From JRSM Short Reports

JRSM Short Reports is a new, online-only, peer-reviewed, open-access companion journal to JRSM. JRSM Short Reports was launched in June 2010 and will develop into a leading international online resource of clinical papers 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.

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 [e-mail].

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 October 2010:

Research

Wootton R Bonnardot L . In what circumstances is telemedicine appropriate in the developing world? J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :37 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010045

Sivathasan N Rakowski KRM Robertson BFM Vijayarajan L . The World Health Organization's ‘Surgical Safety Checklist’: should evidence-based initiatives be enforced in hospital policy? J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :40 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010007

Worth A Ulugbek N Sheikh A . Key components of anaphylaxis management plans: consensus findings from a national electronic Delphi study . J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :42 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010060

Perez-Calvo JI Sanchez-Marteles M Ruiz-Ruiz F-J Morales-Rull J-L Nieto-Rodriguez J-A . Differential prognostic utility of NTproBNP and Cystatin C in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic pulmonary disease J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :44 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010059

Muen W Hindocha M Reddy M . The role of education in the promotion of red reflex assessments J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :46 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010036

Case reports

Giles LF . Perineal discomfort in prostatic adenocarcinoma . J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :38 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010047

Cazzuffi A Manzato E Gualandi M Fabbian F Scanelli G . Young man with anorexia nervosa . J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :39 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010051

Chintamani Sugandhi N Khandelwal R Tandon M Jain S Narayan N Bansal A Saxena S . Kimura's disease masquerading as parotid malignancy . J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :41 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010056

Gach JE Seddon HF . Gluten-sensitive enteropathy associated with genital lichen simplex chronicus . J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :43 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010041

Loke J Rutter M Mahadeva R . Tonsillar cyst: an unusual cause of ventilatory failure J R Soc Med Sh Rep 2010 ;1 :45 ; doi: 10.1258/shorts.2010.010052