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By Bjorn Gustavii

This moment variation of the way to write down and Illustrate a systematic Paper can help either first-time writers and more matured authors, in all organic and clinical disciplines, to provide their effects successfully. when holding the easy-to-read and well-structured strategy of the former version, it's been broadened to incorporate complete suggestion on writing compilation theses for doctoral levels, and a close description of getting ready case experiences. Illustrations, quite graphs, are mentioned intimately, with negative examples redrawn for comparability. The reader is accessible suggestion on tips on how to current the paper, the place and the way to publish the manuscript, and eventually, the best way to right the proofs. Examples of either strong and undesirable writing, chosen from real magazine articles, illustrate the author's recommendation - which has been built via his large instructing event - during this obtainable and informative consultant.

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When doing so, focus on the keywords, as did the authors of this title of a paper published in Obstetrics & Gynecology (López-Jaramillo et al. 1997): Calcium supplementation and the risk of preeclampsia in Ecuadorian pregnant teenagers which was condensed to: Calcium supplementation reduces preeclampsia However, as observed earlier, the presentation of results in the current paper should be in the past tense, thus “reduced”; present tense, “reduces,” is used for established knowledge. ” Of course not, that would have misled the reader completely.

1 How to prevent injuries to internal organs when inserting the trocar before performing a laparoscopy. (My translation from the Swedish. ) 38 How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper The report was initiated by a serious complication to a laparoscopy, where a trocar (a sharp instrument) was stabbed into the large intestine during the initial phase of the procedure. The paper describes how this complication could be prevented – and the drawing tells exactly what the authors wanted to say. The picture cost them nothing!

803–6, Copyright (1998), with permission from The American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. ) Drawings 39 7 Figure legends A figure legend or caption may include two items: (1) the title, which states the topic of the figure, and (2) the message, which explains the contents of the figure. In some cases a message alone will suffice. However, most legends do not convey a message. 2. 1 Cumulative weeks to delivery of women in group A (n = 78) and group B (n = 78). ) 40 How to Write and Illustrate a Scientific Paper In the revised illustration, Group A has been changed to Treated women and Group B to Controls so that the reader does not have to search in the main text to interpret these terms.

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