Medical writing a prescription for clarity : a self-help guide to clearer medical English / Dr. Neville W. Goodman, Retired Consultant Anaestheist, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, UK and the late Dr. Martin B. Edwards, formerly Senior Research Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons of England, and Freelance Medical Editor ; with contributions from Elise Langdon-Neuner, Freelance Medical Editor and Editor Emeritus, Medical Writing ; and with cartoons by Dr. Andy Black, Retired Senior Lecturer in Anaesthesia, Bristol University, Bristol, UK.
By: Goodman, N. W [author.].
Contributor(s): Edwards, Martin B [author.] | Langdon-Neuner, Elise.
Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2014Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xiv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781107628151 (paperback).Subject(s): Writing -- standards | PublishingGenre/Form: Print books.Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-357) and index.
The malaise of medical manuscripts -- The difficulties of English as an additional language (EAL) -- Technology, changing language, and authority -- Guidelines to clearer writing -- Spelling -- Is there a better word? -- Superfluous words -- Imprecise words -- Superfluous phrases -- Trouble with short words -- Use of the passive voice -- Consistency: number and tenses -- Word order -- Punctuation -- Circumlocution -- Words and parts of speech for EAL writers -- Cliches and article titles -- Constructing sentences -- Further help with sentences for EAL writers -- Drawing clear graphs -- It can be done -- Exercises.