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1
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What are the sections of a journal article

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Abstract, introduction/18, method, results, discussion, references

2
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What should be in an abstract

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Summary of study in about 150 words covering aims,hypothesis, method, results

3
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What should be in the introduction

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Literature of you, research aims/hypothesis

4
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What should be in the method

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Decisions about our research method and design, participants and sampling methods, operator/materials, procedures and ethics

5
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What should be in the results section

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Descriptive and inferential statistics; when appropriate, details of quantitative analysis

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What should be in the discussion

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Outcomes in relation to other research, criticisms of implications of study