RT Book, Section A1 Portney, Leslie G. A1 Watkins, Mary P. SR Print(0) ID 1138253937 T1 Reporting the Results of Clinical Research T2 Foundations of Clinical Research: Applications to Practice, 3e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780803646575 LK fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138253937 RD 2024/03/28 AB The culmination of the research process is the communication of results. This final stage may be the most important part of the process in that only shared information can clarify, amplify and expand the professional body of knowledge. Research reports can be developed in a variety of ways. The written article published in a refereed journal provides a permanent record of research that will be available to a large audience. Oral reports and poster presentations at professional meetings serve to disseminate research information in a timely fashion, although the audience is limited and the record of research findings will be found only in abstract form. Students are usually required to document their work in the form of a thesis or dissertation, but may be given the option of writing the paper in the form of a journal article. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the process of preparing manuscripts for publication in scientific journals, poster presentations and oral reports.