The phrase "abstract guidelines" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to general principles or rules that are not specific or detailed, often in a theoretical context.
Example: "The project requires us to follow abstract guidelines that allow for flexibility in implementation."
Alternatives: "general principles" or "broad directives".
Any fixed abstract guidelines will perish against the reality of new circumstances (an implied theme of Obama's anti-doctrine speech on Monday night).
He argues that the strategic stakes are high and the threat of massacre was imminent, but you can almost hear him sighing in resignation: "Any fixed abstract guidelines will perish against the reality of new circumstances," he wrote on The New Yorker's Web site.
However, our results showed that abstract reporting improved significantly before CONSORT; on the other hand, recent reviews [47], [48] of abstract reporting in top impact-factor journals showed improvement also after CONSORT and also that many top journals had not been referring to CONSORT or alternative abstract guidelines, or had referred to old CONSORT versions.
15 The CONSORT for Abstract guidelines were disseminated through its publication in two general medical journals with high impact factors.
The authors conducted a study to assess the reporting quality of randomized controlled trial (RCT) abstracts published in leading general dental journals, investigate any improvement after the release of the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) for Abstracts guidelines, and identify factors associated with better reporting quality.
While not included in our current study, the Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine recently introduced the CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines into its 'Instructions for Authors' [21].
While, not included in our study, the Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine recently introduced the CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines into its 'Instructions for Authors' [21].
We hope that the introduction and endorsement of the CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines by journals reporting RCTs will lead to improvements in the quality of reporting.
In summary, the quality of reporting in abstracts of RCTs published in these five leading Chinese medical journals requires substantial improvement to meet the recommendations set out in CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines.
7 8 However, the effect of the CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines has not been widely evaluated.
Conclusion Active implementation of the CONSORT for Abstracts guidelines by journals can lead to improvements in the reporting of abstracts of randomised trials.
