Medical writing : a prescription for clarity : a self-help guide to clearer medical English

This is the third edition of a book that discusses style but is mostly about communication. Effective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting, purpose of any piece of medical research. This very helpful book provides practical information enabling first drafts to be turned into concise unambiguous text, without loss of individuality. Written by a consultant anaesthetist 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 you are writing a simple clinical report or thesis, want to supervise others or just want 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. Effective communication is the ultimate, but often daunting, aim of any piece of medical research or clinical study. Practical guidance for the medical author is not always easily available. This very helpful book 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. Written by a consultant senior lecturer in anaesthesia and an experienced medical editor, it is sympathetic to the problems and needs of medical writers. Like its predecessor, this new edition deals with the basic craftsmanship of writing for publication, from spelling and grammar to choosing the best word or phrase. 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 to illustrate the argument. For the trainee researcher, thesis writer and senior clinician supervising a study or wishing to develop greater skill in effective communication, this book is the ideal guide and reference source. Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable handbook for successful medical writing. 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.

The book contains black-and-white illustrations.

Thoroughly updated, this text provides the practical information necessary to turn a complex series of results and ideas into clear, simple and unambiguous text Clear, simple and precise, and illustrated with apt cartoons, this is an invaluable guide to medical writing