title: General considerations in describing materials and methods in English medical papers.
abstract: On the basis of a review of the requirements by some famous medical journals, along with personal experiences, the authors summarize the general guidelines for writing Materials and Methods section in English medical papers, which could be of value for potential contributors of English research papers.
authors.affiliation: Editorial Office of J First Mil Med Univ, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Ai
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Wu
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011642:Publications; D014956:Writing