The Need for Concrete Improvement in Abstract Quality
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It is up to the authors and editors of scientific research articles to ensure that the author abstract accurately reflects the article. Author abstracts are included in many articles to give the reader a brief summary of the article. However, a 1999 study found that the information in the author abstract sometimes contradicted the information in the article. In January, 1998, the editors of JAMA developed a quality control procedure to prevent this from happening in JAMA. This procedure dramatically reduced the number of discrepancies between the author abstract and the article.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1999
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Discussion Sections in Reports of Controlled Trials Published in General Medical Journals
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Many medical journals have not implemented some of the recommendations of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT). These standards were introduced to improve the reporting of clinical trials. One of the recommendations is that the trial's results be discussed in light of all the available evidence on that topic. In a survey of 26 reports of clinical trials published in the top five medical journals in the world in May, 1997, 19 reports contained no reference to other published data on the topic.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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