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

Turpen 2010.

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

    • PubMed to August 2007

    • Person completing the search not reported

    • Searched by all authors and keywords

    • Matching criteria not reported

Data
  • Included 126 abstracts presented at the 2002 and 2003 American Urological Association meetings

  • Included all abstracts of RCTs

Comparisons
  • Proportion of abstracts published

  • Mean time to publication

Outcomes
  • 79 of 126 abstracts published

  • Proportion of abstracts published by time

    • Mean time to publication = 51 months (SD = 5)

  • No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported

Notes
  • Urology

  • Funding not reported

Risk of bias
Item Authors' judgement Description
Sampling method? Yes Included all abstracts describing RCTs.
Search for publications? No Searched only 1 database.
Follow‐up time? Yes All meetings had at least 48 months follow‐up.
Matching? Unclear Matching criteria not reported.