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International science at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17954786     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is a major venue for presentation of the latest disease-related clinical and basic neurologic research and is attended by a large number of neurologists from countries outside the United States and Canada. One-third of annual meeting attendees and abstract submissions are international in origin, with wide variations between countries and world regions, and this proportion has remained stable for the past 5 years. By comparison, international neurologists constitute 12% (n = 2,485) of AAN membership, and international membership has declined slightly over the past 5 years compared to a 15% increase from the United States and Canada. The scientific topics covered by international abstracts are similar to those from the United States and Canada. Abstract acceptance rates are 15% lower for international submissions than for those from the United States and Canada although variations between countries are seen. Three times more European neurologists attend the annual meeting than are AAN members whereas Asian neurologists are more likely to be AAN members than to attend the annual meeting. The AAN is working to understand and address the issues that affect international physicians' decisions to participate in the annual meeting.
Authors:
John W Henson; Gregory D Cascino; Mary E Post
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurology     Volume:  69     ISSN:  1526-632X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurology     Publication Date:  2007 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-23     Completed Date:  2007-11-13     Revised Date:  2008-08-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401060     Medline TA:  Neurology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1712-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Science Committee, American Academy of Neurology, St. Paul, MN, USA. henson@helix.mgh.harvard.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abstracting and Indexing as Topic*
Group Processes*
Neurology / statistics & numerical data*
Science
Societies, Medical*
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Neurology. 2008 Jul 15;71(3):227; author reply 227   [PMID:  18625973 ]

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