title: Number of objectives and conclusions in dissertations and thesis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the number of objectives and conclusions presented in dissertations and thesis defended at Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista School of Medicine (UNIFESP-EPM).
  
  
  METHODS
  It was realized a search in the master degree dissertations and doctor degree thesis defended at Federal University of São Paulo-Paulista School of Medicine in the years 2002 and 2003 that were found available in the central library of this university.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 723 master dissertations analyzed, 62 (8.57%) presented only one objective and one conclusion, 134 (18.53%) presented one objective and more than one conclusion and 527 (72.89%) had more than one objective and more than one conclusion. From 502 doctor thesis analyzed, 23 (4.58%) presented only one objective and one conclusion, 123 (24.50%) presented one objective and more than one conclusion and 376 (74.90%) had more than one objective and more than one conclusion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It wasn't found in researched literature the number of objectives and conclusions a scientific work must have. A highest number of thesis and dissertations presented more than one objective and more than one conclusion.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of São Paulo, Paulista School of Medicine (UNIFESP-EPM), Brazil. liebano@gmail.com
authors.forename: Richard Eloin
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Liebano
authors.forename: Sandra Lopes
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: Lydia Masako
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D001938:Brazil; D012577:Schools, Medical; D014495:Universities; D014956:Writing / Q000592:standards