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Indian Journal of Surgery
Medknow Publications on behalf of Association of Surgeons of India
ISSN: 0972-2068
Vol. 69, Num. 3, 2007, pp. 117-118
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Indian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 69, No. 3, May-June, 2007, pp. 117-118
Letter To Editor
How to write a scientific paper
Dalmia Sanjay
Department of Surgery, Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Kolkatta
Correspondence Address:Department of Surgery, Calcutta Medical Research
Institute, Kolkatta dalmiasanjay@hotmail.com
Code Number: is07039
Related Article : is07017
Sir,
An excellent article from Shukla [1] on
a very important and relatively less discussed topic. Writing a scientific
paper has innumerable benefits to both the author and the reader. Some
of these are:
- It helps in developing analytical thinking. Analytical and lateral
thinking teases out differences between what seems to be right and
what is right.
- Published papers raise your profile in the profession
and help career growth.
- A paper does not have to be a rare
case or a rare hypothesis. It can very well be a common topic or
subject with a message to take home.
- Published literature
gives clinicians a standard with which they can compare themselves. [2]
- One
is more protected medicolegally if one has a practice that
is consistent with published scientific material.
References
| 1. | Shukla S. How to write a scientific paper. Indian J Surg 2007;69:43-6. Back to cited text no. 1 |
| 2. | Brown MM, Brown GC, Sharma S. Evidence-based to value-based medicine. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2003;11:157-70. Back to cited text no. 2 [PUBMED] |
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