METHODOLOGISTS AND THEIR METHODS
- 1 April 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Vol. 17 (4) , 601-603
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462301107142
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 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
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