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Some standard formats of reporting. Sadeghi Ramin, MD Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. History . IMRAD. Established in the beginning of the 20 th century In 1960s BMJ, Lancet, JAMA and NEJM almost entirely adhered to the new format. IMRAD.
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Some standard formats of reporting Sadeghi Ramin, MD Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
IMRAD • Established in the beginning of the 20th century • In 1960s • BMJ, Lancet, JAMA and NEJM almost entirely adhered to the new format
IMRAD • The IMRAD structure facilitates modular reading, because readers usually do not read in a linear way but browse in each section of the article, looking for specific information, which is normally found in pre-established areas of the paper
Before starting • There are some standards of reporting for different kinds of articles • CONSORT for RCTs • STARD for diagnostic studies • QUOROM for systematic reviews
CONSORT • CONSORT, which stands for Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials, encompasses various initiatives developed by the CONSORT Group to alleviate the problems arising from inadequate reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
CONSORT • Can be found in • http://www.consort-statement.org/ • There are statement, checklist and flowchart which can be used
STARD • STARD • STAndards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies • Can be found at • http://www.stard-statement.org/