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and do not abbreviate single words, such as intravenous. Spell out all
abbreviations on ﬁrst usage. Proceedings follows the style guide of the
American Medical Association. As further guidance, prospective authors
are encouraged to consult the "Authors' submission toolkit" (1) and an
article on medical publishing by the editor in chief (2).
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as to which articles are published will be made by the editor in chief. At
the time of manuscript submission, authors are encouraged to suggest
reviewers, within or outside Baylor Scott & White Health, and to list
any reviewers they feel should not be used because of potential bias.
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Chipperﬁeld L, Citroma L, Clark J, David FS, Neck R, Evangelista M,
Gonzalez J, Groves T, Magan J, Mansa B, Miller C, Mooney LA, Murphy A,
Shelton J, Wilson PD, Weigl A. Authors' submission toolkit: a practical guide
to getting your research published. Cur Med Res Open 2010;26(8):1967-1982.
Roberts WC. Formulating an answerable question, displaying data,
illustrating, writing, reviewing, and editing manuscripts for publication
in medical journals. Am J Cardiol 2012;110(2):290-306.

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- The entire manuscript is double-spaced and in one Word ﬁle, in
the following order: title page, abstract, text, references, tables,
ﬁgures (either ﬁgure legends only or ﬁgures embedded plus
legends). Page numbers appear on the bottom of each page.
- The title page has required elements: title, authors (with full
names and degrees), aﬃliations, and address for corresponding author.
- A single-paragraph abstract of 50 to 200 words is included.
- For case studies: After the abstract, the manuscript includes a
single-paragraph introduction, a case presentation, and a discussion. The manuscript does not exceed the limit of 5 double-spaced
pages (before references) or a combination of 4 ﬁgures and tables.
- Figures are high-resolution. Photographs are 350-ppi tiﬀ or
jpeg ﬁles.
- References include all authors, the full article title, the journal
abbreviation from Index Medicus, the volume and issue number,
and inclusive page numbers. References in the text appear in
parentheses, rather than in superscript or footnotes or endnotes.
- All authors have approved the version to be submitted.
Manuscripts that do not meet these requirements may be returned to
authors before peer review is initiated.

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