title: Writing the abstract: completeness and accuracy matter.
authors.affiliation: Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil, Switzerland. erik.vonelm@paranet.ch
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: von Elm
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000592:standards*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards*; D015706:Bibliometrics; D057189:Checklist / Q000592:standards; D035081:Editorial Policies; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000592:standards; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards; D017408:Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors