RT Book, Section A1 Zeiger, Mimi SR Print(0) ID 1145320900 T1 The Abstract T2 Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Medical PP New York, NY SN 9780071503853 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145320900 RD 2024/03/28 AB The function of the abstract of a scientific research paper is to provide an overview of the paper. The overview should present the main story and a few essential details of the paper for readers who read only the abstract and should serve as a clear preview of the main story for readers who read the paper. Thus, the abstract should make sense both when read alone and when read with the paper.