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. 2018 Nov 20;2018(11):MR000005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.MR000005.pub4

Berookhim 2013.

Methods Identification of subsequent full‐length publications
  • Searched electronic database

    • MEDLINE until October 2009

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Searched by all authors, and title

    • Matched abstract to full‐length publication by

      • One author

      • Institution of any author

      • Study design

Data
  • Included 208 abstracts presented at the 2006 and 2007 American Urological Association meetings

  • Included all abstracts relating to sexual medicine

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published

  • Clinical research versus basic science research

  • US versus non‐US origin

  • Academic versus non‐academic affiliation

  • Subspecialty

Outcomes
  • 107 of 208 abstracts published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time not reported

  • Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included

    • 71/137 abstracts describing clinical research versus 33/71 abstracts describing basic science research published

    • 71/129 abstracts originating from the US versus 36/79 abstracts not originating from the US published

    • 92/150 abstracts originating from an academic center versus 13/58 abstracts originating not originating from an academic center published

Notes
  • Human reproduction and development ‐ sexual and reproductive medicine

  • Funding not reported

Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts that described a specific topic, so low risk of bias.
Search for publications? No Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time? No The 2006 meeting had 36 months, and the 2007 meeting 24 months follow‐up.
Matching? Yes Matched by 3 different criteria.
Adjustment for confounding? Yes Examined association of type science, US origin, academic affiliation, and subspecialty with publication using multivariable logistic regression analysis.