Effective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting, purpose of any piece of medical research. Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity provides practical information enabling first drafts to be turned into clear, simple, unambiguous text, without loss of individuality. Written by a medical consultant and an experienced medical editor, it is sympathetic to the problems and needs of medical writers. Like the preceding two editions, this expanded third edition deals with the basic craft of writing for publication, from spelling and grammar to choosing the best word or phrase. Whether writing a simple clinical report or thesis, wanting to supervise others, or wanting just to develop greater skill in effective writing, this book is the ideal guide and reference. Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable handbook.
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Whether writing a simple clinical report or thesis, wanting to supervise others, or wanting just to develop greater skill in effective writing, this book is the ideal guide and reference. Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable handbook.
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Extremely useful, and you don't have to actually be a medical writer,
This review is from: Medical Writing: A Prescription for Clarity (Paperback)
It gets off to a good start, albeit a somewhat wordy one, about the value of clear thinking and clear writing. This is followed by lists of misspelled words, misused words, unnecessary words, imprecise words... Get the idea? Since I don't suffer from any of these symptoms, an overlong list of treatments had the unintended effect of curing my insomnia.
I apologize to the authors, whose effort is to be commended, but I don't recommend reading this cover-to-cover any more than I would recommend reading an encyclopedia or dictionary that way. Dip in as needed to save yourself hours of Googling, perhaps. I will, however, use what they had to say about Watson and Crick, who wrote about their Nobel-winning research on the nature of DNA with stunning simplicity and clarity.
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- The Complete Plain Words by Sir Ernest Gowers on page 39, and Back Matter
- The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward R. Tufte on page 193, and Back Matter
- Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students (Routledge Study Guides) by Robert Barrass in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Perennial Classics) by Steven Pinker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Units, Symbols, And Abbreviations: A Guide for Medical And Scientific Authors by D. N. Baron on page 189, and Back Matter
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- Writing, Speaking, and Communication Skills for Health Professionals by Stephanie Roberson Barnard on page 89
- Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers (Opportunities in . . . Series) by Jay Gould in Back Matter
- Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts Into Books by Dan Poynter in Back Matter
- Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers (Opportunities in . . . Series) by Jay R. Gould in Back Matter
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