Publication rate of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association |
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Authors: | Ng Longena Hersey Karen Fleshner Neil |
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Institution: | Division of Urology, Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto Canada. |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate and time-course of peer-reviewed publication of abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the American Urological Association (AUA). METHODS: All abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the AUA from 1998 to 2000 were searched in the PubMed database. To assess any significant predictors of ultimate peer-reviewed publication, abstract number, meeting year, presentation type (podium vs poster), type of research (basic vs clinical), date of publication and session name (i.e. prostate cancer: advanced) were entered into a database. RESULTS: The overall rate of publication was 37.8%. Survival analysis indicated that most abstracts were published within 2 years of their respective meetings. Univariate and multivariate techniques showed that none of the tested covariates were significant predictors of publication. CONCLUSIONS: Information presented at the AUA annual meetings should be carefully considered by physicians before implementation into their clinical practice. Researchers are encouraged to publish their data. |
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Keywords: | publication rate abstracts annual meeting |
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