DESIGN, WRITING AND PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS: MANUSCRIPT WRITING: STRUCTURE AND CONTENT
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https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v22.i2.10777Keywords:
Scientific education, writing of scientific manuscripts.Abstract
In this second manuscript, from four that comprise the heading “DESIGN, WRITING AND PUBLISHING OF CIENTIFIC MANUSCRIPTS”, as part of the “SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION” section of the journal “NASCER E CRESCER”, we dwelt on the most relevant aspects of the structure and content of a scientific paper to submit the publication.
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