Writing Results Section of a  Scientific Article

Reteka  Sexen; Chaturbhuja  Nayak

doi:10.48165/ahr.2023.8.2.2

Authors

Reteka Sexen Former Senior Research Fellow, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi &Junior Research Fellow, Central Research Institute of Homoeopathy, under CCRH, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Chaturbhuja Nayak Former President, Homoeopathy University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India; former Director General, Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy, under Ministry of AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/ahr.2023.8.2.2%20

Keywords:

Evidence-based practice, Results section, Research outcomes, Scientific article

Abstract

Research is the foundation of an evidence-based practice. The Results section of a research paper presents novel outcomes of the research work. It involves systematically presenting and describing the outcomes of the study. In this article, practical aspects of writing the results of a scientific research article are discussed.

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