Labelling should be on copies, not the prints. The identity of patients in photographs should be concealed or their written consent to publication obtained. Should be numbered sequentially in the text. Should be typed in double spacing. Information from manuscripts not yet in press, papers reported at meetings, or personal communications should be cited in the text, not as formal references.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy of references.
Corrections to proofs should be kept to a minimum and should conform to the style shown in Whitacker's Almanack. Corrections other than printers' errors may be charged for. Justification for corrections, if necessary, should be given in a letter and not on the proof. Quality in Health Care.