Abstract
JRSM Open is an online-only, peer-reviewed, open-access companion journal to JRSM. JRSM Open 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 Open are included in PubMed, PubMed Central and Google Scholar.
You can find JRSM Open on the Internet at http://jro.sagepub.com. To submit a clinical paper or case report to JRSM Open visit http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/shorts. For submission inquiries contact Dr Kamran Abbasi, editor of JRSM and JRSM Open, by email at kamran.abbasi@rsm.ac.uk.
Articles published in JRSM Open will also be mentioned in the print edition of JRSM. Here are the articles published in JRSM Open in December 2013:
Research
Yadava Bapurao Jeve, Angi Doshani, Tanu Singhal, and Justin Konje. Knowledge, skills and attitude of evidence-based medicine among obstetrics and gynaecology trainees: a questionnaire survey. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313498719, doi:10.1177/2042533313498719 Iain H Graham. Are the pituitary gonadotrophins determinants of complete molar pregnancy? An investigation using the method of least squares. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313505514, doi:10.1177/2042533313505514 Nicholas Higgins, John Pickard, and Andrew Lever. Lumbar puncture, chronic fatigue syndrome and idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a cross-sectional study. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313507920, doi:10.1177/2042533313507920 Joanne Reeve, Christopher F Dowrick, George K Freeman, Jane Gunn, Frances Mair, Carl May, Stewart Mercer, Victoria Palmer, Amanda Howe, Greg Irving, Alice Shiner, and Jessica Watson. Examining the practice of generalist expertise: a qualitative study identifying constraints and solutions. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313510155, doi:10.1177/2042533313510155 Ashraf Alzaabi, Salahudeen Fizal, Rafeek Moilothkandy, Bassam Mahboub, and Nico Nagelkerke. Obesity hypoventilation syndrome in obstructive sleep apnea patients in the United Arab Emirates: a retrospective cross-sectional study. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313510156, doi:10.1177/2042533313510156
Case Reports
Rebecca Brinkler, Xiaoxi Zhang, Sinthuja Ratnasingam, Jeremy Dawson, and Ioulios Palamaras. Severe inflammatory response and vasculitis leading to quadruple limb amputations. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313505510, doi:10.1177/2042533313505510 Marco Raftopulos, Niall Jefferson, Stuart Mackay, and Bruce Ashford. A rare case of submandibular abscess complicated by stroke. JRSM Open December 2013 4: 2042533313505513, doi:10.1177/2042533313505513