Securely package all artwork in a protective envelope. Legends should be typed double-spaced and numbered with Arabic numerals corresponding to the illustrations and submitted on a separate page. When symbols, arrows, numbers, or letters are used to identify part of the illustrations , each should be explained clearly in the legend. The legends should permit the figures to be understood without reference to the text. If the figure has been previously published, a credit line should be included and a permission letter supplied by the a uthor.
All material accepted for publication is subject to copyediting.
Authors will receive galley proofs of their article before publication and should answer all queries. Reprints may be purchased using the reprint order form that is sent with the page proofs. Declaration of Helsinki. Bull Pan Am Health Organ. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.