How should systematic reviewers handle conference abstracts? A view from the trenches

Abstract Background While identifying and cataloging unpublished studies from conference proceedings is generally recognized as a good practice during systematic reviews, controversy remains whether to include study results that are reported in conference abstracts. Existing guidelines provide confl...

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Main Authors: Roberta W. Scherer, Ian J. Saldanha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-1188-0