and  Warrens MJ and  Ceulemans E and  Nwaru BI and  Hernandez-Boussard TM.},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609}
}

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TI  - Protocol for development of a checklist and guideline for transparent reporting of cluster analyses (TRoCA).
AU  - Lisik D
AU  -  Shah SA
AU  -  Basna R
AU  -  Dinh T
AU  -  Browne RP
AU  -  Andrews JL
AU  -  Wallace M
AU  -  Ezugwu A
AU  -  Marusic A
AU  -  Tran D
AU  -  Torres-Sospedra J
AU  -  Dam HC
AU  -  Fournier-Viger P
AU  -  Hennig C
AU  -  Timmerman M
AU  -  Warrens MJ
AU  -  Ceulemans E
AU  -  Nwaru BI
AU  -  Hernandez-Boussard TM.
PY  - 2025
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609
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D, L., SA, S., R, B., T, D., RP, B., JL, A., M, W., A, E., A, M., D, T., J, T., HC, D., P, F., C, H., M, T., MJ, W., E, C., BI, N., & TM., H. (2025). Protocol for development of a checklist and guideline for transparent reporting of cluster analyses (TRoCA).. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099609

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