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Writing your manuscript: Results and Discussion

Learn essential writing guidelines, identifying main messages, journal-specific tips, and addressing limitations for impactful scientific paper discussion. Explore examples and best practices in conveying research findings effectively.

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Writing your manuscript: Results and Discussion

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  1. Writing your manuscript:Results and Discussion Alyson Mahar, PhD Department Community Health Sciences Wednesday, August 15, 2018

  2. results Purpose Structure/Contents Dos & Don’ts Example https://www.nature.com/scitable/ebooks/english-communication-for-scientists-14053993/writing-scientific-papers-14239285

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  4. Reporting guidelines • Your study design will determine much of what is critical to report • There’s a reporting guideline for that: • Meta-Analysis Observational Studies: MOOSE • Systematic Reviews: PRISMA • Randomized Controlled Trials: CONSORT • STROBE: cohort, case-control, cross-sectional studies • Diagnostic studies: STARD • Prediction model studies: TRIPOD

  5. Identifying Main messages • What were the a priori research questions? • If the reader knew nothing else that came from your study, what do you want them to walk away with? • What is practice or paradigm changing? Ground breaking? Different from the existing literature? • What are you the most confident in discussing? What do you plan on discussing?

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  11. Journal/Discipline-specific guidelines • Often the journal or the discipline you work in will determine the key content, length, and style of your publication • Some journals can be very prescriptive and restrictive • BMJ • CMAJ

  12. LIMITATIONS • No work is perfect • Balance between transparency and being your own worst critic- remember, the results aren’t worthless • Key considerations: sample size, study power, selection bias, measurement bias, confounding • How could these limitations influence your results? • What mitigation strategies did you take to address each limitation? Is this limitation common to other studies?

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