Abstract
JRSM Short Reports is an online-only, peer-reviewed, open-access companion journal to JRSM. JRSM Short Reports was launched in June 2010 and is rapidly developing into a leading international online resource of clinical papers, reviews and case reports on all aspects of improving patient care. As with other open access journals, authors are required to pay a small fee for published articles to cover the production costs and ensure that their article is freely available to readers. Articles published in JRSM Short Reports are now included in PubMed, PubMed Central and Google Scholar.
You can find JRSM Short Reports on the Internet at http://shortreports.rsmjournals.com. To submit a clinical paper or case report to JRSM Short Reports visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/shorts. For submission inquiries contact Dr Kamran Abbasi, editor of JRSM and JRSM Short Reports, by email at kamran.abbasi@rsm.ac.uk.
Articles published in JRSM Short Reports will also be mentioned in the print edition of JRSM. Here are the articles published in JRSM Short Reports in May 2013:
Research
Emily J Henderson and Greg P Rubin. The utility of an online diagnostic decision support system (Isabel) in general practice: a process evaluation. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:31; doi:10.1177/2042533313476691 Stefano Palazzo and Omar Chehab. Junior doctors and healthcare reforms: are they ready? A questionnaire study. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:32; doi:10.1177/2042533313476695 Jeremy M Brown, Nigel J Shaw, and David R Graham. The first five years: a mixed methods study investigating reflections on working as a hospital consultant. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:2042533313476686; doi:10.1177/2042533313476686 Nemandra Sandiford, Christopher Buckle, Uthman Alao, Jerome Davidson, and James Ritchie. Injuries associated with recreational horse riding and changes over the last 20 years: a review. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:2042533313476688; doi:10.1177/2042533313476688 Susannah R Woodrow, Stuart A Green, Karen J Phekoo, Vijay PB Grover, James Lovendoski, Mike Anderson, Owen Bowden-Jones, and Matthew R Foxton. An identification and brief advice programme for low-risk alcohol consumption in an acute medical setting: an implementation study. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:2042533313476696; doi:10.1177/2042533313476696
Case Report
S Lammy, J Kynaston, A Mitchell, and D Bruce. Omental necrosis masquerading as urinary retention following laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass for super obesity. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:33; doi:10.1177/2042533312472127
Clinical Review
Vicki Wielenga and Dawna Gilchrist. From gold-medal glory to prohibition: the early evolution of cocaine in the United Kingdom and the United States. J R Soc Med Sh Rep May 2013;4:2042533313478324; doi:10.1177/2042533313478324