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Published on: 30 May 2012 12:11:29 PM GMT
 

  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    The implementation of a travel clinic in a family medicine residency practice and the development of a travel medicine elective geared toward senior family medicine residents.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    No, the author show me only part of the abstract, introduction and reference. There are no methods, results or discussion sections.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    Unclear, there are no methods, results or discussion sections.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    No methods described.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Manscript needs re-posted if there are additional sections. The author may add the methods, results or discussion sections.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    Manscript needs re-posted if there are additional sections. The author may add the methods, results or discussion sections.


  • Other Comments:

    NA

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    None

  • How to cite:  Kaewpitoon N .Using a Travel Clinic as a Global Health Experience in a Family Medicine Residency[Review of the article 'Using a Travel Clinic as a Global Health Experience in a Family Medicine Residency ' by White B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW002008
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  • What are the main claims of the paper and how important are they?

    Travel medicine is one way that Family Medicine residents can be involved in global health.


  • Are these claims novel? If not, please specify papers that weaken the claims to the originality of this one.

    Yes


  • Are the claims properly placed in the context of the previous literature?

    Yes


  • Do the results support the claims? If not, what other evidence is required?

    It appears that only part of the manuscript has been posted - there are no methods, results or discussion sections.


  • If a protocol is provided, for example for a randomized controlled trial, are there any important deviations from it? If so, have the authors explained adequately why the deviations occurred?

    No protocol provided.


  • Is the methodology valid? Does the paper offer enough details of its methodology that its experiments or its analyses could be reproduced?

    No methods described.


  • Would any other experiments or additional information improve the paper? How much better would the paper be if this extra work was done, and how difficult would such work be to do, or to provide?

    Manscript needs re-posted if there are additional sections.


  • Is this paper outstanding in its discipline? (For example, would you like to see this work presented in a seminar at your hospital or university? Do you feel these results need to be incorporated in your next general lecture on the subject?) If yes, what makes it outstanding? If not, why not?

    No


  • Other Comments:

    None

  • Competing interests:
    None
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Course Director, Health Care in the Global Community, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University.

  • How to cite:  Herchline T .Using a Travel Clinic as a Global Health Experience in a Family Medicine Residency[Review of the article 'Using a Travel Clinic as a Global Health Experience in a Family Medicine Residency ' by White B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(6):WMCRW001997
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Conclusions are not very clear..
Posted by Prof. Gowrishankar Ramadurai on 30 May 2012 01:15:23 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? No
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? Yes
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? No
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    The conclusions are not very clear.

  • Competing interests:
    Nil
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    Nil

  • How to cite:  Ramadurai G .Conclusions are not very clear..[Review of the article 'Using a Travel Clinic as a Global Health Experience in a Family Medicine Residency ' by White B].WebmedCentral 2012;3(5):WMCRW001840
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