Clinics is an electronic international journal that publishes peer-reviewed research of interest to clinicians and researchers in continuous flow. Original and review papers in medical and biomedical sciences are approved for publication based on its originality, contemporary importance, and interest to the readers of the journal. Clinics also publishes Editorials and Comments. The journal is committed to the principles of ethics, respect for the individual, humanization, honesty, pioneering spirit and excellence, following the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.