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Constructing a Scientific Manuscript

 

Presented by David Urbach, MD at the SAGES 2014 Meeting; Panel – Career Development Symposium


how to write a paper–1:43 https://sites.google.com/site/surgicalresearchresources/file-cabinet
general advice–3:57
work from an outline–4:50
IMRAD order–5:53
start with the methods–6:23
resu


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