From: How should systematic reviewers handle conference abstracts? A view from the trenches
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Comprehensiveness increased | Resources may be inadequate for locating relevant conference abstracts |
Potential for impact of publication bias decreased | Abstracts may not contain adequate information for systematic reviewers to appraise the design, methods, risk of bias, outcomes, and results of studies reported in the abstracts |
Increased information leads to increased precision | Dependability of results presented in abstracts is questionable |