Iranian medical sciences students participate in science production: publication rate of abstracts presented at Annual Research Meetings of Iranian Medical Sciences Students.

摘要

One of the primary purposes of presenting research at scientific meetings is to disseminate important research findings as soon as possible. However, the validity of research presented at scientific meetings has been a concern.1"2 Those who have studied the fate of abstracts from scientific meetings have used the study's subsequent publication in a peer-reviewed journal as a measure of quality.3"7 Since 2000, Annual Research Meetings of Iranian Medical Sciences students have been held in different medical universities in Iran with the support of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran.