Arrive 2001.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database PubMed from 1997 through 1999 Person completing the search not reported Searched by lead author Matched abstract to full‐length publication by Two authors Contents
Data	Included 456 abstracts presented at the 1996 Journées Francaises de Radiologie meeting Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published Cumulative proportion of abstracts published
Outcomes	39 of 456 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 36 months showed proportion published = 8.5% (39/456 abstracts) No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes	Radiology Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations.
Search for publications?	No	Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time?	No	The meeting only had 24 months follow‐up.
Matching?	Yes	Matched by 2 different criteria.