BMJ 2004;329:352 (7 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.352-a
Letter
Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years
... and "scientific rigour" may be to blame for current dullness...
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EDITOR—The lack of imagination inherent in current scientific articles, as described by Smith,1 could also be secondary to the format outlined by most journals and for what is believed to be a given for evidence based medicine and scientifically sound presentations.
Which journal would dare be different in accepting more innovative approaches to presenting clinical and scientific data?
L D Mewasingh, paediatric neurologist
Paediatric Neurology, Children's University Hospital, Queen Fabiola Ave, JJ Crocq 15, 1020 Brussels, Belgium lmewasingh@lingtren.com
Competing interests: None declared.
- Smith R. Scientific articles have hardly changed in 50 years. BMJ
2004;328: 1533. (26 June.)
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