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Paul Fischer was the editor of the Journal of Family Practice for many years.  His own research often had a humorous twist to it.  (He did the study showing that preschoolers recognized Joe Camel as often as Mickey Mouse.)  The following article has a great table, entitled "An index for evaluating the quality of research questions".  Points are given for "The research question could be understood by a 7-year-old".  Points are taken away for "It was suggested in a recent NEJM article to be a 'fertile area for future research'".  Enjoy!

Diane Madlon-Kay MD,MS

Fischer PM. A note to researchers. Journal of Family Practice 1994;39:221-4.

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