Author statements form signed by each author. This form contains the authorship statement, financial disclosure statement, copyright transfer statement or statement of federal employment, and acknowledgment statement. Abstract of 150 to 250 words. Current references preferred. Each table or figure typed double-spaced or drawn on a separate sheet of paper and inserted at the end of the manuscript.
All tables have titles, and all figures and other illustrations have descriptive legends.
All tables, figures and illustrations cited at the appropriate places in the text. All photographs, slides, figures and tables submitted in triplicate. Signed release for any patient photographs. Word count of the text alone and word count of the entire manuscript provided.