structured abstract

structured abstract

summary description of a published paper, in which information about the study reported in the paper is set out in a systematic, stylized form with separate paragraphs broken down under headings such as aims, methods, main outcome measures, results, conclusions.

struc·tured ab·stract

(strŭk'shŭrd ab'strakt) Summary description of a published paper, in which information about the study reported in the paper is set out in a systematic, stylized form under headings such as aims, methods, main outcome measures, results, and conclusions.