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Comparative Study
. 2001 Fall;17(4):601-3.

Methodologists and their methods. Do methodologists write up their conference presentations or is it just 15 minutes of fame?

S Hopewell, M Clarke
  • PMID: 11758303
Comparative Study

Methodologists and their methods. Do methodologists write up their conference presentations or is it just 15 minutes of fame?

S Hopewell et al. Int J Technol Assess Health Care. 2001 Fall.

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the extent to which abstracts of methodological research, initially presented at meetings on systematic reviews, have gone on to be published as full articles.

Methods: Full publication was assessed in three ways: a search was carried out of The Cochrane Library; a search was conducted using MEDLINE; and a questionnaire was sent to the contact author of each abstract.

Results: Approximately half of the abstracts had not been, or were unlikely ever to be, published in full.

Conclusions: The rate of full publication of abstracts related to the methodology of systematic reviews seems similar to that for randomized trials.

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