title: Writing a case report: an editor's eye view.
abstract: 'That was a nice presentation. Why not write it up for a journal?' With such words a thousand case reports are born. But they are like birds tossed over a stormy ocean: only a few gain a foothold in the rigging of passing ships--for the rest, oblivion. So, how do you persuade an editor to accept your wonderful case report? Here are some reflections from the editor's standpoint.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fox
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D010380:Peer Review; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*