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Manuscripts will be held until all copyrights are received. In the event copyrights are not received at the date of publication, the manuscript will not be published.

Manuscripts will not be prohibited from publication solely on the basis of a web-posting of a talk at a medical or scientific meeting that presents all or part of the content of the submitted manuscript.

Authors are expected to retain – for a minimum of 1 year after publication – the raw data from laboratory or clinical studies and to present this data upon request of the Editor if the data is contested.

Authors are expected to identify to the Editor any other manuscripts (in print, accepted, have been submitted, in preparation) that relates to the submitted manuscript, especially if any patients or results are described in both.

Questions related to the possibility of perceived redundant publication or fragmentation of results should be directed to the Editor.