• H R Koene and A J Overbeke.
• Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, Amsterdam.
• Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 1994 Sep 10; 138 (37): 1868-71.

ObjectiveTo 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).DesignRetrospective.SettingEditorial office of the NTvG.MethodA 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).ResultsThe 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.ConclusionThe 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.

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