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SUBMITTER: Timmer A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC149448 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Timmer Antje A Sutherland Lloyd R LR Hilsden Robert J RJ
BMC medical research methodology 20030211
<h4>Background</h4>The evaluation of abstracts for scientific meetings has been shown to suffer from poor inter observer reliability. A measure was developed to assess the formal quality of abstract submissions in a standardized way.<h4>Methods</h4>Item selection was based on scoring systems for full reports, taking into account published guidelines for structured abstracts. Interrater agreement was examined using a random sample of submissions to the American Gastroenterological Association, st ...[more]