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Publishing and Presenting Clinical Research, Fourth Edition is excellent primers for investigators who wish to learn how to organize, present, and publish results of their research. Written by an experienced clinical researcher and editor, it uses hundreds of examples, tables and figures to show how to produce successful abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts for publication. This book also serves as a companion to the popular text, Designing Clinical Research. Salient Features Guidance on getting work accepted in medical journals and at scientific meetings 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 Suggestions about getting the most from a poster session Checklists for each section of a manuscript or presentation Frank advice about authorship and responding to reviewers’ comments Plus with this edition, there is access to a companion website with fully searchable text so you can access the content anytime, anywhere. About the Author Warren S Browner MD Vice President Academic Affairs, Scientific Director, Research Institute, California Pacific Medical Center; Adjunct Professor of Medicine, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Table of Contents 1. OVERVIEW Who Should Use this Book? When Will This Book Be Useful? How to Use This Book 2. 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 3. INTRODUCTION The Background of the Research Question Previous Research in the Area Problems with Past Research What You Did to Fix Those Problems 4. METHODS Design Subjects and Setting Measurements Analysis Special Situations Miscellaneous Points 5. RESULTS Descriptive and Analytic Results Statistics What Readers Will Expect to Find Getting Started Appendix: Converting Regression Coefficients into Clinically Meaningful Terms 6. 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 7. FIGURES Photographs as Figures Diagrams or Cartoons as Figures Figures That Present Numerical Data Figure Legends and Text Submitting Figures with a Manuscript 8. DISCUSSION Structure What You Found What You Think the Results Mean and How Strongly You Believe Them Secondary Results How Do Your Results Compare with Prior Knowledge? Limitations of the Study Conclusions and Implications Putting It All Together 9. REFERENCES AND ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING Background References for the Introduction Section Methodologic References for the Methods Section Relevant Studies for the Discussion Section Making a Reference List Selective Citations Read the Journal’s Requirements Check Your Reference List Electronic Publishing Conclusion 10. AUTHORSHIP The Practicalities How Does One Tell Nonauthors Their Fate? Order of Authorship How and When Do You Move Yourself Up or Down on the List? What Constitutes a Paper? A Special Plea to Senior Investigators Conclusion 11. POSTERS The Basics Getting Started General Advice about Panels or Components of the Poster Example Poster Using Presentation Software to Make a Single-Panel Poster Making a Multiple-Panel Poster Getting the Most Out of a Poster Session 12. ORAL PRESENTATIONS The Basic Order of a Presentation Making Your Slides Slide Format Timing Your Talk What to Say Practicing Your Talk Dealing with Anxiety The Talk Itself Answering Questions Advice for Non-English Speakers Some Final Thoughts 13. CHOOSING A JOURNAL AND RESPONDING TO REVIEWS Choosing a Journal What to Put in the Cover Letter Suggesting Reviewers The Manuscript Itself The Response to Your Manuscript Responding to Comments Other Changes in a Revised Manuscript Editorial Changes Dealing with Rejection Submitting to Another Journal 14. SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING WELL Advice for Authors for Whom English is a Second Language Aiming for Clarity Achieving Brevity Developing a Style Writing Numbers and Formulas Overcoming Writer’s Block