title: [Publication of abstracts presented at the National Pediatric Research Meetings of the Argentine Society of Pediatrics: Related factors].
abstract: To estimate the proportion of abstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings that are fully-published and describe their design and factors that influence nonpublication.
  
  
  
  Descriptive and analytical study including all abstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings (1998-2011). One author per study was identified and asked to complete a survey on its design, publication and factors associated with non-publication.
  
  
  
  Out of 746 abstracts that were submitted, the authors of 522 (70%) completed the survey. Among these, 84.3% were observational studies and 15.7%, experimental; 34% had received funding. Two hundred and seventeen abstracts were published subsequently (41.5%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 37.3-45.9). Funded studies had better chances of being published (odds ratio [OR]: 2, 95% CI: 1.4-2.9, p 〈 0.001). Lack of time, insufficient sample size, and problems with funding were referred as the most common reasons for failure to publish.
  
  
  
  Among allabstracts presented at National Pediatric Research Meetings, 41.5% were fully published. Lack of time was the most common reason for unpublished studies.
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: María F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Ossorio
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cuestas
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital General de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Giglio
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital Materno-infantil Ramón Sardá, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grandi
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital General de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Facundo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Bournissen
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital Universitario CEMIC, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vidaurreta
authors.affiliation: Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Hospital General de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Altcheh
authors.affiliation: Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.|Subcomisión de Investigación Pediátrica, Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferrero
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001118:Argentina; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D010372:Pediatrics; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012955:Societies, Medical
keywords: Medical bibliography; Periodic publications; Research report