Similar delays have been previously reported in other audits of compliance with publication guidelines [ 9, 10].
f) a monitoring programme to ensure compliance, including publication of an annual report.
Areas commonly associated with health literacy concerns are patient-physician communication, drug labeling, medical instructions and medical compliance, health information publications and other resources, informed consent, responding to forms, giving patient history, public health training, and assessments for allied health programs.
The design and publication of this study were approved by the scientific committee of the GRR in compliance with current publication guidelines.
Compliance with such publication standards may be enhanced through the use of specific requirements at the publication end of the process such as through inclusion in Instructions to Authors.
Design and publication of this study were approved by the scientific committee of the GRR and the TR-DGU in compliance with current publication guidelines.
The design and publication of the present study were approved by the scientific committee of the resuscitation registry of the German Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine in compliance with current publication guidelines.
Other studies have reported initial low compliance following the publication of international guidelines, such as the management of ST elevation acute myocardial infarction or the management of stroke [ 19, 20].
This study was approved by the ethical committee of the University of Lübeck (Record Number 11-050) and the scientific committee of the German Resuscitation Registry in compliance with current publication guidelines.
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/785/prepub Written consent for publication in compliance with the Italian Law Decree No. 196/2003, article 24 (Code for the protection of personal data) was obtained from the patients or their relatives.
