
A self-evaluation check sheet for authors is included to assist in the writing process. Proper preparation of this study design is necessary in order for it to be published. Citations to journal articles indexed by PubMed can be pulled into a My Bibliography collection and templates are available for all other publication types and research products. Steps for preparing a case report are described based upon the current available literature.Ĭase reports are important contributions to the health sciences literature. The types of case reports available are discussed. and to create all relevant links (for example, to PubMed, to sequence and other. Case reports should present new information to the literature and be written succinctly. The Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes (JPRO) is an international.
MANUSCRIPT EXAMPLES PUBMED UPDATE
Relevant manuscripts were retrieved and the results were used to update a previous narrative overview of the literature.Ĭommensurate with the increased use of evidence-based health care and recent changes in publication requirements, new standards are expected of case reports.

(RCTs) in journal and conference abstracts using a structured format (6). PubMed, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and the Index to Chiropractic Literature were searched from 2000 through September 2006 using the following search terms: case report, authorship, peer review, and manuscript. Screen capture of PubMed Abstract Display for a Structured Abstract (effective. Each section of the paper discusses a specific manuscript component-from title, abstract and each section of the manuscript body, through to reference list. This paper describes how and why to write a case report for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
