[Evolution of the medical writing of the scientific reports published by the Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico- Faciale]

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the quality and evolution of the medical writing of the scientific reports published by the Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale.

Material and methods: A comparative study of quantitative and qualitative data regarding the medical writting of 98 scientific reports published in 1977, 1987, and 1997 in the Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale.

Results: Various significant statistical results documented an increase within the quality of the medical writing of the scientific reports published. However, various probllems regarding the medical writing of the chapters "Title", "Summary", or "Discussion", the type of study performed, the use of biostatistics, the references, and the style still exist.

Conclusion: Based upon the data collected, the author supports the actual policy of the editorial board regarding the increased severity concerning the medical writing of the scientific reports submitted to the Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale. Various propositions are also performed to increase the quality of the medical writting and the diffusion of the scientific reports published by the Annales d'Otolaryngologie et de Chirurgie Cervico-faciale.