Reviewer's report
Title:Serum procalcitonin and CRP levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Version: 1Date:1 September 2008
Reviewer: Giovanni Tarantino
Reviewer's report:
Minor Essential Revisions
Abstract: Please, change commas in points when giving values.
Introduction: Please, at page 3 line 4 the term "changes" should be substituted
by the world "ranges". Reference 4 in this place is not precise. Postpone it at
page 5 together with references 16 and 17. CHOOSE AT THAT LEVEL
ANOTHER ONE MORE COMPATIBLE.
Methods: In statistic, please add paired to Student’s t-test, being your study a
case control one.
Discussion: Please, emphasize the limitation, i.e.,...... Although we did not
evaluate....... creating a sentence specific.
Abbreviations: Please, expand them to all the acronyms.
Table: Please, add legends and in Table 3 specify the value of p.
Figure: Please, point out if it is drawn from one of your studied patients.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Reviewer's report
Title:Serum procalcitonin and CRP levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Version: 1Date:1 September 2008
Reviewer: Giovanni Tarantino
Reviewer's report:
Minor Essential Revisions
Abstract: Please, change commas in points when giving values.
Introduction: Please, at page 3 line 4 the term "changes" should be substituted
by the world "ranges". Reference 4 in this place is not precise. Postpone it at
page 5 together with references 16 and 17. CHOOSE AT THAT LEVEL
ANOTHER ONE MORE COMPATIBLE.
Methods: In statistic, please add paired to Student’s t-test, being your study a
case control one.
Discussion: Please, emphasize the limitation, i.e.,...... Although we did not
evaluate....... creating a sentence specific.
Abbreviations: Please, expand them to all the acronyms.
Table: Please, add legends and in Table 3 specify the value of p.
Figure: Please, point out if it is drawn from one of your studied patients.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Serum procalcitonin and CRP levels in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Version: 1Date:1 September 2008
Reviewer: Giovanni Tarantino
Reviewer's report:
Minor Essential Revisions
Abstract: Please, change commas in points when giving values.
Introduction: Please, at page 3 line 4 the term "changes" should be substituted
by the world "ranges". Reference 4 in this place is not precise. Postpone it at
page 5 together with references 16 and 17. CHOOSE AT THAT LEVEL
ANOTHER ONE MORE COMPATIBLE.
Methods: In statistic, please add paired to Student’s t-test, being your study a
case control one.
Discussion: Please, emphasize the limitation, i.e.,...... Although we did not
evaluate....... creating a sentence specific.
Abbreviations: Please, expand them to all the acronyms.
Table: Please, add legends and in Table 3 specify the value of p.
Figure: Please, point out if it is drawn from one of your studied patients.
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: Yes, and I have assessed the statistics in my report.
Declaration of competing interests:
'I declare that I have no competing interests'
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