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Accuracy of Data in Abstracts of Published Research Articles

Roy M. Pitkin

JAMA · 1999 · 299 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

Data in the abstract that are inconsistent with or absent from the article's body are common, even in large-circulation general medical journals.

References

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Doctors and patients don't agree: cross sectional study of patients' and doctors' perceptions and assessments of disability in multiple sclerosis

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Paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria: long-term follow-up and prognostic factors

Gèrard Socié, Jean–Yves Mary, Aimery de Gramont et al. · The Lancet · 1996 · 513 citations

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Manuscript Quality before and after Peer Review and Editing at <i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i>

Steven N. Goodman · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1994 · 320 citations

A proposal for more informative abstracts of clinical articles. Ad Hoc Working Group for Critical Appraisal of the Medical Literature.

Félix Gutzwiller, Fred Paccaud · PubMed · 1987 · 240 citations

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Quality of nonstructured and structured abstracts of original research articles in the British Medical Journal, the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Anna Taddio, the CIHR Team in Children’s Pain, F F Fassos et al. · PubMed · 1994 · 205 citations · Full text