医疗英文综述的书写课件.ppt

Most readers will read the abstract and not the entire manuscript. The “window” shows what is inside. The structured abstract includes Objectives (includes hypothesis), (Design), Methods, Results, and Conclusions (implications). For review articles: Purpose, Methods (how studies were selected), Results, Conclusions. The limited length requires concise statements. From the abstract, one should be able to determine what was done. Since numbers are not generally included, one may not be able to assess completely the impact of the work. Although it is customary to use the past tense, the present