Koene H R, Overbeke A J
Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1994 Sep 10;138(37):1868-71.
To obtain an objective appraisal of the scientific value of abstracts of scientific meetings published in the Dutch Journal of Medicine (Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde; NTvG).
Retrospective.
Editorial office of the NTvG.
A search in MEDLINE was conducted for articles about research presented in 803 abstracts of 54 meetings (29 scientific associations), which appeared in the NTvG in 1988 and January 1989. Scientific associations were assigned to 4 groups (surgery, medicine, non-clinical medicine and a remaining group).
The overall publication percentage was 48 (385 articles out of 803 presentations). Pathology abstracts showed a significantly higher percentage (65%; p < 0.01), rehabilitation and dermatology abstracts a significantly lower percentage than the overall value (6%; p < 0.00001, 27% respectively; p < 0.04). The larger part of the abstracts was published in the first 2 years after the scientific meeting.
The scientific relevance of abstracts presented at Dutch scientific meetings is reasonably high, considering the publication percentage. A more rigorous selection by the scientific associations could improve the quality of the abstracts.
对发表于《荷兰医学杂志》（Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde；NTvG）的科学会议摘要的科学价值进行客观评估。
回顾性研究。
NTvG编辑部。
在MEDLINE中检索1988年及1989年1月发表于NTvG的54场会议（29个科学协会）的803篇摘要中所呈现研究的相关文章。科学协会被分为4组（外科、内科、非临床医学及其他组）。
总体发表率为48%（803篇报告中有385篇文章发表）。病理学摘要的发表率显著更高（65%；p<0.01），康复学和皮肤病学摘要的发表率显著低于总体水平（分别为6%；p<0.00001，27%；p<0.04）。大部分摘要在科学会议后的头两年内发表。
考虑到发表率，荷兰科学会议上所呈现摘要的科学相关性相当高。科学协会进行更严格的筛选可提高摘要质量。
