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nejm-writing

Use to structure and tighten an NEJM Original Article into terse IMRAD — short main text (~2700 words), limited references, claim-first results, and a sober discussion with explicit limitations and calibrated clinical implications. Enforces NEJM's plain, concise house style.

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# Main-Text Writing (nejm-writing)

## When to trigger

- The main text is bloated, or you are unsure of the article type.
- The Discussion over-states the implications or omits limitations.
- The Introduction starts with a literature review instead of the clinical question.
- Methods detail belongs in the protocol/supplement, not the body.

## Article type first

- **Original Article** — definitive trials / major studies; full IMRAD; structured abstract.
- **Brief Report** — a smaller but important finding; substantially shorter; fewer items.
- **Review** — commissioned/vetted clinical synthesis (different structure).
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