Medical Writing
A Prescription for Clarity
2nd Edition
Published on 28. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
239 pages
978-0-521-49876-0 (ISBN)
Description
A new edition of this very helpful book which provides the practical information necessary to turn a complex series of results and ideas into clear, simple, unambiguous text, without loss of style or individuality. A new chapter has been included which focuses on clarity of data presentation in graph form. Each chapter has also been updated to include coverage of the latest writing trends and jargon. Many new examples of the good and the bad in medical writing, drawn from published work, are deftly used alongside apt cartoons to illustrate the argument.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 31 Printed music items; 17 Line drawings, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 217 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-49876-0 (9780521498760)
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Book
10/2006
3rd Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Additional editions
Neville W. Goodman | Martin B. Edwards | Elise Langdon-Neuner
Medical Writing
A Prescription for Clarity
E-Book
08/2014
4th Edition
Cambridge University Press
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Previous edition
Book
10/1991
Cambridge University Press
€18.51
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Content
Part I. Problem: The Illness: 1. Introduction; 2. The malaise of medical manuscripts; Part II. Solution - Symptomatic Relief: 3. Guidelines to clearer writing; 4. Is there a better word?; 5. Superfluous words; 6. Imprecise words and phrases; 7. Superfluous phrases; 8. Trouble with short words; 9. Use of the passive voice; 10. Consistency: number and tenses; 11. Circumlocution, metaphor and cliche; 12. Word order and pronouns; 13. Punctuation; 14. Constructing sentences; 15. Drawing clear graphs; Part III. Practice: Recuperation: 16. Some examples rewritten; 17. Do the experts agree?; Appendix; Exercises.