Positive-outcome bias and other limitations in the outcome of research abstracts submitted to a scientific meeting.

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Studies with positive results are more likely to be published in biomedical journals than are studies with negative results. However, many studies submitted for consideration at scientific meetings are never published in full; bias in this setting is poorly studied.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA

Title: JAMA

Publisher: American Medical Association (AMA)

ISSN: 0098-7484

ISSN (Print): 0098-7484

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 15 1998

Volume: 280

Issue: 3

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[1 ] Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0208, USA. mlc@itsa.ucsf.edu

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Publisher Item ID: jpv71042

DOI: 10.1001/jama.280.3.254

PubMed ID: 9676673

SO-VID: 1f2fd192-c1e9-43ef-88a2-604f5f6a3fae

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