The dissertation shall comprise a record of substantial experimental or clinical-based research work on the project, or a review of the existing literature on the subject of the project, presented in a form suitable for publication. The dissertation (39 credit units) should be of between 6,000 (minimum) to 10,000 words (maximum) (excluding references), and include two abstracts one in plain language comprehensible to non-specialists and another a scientific abstract of about 200 words each.