- Early intervention to final determination
- Effects of rehabilitation (benefits)
- Case that is applicable that can be effectively written
- Give a clear answer
- Write about something everyone wants to know
Is it worth writing?
- Is it needed?
- Does it expand or firm up an idea?
Questions to ask yourself
- So what?
- Will your case study change views?
Who cares?
Target Journal
Search Literature
- Directly with researcher
- Recall ratio(high)(sensitivity)
- Precision ratio(low)(specificity)
- Boolean operatives: and,or,not,both,either,only
- Medlars (Medlinc)
- Greatful Med
Authorship
- Be involved
- Rewrite
- Final draft approval
Assemble Material
- Retrospective
Patient release
Release
- Text
- Do not quote more than 4 or 5 texts lines
- Get permission
Know the requirements before you write
Use proper structure
- Introduction (justifies report)
- Write an abstract (state variables that you could control)
- Use key words
- Case description (tells story)
- Discussion (present argument)
- Conclusions
Outline
- Write 1st draft
Review pros
- Clarity
- Accurate
- Fluid
- Grace
- Economy
Prepare tables & graphs
Prepare final draft
- Should be done on a computer
Assemble all material
- Letter of submission
- Identity
- Describe
- Indicate why you selected journal
- Conditions on publication
- Indicate if you were published before or elsewhere
- Permit copy write and option publication
- Be responsible for calls and correspondence
- Payment enclosed if required
- Be responsible for color charge
- Do not hard sell
Respond to editor
Paper accepted
- Get a proof reader
- Do suggestions
- Resubmit