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METHODOLOGISTS AND THEIR METHODS

Do Methodologists Write Up Their Conference Presentations or Is It Just 15 Minutes of Fame?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2002

Sally Hopewell  and
Mike Clarke
Sally Hopewell
Affiliation:
UK Cochrane Centre
Mike Clarke
Affiliation:
UK Cochrane Centre
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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.

Keywords

Systematic reviewsPublication biasResearch designs
Type
RESEARCH NOTES
Information
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , October 2001 , pp. 601 - 603
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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