title: How to Build an Abstract.
abstract: Creating an abstract from the electronic medical record (EMR) can seem overwhelming at first. There is so much information, it is difficult to know where to start and how to work your way through all the documents in a short period of time. This article provides one roadmap to build an abstract that can provide a template for a new abstractor or an alternative way of doing things for an experienced abstractor.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hawhee
mesh_terms: D000043:Abstracting and Indexing; D057286:Electronic Health Records; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards*; D014956:Writing