Research Notes are peer-reviewed publications of clinical or laboratory observations, in abbreviated form . Citation research shows that Research Notes are peer-reviewed, accessible to literature searches, and cited.
Key message
Write the key message of your paper in max 50 words.
Please do not include any citations in the key message. Avoid specialist abbreviations if possible
Key words: Provide up to 5 key words using Mesh terms for indexing purposes
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Max. 900 words including the key message, exclusive of figure legends and references (please supply a word count).
Up to 15 references in the Journal's style.
All relevant figures and tables.
Background
The Background section should explain the background to the study, its aims, a summary of the existing literature and why this study was necessary or its contribution to the field..
Methods
The methods section should include: