Be careful what you believe

Abstract

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Unpublished abstracts can be invaluable

“…This means that the quality of a medical congress can be assessed by the number of journal papers arising from the presentations. 2 We would like to point out that this statement is one side of the coin. There are many factors that affect the publication of meeting abstracts.…”

“…2 Hoag stated that "the next time you go to a medical meeting, bring a coin -you're going to have to flip it to decide whether to believe what you hear or not." This means that the quality of a medical congress can be assessed by the number of journal papers arising from the presentations.…”