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

Nqwena 2007.

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

    • MEDLINE; date of search not reported

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Search criteria not reported

    • Matched abstract to full‐length publication by

      • One author

      • One conclusion

Data
  • Included 160 abstracts presented at the 1999 to 2002 Sylvester O'Halloran surgical meeting

  • Included all abstracts accepted as oral presentations

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published

Outcomes
  • 47 of 160 abstracts published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time not reported

  • No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported

Notes
  • Surgery

  • Funding not reported

  • Data extracted from abstract

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? Unclear Date of search not reported.
Matching? Yes Matched by 2 different criteria.