How to write a scientific manuscript for publication

Blood Transfusion

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 217-226

  Liumbruno, Giancarlo Maria ^a   Velati, Claudio ^b   Pasqualetti, Patrizio ^c   Franchini, Massimo ^d  

^a SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^d CARLO POMA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Authorship; Journal article; Medical manuscript; Publication; Review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MATERIALS; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICINE; NARRATIVE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SKILL; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); WRITING;

EID: 84876911345     PISSN: 17232007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2450/2012.0247-12     Document Type: Review

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