HLSC 1F90 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Medlineplus, World Health Organization, Webmd
2 Oct 2017
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Government health science websites: public health, health canada, centres for disease control & prevention (usa, world health organization, disease-specific statistics. Medical websites webmd / medline plus. Patient advocacy websites ms; heart & stroke. Overview of the publication process in a health science journal. Choose your journal: read and follow author"s guide. Submission: register on online submission, letter to the editor, text manuscript, tables and figures. Publication: review the proofs, accept the proofs, share the publication. Peer review & decision: the (section) editor reviews, only if editor is convinced; sent to peer review, reject, major changes, minor changes or accepts as such. Summary of the state-of-the-art all that are relevant: diagnosis, risk factors, prognosis, management. Clear statement of the contribution of the current research. Publications dated 5 years or more in the past: a few more years is okay as long as there isn"t drastically new, different research.
