title: [Types, structure, and function of scientific articles].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To define the importance of the scientific article as a source of original information.
  
  
  METHODS
  To describe the fundamental contents of the scientific article and its three different formats: original scientific article, review article and case reports.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The contents and structure of the different documents vary depending on the type of article considered as a result of the goal pursued with its publication.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitario de Valme, Sevilla, España.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Garrido Díaz
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López Rodríguez
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seda Diestro
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aparcero Bernet
authors.forename: Ildefonso
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chacartegui Martínez
mesh_terms: D018156:Journalism, Medical; D008499:Medical Records; D011642:Publications / Q000145:classification*; D012196:Review Literature as Topic; D014956:Writing