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How to write a scientific paper—Writing the methods section
Como escrever um artigo científico – Estruturação e redacção da secção de métodos
L.F. Azevedoa,
, F. Canário-Almeidaa, J. Almeida Fonsecaa, A. Costa-Pereiraa, J.C. Winckb,c, V. Hespanholb,c
Corresponding author
a Department of Health Information and Decision Sciences – HINDS (CIDES), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto e Centro de Investigação em Tecnologias e Sistemas de Informação em Saúde, CINTESIS, Porto, Portugal
b Department of Medicine, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade do Porto, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
c Pulmonology Service, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
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