Preferred Label : Plain Language Summaries;
MeSH definition : Short summaries of research articles written in clear, easy-to-understand language,
intended to be a useful way of communicating health research to a non-expert reader.;
Définition CISMeF : A Plain Language Summary (PLS) is a concise, jargon-free paragraph summarizing a scientific
study: the context for the work, the major results.;
MeSH synonym : Language Summaries, Plain; Language Summary, Plain; Plain Language Summary; Summaries, Plain Language; Summary, Plain Language;
Origin ID : D000098243;
UMLS CUI : C5940607;
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Short summaries of research articles written in clear, easy-to-understand language,
intended to be a useful way of communicating health research to a non-expert reader.
A Plain Language Summary (PLS) is a concise, jargon-free paragraph summarizing a scientific
study: the context for the work, the major results.