Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research is an excellent practical primer for researchers who wish to learn how to organize, present, and publish the results of their research. Features:
- Examples of the do's and don'ts of data presentation
- Clear explanations of confusing statistical terminology
- Templates to get started and avoid writers' block
- Tips for creating simple graphics and tables
- Help for those who are not fluent in English
Contents
Overview
- Who Should Use the Book?
- When Will this Book be Useful?
- How to Use this book
Title and Abstract
- The Title
- Abstracts
- Preparing an Abstract for a Scientific Meeting
- Getting Started on a Meeting Abstract
- The Abstract Submission and Review Process
- Why Abstracts Are Rejected
- Fitting an Abstract into its Space
- Abstracts for Manuscripts
Introduction
- The Background of the Research Question
- Previous Research in the Area
- Problems with Past Research
- What You Did to Fix Those Problems
Methods
- Design
- Subjects and Setting
- Measurements
- Analysis
- Special Situations
- Miscellaneous Points
Results
- Descriptive and Analytic Results
- Statistics
- What Readers Will Expect to Find
- Getting Started
Tables
- Table Components
- Types of Tables
- When to Combine Tables
- What Should Be Left Out of a Table?
- Preparing the Table in Your Manuscript
- A Final Test
Figures
- Photographs as Figures
- Diagrams or Cartoons as Figures
- Figures That Present Numerical Data
- Figure Legends and Text
- Submitting Figures with a Manuscript
Discussion
...Sections 1-8
References and Electronic Publishing
...Sections 1-3
Authorship
...Sections 1-8
Posters
...Sections 1-7
Oral Presentations
...Sections 1-11
Choosing a Journal and Responding to Reviews
...Sections 1-10
Suggestions for Writing Well
...Sections 1-5
Index
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