WikiMD:stub

WikiMD:stub is a specific type of stub used within the WikiMD project, a medical and health-related encyclopedia that is part of the broader WikiProject Medicine. Stubs are short, introductory articles or article sections that provide a basic description of a topic but are too brief to provide comprehensive coverage. Stubs are intended to be expanded by contributors over time.

Overview

In the context of WikiMD, a stub typically focuses on medical, health, or nutritional topics. These articles are marked with the

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template to indicate that they require expansion to include more detailed and comprehensive information. The purpose of identifying an article as a stub is to encourage contributions from the community, particularly from those with expertise in medicine and health sciences.

Characteristics of WikiMD Stubs

A typical WikiMD stub includes:

• A basic definition or description of a medical or health-related topic.
• Preliminary information that is accurate but not exhaustive.
• A template that categorizes the article as a stub, encouraging further editing and expansion.

Importance of Stubs in WikiMD

Stubs play a crucial role in WikiMD by:

• Serving as starting points for more detailed articles.
• Encouraging participation from the medical community and the general public.
• Helping to organize and categorize content related to health and medicine on the wiki.

Expanding a Stub

Contributors can expand a stub by:

• Adding more detailed and referenced information.
• Including sections on symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis for medical conditions.
• Enhancing the article with structured data and relevant internal links to other WikiMD articles.

See Also

• Wikipedia:Stub
• WikiProject Medicine

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