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

Smith 2014.

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

    • PubMed, Google/Google Scholar, and MedEd Portal; dates of search not reported

    • Search completed by investigator

    • Search criteria not reported

    • Matching criteria not reported

  • Contacted abstract authors directly

Data
  • Included 138 abstracts presented at the 1998 to 2008 Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics meetings

  • Included all abstracts of presentations of 'scholarly' works (undefined) by Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics members

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published

  • Oral versus poster presentations

Outcomes
  • 47 of 138 abstracts published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time not reported

  • Factors related to proportion of abstracts published included

    • 17/32 abstracts presented orally versus 32/106 abstracts presented as poster published

Notes
  • Medical education/library science ‐ pediatrics

  • Funding not reported

Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Unclear Included all abstracts that described 'scholarly works', but unclear how this subgroup was defined.
Search for publications? Yes Searched 3 databases and contacted authors directly.
Follow‐up time? Unclear Dates of search not reported.
Matching? Unclear Matching criteria not reported.
Adjustment for confounding? No Examined association of type presentation with publication using stratified analysis and Chi2 tests.