Journal article
A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research
Abstract
BackgroundEvidence shows that research abstracts are commonly inconsistent with their corresponding full reports, and may mislead readers. In this scoping review, which is part of our series on the state of reporting of primary biomedical research, we summarized the evidence from systematic reviews and surveys, to investigate the current state of inconsistent abstract reporting, and to evaluate factors associated with improved reporting by …
Authors
Li G; Abbade LPF; Nwosu I; Jin Y; Leenus A; Maaz M; Wang M; Bhatt M; Zielinski L; Sanger N
Journal
BMC Medical Research Methodology, Vol. 17, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12874-017-0459-5
ISSN
1471-2288