Critical Appraisal of Scientific Articles-Part 1 of a Series on Evaluation of Scientific Publications.

Autor: Prel, Jean-Baptist du, Röhrig, Bernd, Blettner, Maria
Zdroj: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International; 2/13/2009, Vol. 106 Issue 7, p1-1, 1p, 4 Black and White Photographs
Abstrakt: The article offers information on the essential principles of the evaluation of scientific publications. With the exception of a few specific features, these principles apply equally to experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies. It is stated that before starting a scientific article, the reader must decide clearly his intentions. The structure of scientific articles is stated as essentially always the same as the title, summary and key words are followed by the main text. It is opined that the current state of knowledge should be presented with reference to the recent literature and the necessity of the study should be clearly laid out in the introduction.
Databáze: Supplemental Index