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Style The abstract must be typed, single-spaced in English and contained within the indicated square. Do not reduce the text by copier to enable more text to be included in the abstract form.

Layout Title The title should appear in upper case (capitals) and extend no more than two lines. Abbreviations should not be used in the title.

Other Only standard abbreviations may be used without definition Only essential references should be included These should be listed numerically with the text Use only generic drug names

Acknowledgement and Notification The acknowledgement of receipt form will be returned to the presenting author by SDEF as soon as the abstract has been received. Do not forget to include the completed form with your abstract. Notification of acceptance for presentation will follow in

Format Disk abstract should be sent on a 3.5- inch diskette or a high-density diskette which can be created with any popular word-processing software EXCEPT the following: ClarisWorks, Tex and Latex, Ventura, Quark Express, PageMaker. Microsoft Word is preferred. Manuscripts should be prepared using an IBM-compatible personal computer if possible; if you are using a Macintosh computer, create a standard ASCII text file in addition to the usual file. The text stored on your diskette will be used directly for typesetting. Please adhere to the following guidelines.

Preparation of disk manuscripts Do not attempt to make your outputs approximate or match the typeset page Be consistent in style (i.e., units, abbreviations). End paragraphs with two carriage returns. Do not use carriage returns within paragraphs; instead, rely on the word processor’s work wrap (« soft return ») within paragraphs, list items, etc. Do not add extra line spacing above, below titles or subheads, or between paragraphs. To double-space your document, use the printer commands in your word processor, ( i.e., do not make each line a new paragraph). Do not type the lowercase letter «l» for the number «one» or vice versa. Likewise, do not interchange the capital letter «O» and the number «zero». Avoid using multiple horizontal spaces. Use only one space after the period at the end of a sentence. Do not use multiple spaces for horizontal positioning of text; instead, use indent or tab. Do not divide words by hyphenating at the end of a line of text; instead, let the text wrap. Likewise, do not use your word processor’s automatic hyphenating function. Do not use lowercase letters when typing authors’ names.