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Published in: Trials 2/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Poster presentation

Improving communication of clinical trial results: plain English summaries in the NIHR journals library

Authors: Emma Kirkpatrick, Liz Brindley, Elaine Williams

Published in: Trials | Special Issue 2/2015

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Plain English summaries (PESs) are a valuable tool for making research findings available and accessible to patients and the public. They provide brief descriptions of research written in non-specialist language. The National Institute for Health Research Journals Library (NIHRJL) currently requires authors to provide a 250 word PES. This is published online as part of the final, open-access report. Practice varies among other funders and journals, some of whom employ independent external writers (IEWs) for this purpose. …
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Title
Improving communication of clinical trial results: plain English summaries in the NIHR journals library
Authors
Emma Kirkpatrick
Liz Brindley
Elaine Williams
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Trials / Issue Special Issue 2/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1745-6215
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-16-S2-P192

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