JRSM Short Reports is an online-only, peer-reviewed, open-access companion journal to JRSM. JRSM Short Reports was launched in June 2010 and is rapidly developing into a leading international online resource of clinical papers, reviews and case reports on all aspects of improving patient care. As with other open access journals, authors are required to pay a small fee for published articles to cover the production costs and ensure that their article is freely available to readers. Articles published in JRSM Short Reports are now included in both PubMed and PubMed Central.
You can find JRSM Short Reports on the Internet at http://shortreports.rsmjournals.com. To submit a clinical paper or case report to JRSM Short Reports visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/shorts. For submission inquiries contact Dr Kamran Abbasi, editor of JRSM and JRSM Short Reports, by email at kamran.abbasi@rsm.ac.uk. Articles published in JRSM Short Reports will also be mentioned in the print edition of JRSM.
Here are the articles published in JRSM Short Reports in December 2012.
Research
Barlow T, Wight A, Barlow D. A cross-sectional study of aggression levels in physicians and orthopaedic surgeons: impact on specialty selection and training? J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012;3:83; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012074
McKay AJ, Mahesh PA, Patel RKK, et al. Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in India: a systematic review. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012;3:85; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012029
AlJuburi G, Phekoo KJ, Okoye NVO, et al. Patients’ views on improving sickle cell disease management in primary care: focus group discussion. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012;3:84; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.011153
Vakharia VN, Lote H. Introduction of Sprotte needles to a single-centre acute neurology service: before and after study. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012;3:82; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012090
Reem AA, Alghobashy. Effect of an environmental health educational programme for paediatricians in an Egyptian University Hospital: before and after study. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012; 3:86; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012093
Clinical Review
Nissen T, Wynn R. The recent history of the clinical case report: a narrative review. J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2012; 3:87; doi:10.1258/shorts.2012.012046