Review
[General principles for scientific reading and writing]
[Article in
Spanish]
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Review
[General principles for scientific reading and writing]
[Article in
Spanish]
Arch Esp Urol.
2002 Oct.
Abstract
Objective: To present an introduction to scientific writing and reading.
Methods/results: To analyse the most frequently used different formats of scientific-technical documents as reported by UNESCO (1983) including Scientific journals, books, monographs, presentations to congresses, technical reports, yearbooks and bulletins. We describe the main characteristics of each one.
Conclusions: To emphasize the importance of written communication, in its different formats, in health sciences, for health care professionals formation and information.
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