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050	0	0	_aR119 _b.G67 2014
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100	1		_aGoodman, N. W., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMedical writing : _ba prescription for clarity : a self-help guide to clearer medical English / _cDr. 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.
250			_aFourth edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 367 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge medicine
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505	0		_aThe 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.
520			_aEffective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting, purpose of any medical research or review. This book provides the practical information necessary to turn first drafts into concise, unambiguous text, without loss of individuality. Written by a consultant anaesthetist and an experienced medical editor, and also illustrated by an accomplished medical editor, all of whom are sympathetic to the problems and needs of medical writers, this book deals with the basic craft of writing, from choosing the best word or phrase to essential grammar. This expanded fourth edition includes many more words better replaced, and deals explicitly with the problems of writers whose first language is not English. Whether you are writing a simple clinical report or a thesis, supervising others, running a course on medical or scientific writing, or just want to develop your skills in written communication, this book is the ideal guide and reference. Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable handbook.
650		0	_aMedical writing.
700	1		_aEdwards, Martin B., _eauthor.
700	1		_aLangdon-Neuner, Elise, _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107628151
830		0	_aCambridge medicine (Series)
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107279179
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