Guidelines for Scientific Writing in the Health Sciences: Writing the Discussion and Conclusions

Pautas de redacción científica en ciencias de la salud: Redacción de la Discusión y Conclusiones

Abstract

The Discussion is the longest and most challenging section to write. It is the section where the findings are interpreted in relation to the study objectives in order to answer the research question. Most of the bibliographic references are included in the Discussion section, as they support the interpretation of the study results. To facilitate writing, the Discussion can be divided into three sections distributed across 6 to 8 paragraphs, using clear and concise language.