Thank you for your interest in writing a review for the Acubriefs
Newsletter. We appreciate your contribution.
Please e-mail the name of the article, and your name and contact
information to info@acubriefs.com.
We will then reply with a possible publication date and more details.
Your review may be e-mailed to info@acubriefs.com
for editing and review by our editor, Dr. James K. Rotchford,
MD MPH. We will send a final version to you for your approval
prior to publishing. Include your name, email address and affiliations.
Please provide citation for the article reviewed in the following
format. If possible, include a link to the article’s abstract
(from PubMed or the publisher’s website) or full text.
Name of article. Author 1, Author 2, Author 3, Author
4 (or et al) ; Journal Name (abbreviation is fine) Year, Vol.
(Issue) p. URL link
Example:
Analgesic effect of auricular acupuncture for cancer pain:
a randomized, blinded, controlled trial. Alimi, D., Rubino,
C., Pichard-Leandri, E., Fermand-Brule, S., Dubreuil-Lemaire,
M. L., and Hill, C.; J Clin Oncol 2003, Vol. 21(22) p.4120-4126
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14615440&dopt=Abstract
The following is our template for a review:
BACKGROUND:
METHODS:
Objective:
Design:
Setting:
Patients:
Interventions:
Main Outcome Measures:
RESULTS:
CONCLUSIONS:
COMMENTARY BY REVIEWER:
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: (see below for Level of Evidence criteria)
CLINICAL RELEVANCY:
NUMBER OF REFERENCES:
Level of Evidence Criteria
1. Evidence from at least one systematic review of multiple, well-designed,
randomized, controlled trials.
2. Evidence from at least one properly designed, randomized, controlled
trial of appropriate size.
3. Evidence from well-designed trials without randomization and
from single group pre-post, cohort, time series, or matched case-controlled
studies.
4. Evidence from well designed nonexperimental studies from more
than once center or research group.
5. Opinions of respected authorities based on clinical evidence,
descriptiive studies, or reports of expert committees.
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