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Manuscript structure

Manuscript structure. Title/title page Abstract Introduction Methods and materials Results Discussion References Tables and Figures. What is the most important part of a scientific article?. Title. Title. The part most often read Often the only part read Short Specific

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Manuscript structure

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  1. Manuscript structure Title/title page Abstract Introduction Methods and materials Results Discussion References Tables and Figures What is the most important part of a scientific article? ...

  2. Title Title The part most often read Often the only part read Short Specific Representative Informative Abstract Main text

  3. Title - Exercise What different types of information does this title contain? Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomised controlled trial

  4. Title intervention outcome Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survivalof HIV-infected childrenin Uganda: a randomised controlled trial Ndeezi et al, JIAS 2010 setting design cohort

  5. Abstract • Main problems encountered by editors: • Inconsistent  • Incomplete  • Brief summary • Complete • Background • Experimental design • Major findings • Conclusion • Stand alone • Consistent with the paper Title Abstract Main text

  6. Introduction - Exercise In which order would you place these sentences in your introduction? • A Although a more strategic monitoring for ART efficacy is now also recommended, virological monitoring is still not feasible for the majority of patients • B Here we describe virological outcome and emergence of drug resistance in a cross-sectional study • C Implementation of ART is recognized as a public health priority in resource-limited countries • D It is thus important to evaluate the outcome and effectiveness of ART programmes in routine care settings … And why?

  7. C Implementation of ART is recognized as a public health priority in resource-limited countries A Although a more strategic monitoring for ART efficacy is now also recommended, virological monitoring is still not feasible for the majority of patients D It is thus important to evaluate the outcome and effectiveness of ART programmes in routine care settings B Here we describe virological outcome and emergence of drug resistance in a cross-sectional study Dagnra et al, JIAS 2011

  8. Introduction: What was your question? Background – context for understanding the question Challenge – nature and importance of knowledge gap Question – underlying research Forecasting – mini-summary for readers  Problem: the reason for the study is not clear Funnel-shaped, from general to specific

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