Abstract
BACKGROUND: Structured abstracts - which, like the present one, contain several subheadings - have replaced traditional abstracts in most medical journals. Evaluation studies have shown that such abstracts usually provide more information, are of a higher quality, facilitate peer review and are generally welcomed.
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Computer scienceInformation retrievalQuality (philosophy)Medical informationData scienceWorld Wide Web
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- 1996
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 22
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 349-356
- Citations
- 72
- Access
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James Hartley,
Matthew R. Sydes,
Anthony Blurton
(1996).
Obtaining information accurately and quickly: are structured abstracts more efficient?.
Journal of Information Science
, 22
(5)
, 349-356.
https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159602200503
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- DOI
- 10.1177/016555159602200503