The purpose of this book is to help doctors and other health professionals with their writing problems. It consists of several hundred topics, from the process of writing to authorship, and from the use of semi-colons to the law of late literals. These are arranged alphabetically, with extensive cross referencing and, where appropriate, lists of books that the author has read and recommends. The book will provide concise, practical information about how to tackle any form of writing required of health care professionals.
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"To conclude, having this volume to hand is essential if you want to revise your writing skills in those idle moments and be amused at the same time." (Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, December 2010)
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The purpose of this book is to help doctors and other health professionals with their writing problems. It consists of several hundred topics, from the process of writing to authorship, and from the use of semi-colons to the law of late literals. These are arranged alphabetically, with extensive cross referencing and, where appropriate, lists of books that the author has read and recommends. The book will provide concise, practical information about how to tackle any form of writing required of health care professionals.
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Maybe for doctors, but not for full-time medical writers,
This review is from: A - Z of Medical Writing (Paperback)
Although physicians, researchers, nurses, and other health professionals do write, a great deal of what is considered "medical writing" is done by people who work in contract research organizations, communications companies, continuing medical education groups and advertising agencies. This book is probably not suited to the needs of full-time medical writers. Any A-Z book claiming to be useful for these writers must include the letter combinations "FDA", "ACCME" and PhARMa".
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a dictionary-type guide for beginners,
By telelover (milan, italy) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A - Z of Medical Writing (Paperback)
This little book isn't meant to be read from cover to cover as the author tells us himself in the preface. It is a very useful and extremely entertaining mini dictionary of medical writing. I work in the field of scientific communication teaching with non-English speakers and regularly dip in to this well of information. Who said that anything to do with scientific writing has to be boring? Worth a look.
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Abbreviations Modern science writing is written increasingly in a kind of code, littered with phrases such as 'a breakthrough in PE' and 'no laboratory monitoring of APT'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
false feedback loop, posh overcoat, pub test, late literals, brief setting, balanced feedback, target journal, target publication, marker test, writing scientific papers, effective writing, editorial integrity, negotiating changes, scientific fraud, target reader Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Lancet, World Wide Web, New York, Tony Buzan, Cambridge University Press, Harold Evans, Radcliffe Medical Press, Society of Authors New!
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- Erfolgreich wissenschaftlich arbeiten in der Klinik: Evidence Based Medicine (German Edition) by Marcus Müllner on page 263
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