Guidebook to Better Medical Writing [Paperback]

Robert L. Iles (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0966183118 | ISBN-13: 978-0966183115 | Publication Date: December 2003 | Edition: Revised

Guidebook to Better Medical Writing is the how-to book for those who want practical advice on writing journal articles, case reports, book chapters, books and scientific poster exhibits.

It stems from the author's more than 30 years of writing and teaching others how to write these materials.The content is presented in a quick-to-grasp, logical progression with step-by-step directions, examples, checklists, tips and techniques. Topics included range from the basics of how to choose better words and how to write better sentences and paragraphs through how to choose the right journal, how to get more writing done and how to work successfully with journal editors and reviewers. The revised 2003 edition follows the 1997 first edition that has been used by biomedical scientists around the globe and has also been issued in a Japanese-language edition (12 Steps to Better Medical Papers, Medical View Publishers, Tokyo).

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A concise, no-nonsense approach...provides readers with a series of excellent tips." -- Thomas Buckingham, MD, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

"Iles has succeeded in boiling down the essentials of medical writing into a cogent handbook." -- Linda M. Bonnell, PharmD, AMWA Journal

"The best basic manual on medical writing...everything you need to know about developing a clear, persuasive paper." -- Barbara G. Cox, MedEdit Assoc., Gainesville, FL

From the Publisher

This is a quality paperback book of 202 pages, illustrated, with an index. Shortly after it was marketed in early 1998, sales to practicing physicians, medical school faculty, residents, medical school students, researchers, pharmacists, nurses, medical writers and others in the biomedical sciences exceeded 5,200 copies. A Japanese-language version of the book is marketed by Medical View, Inc, of Tokyo under the title 12 Steps to Better Medical Papers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Iles Publications; Revised edition (December 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966183118
• ISBN-13: 978-0966183115
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,401 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best medical writing text I've seen in 30 years of teaching!, January 26, 1999

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[e-mail] (Barbara Cox, Medical Writer) (Gainesville, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Guidebook To Better Medical Writing (Paperback)

At first glance, you might find the textbook by Robert Iles, Guidebook to Better Medical Writing, deceptively simple. However, this authoritative handbook tells you in straightforward language everything you need to know about developing a clear, persuasive paper that stands a good chance of publication by a peer-reviewed medical journal. Mr. Iles also takes you through the process of manuscript submission, outlining strategies for acceptance. This is the best basic manual on medical writing I have seen in over thirty years as a medical writer and teacher. I plan to use this excellent guidebook in my seminars and courses on medical writing from now on.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent summary of Medical Writing, January 11, 2000

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Thomas A. Buckingham (Bratislava) - See all my reviews
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I recently purchased Robert Ile's Guidebook to Better Medical Writing and was very pleasantly surprised. He takes a concise, nononsense approach to the subject and provides readers with a series of excellent tips. He covers the basics of writing very well but also includes info on how to write case reports, clinical results, review papers, etc. I have found his book to be helpful in my own medical writing and editing consulting service. [e-mail]

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Guidelines, June 27, 2002

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This review is from: Guidebook To Better Medical Writing (Paperback)

Great guidelines, easy to follow and good explanations & examples. Also, debunks some of the grammatical rules that we were taught... "ending sentences w/ prepositions". Recommended reading for both writers, ghost writers, and medical practicioners who outsource some of their writing.