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milligrams, dollars, percentages—anything that can be weighed or measured. For example, "Six venture capitalists, investing
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For values less than one Applied Clinical Trials, uses a zero before the decimal, that is, 0.03(not .03). An exception is probabilities, such as p < .005. Active voice Applied Clinical Trials calls for the use of active voice whenever possible. Passive statements tend to leave questions in the reader's mind: "Who
did that?" "How did that happen?" Passive: A contract was negotiated. Active: The manager of the CRO and the project manager for the pharmaceutical company negotiated a contract. Passive: Inclusion/exclusion criteria were formulated. Active: The study design team formulated inclusion/exclusion criteria. Active voice not only leads to greater clarity, but also makes writing livelier and more informative. A number of good books
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words so that Web users can find your article quickly and conveniently. References References in Applied Clinical Trials appear in numerical order, in the order in which they are cited in the body of the article. Their purpose is to make it possible
for interested readers to find your source material or recommended additional reading. In a magazine 1. T.M. Foody, "Field Research: A Case for Flexibility, Adaptability, and a Sense of Humor," Applied Clinical Trials, February 2007, 28–30.
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