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Medical Writing

A Prescription for Clarity

Neville W Goodman author Martin B Edwards author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:28th Jan '97

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'Packed with little gems' BJA. The new edition is thoroughly updated with new examples and includes coverage of how to present clear diagrams.

This new edition includes coverage of both the latest jargon and clear diagram technique. The good and the bad in medical writing are deftly illustrated with both new examples from published work and apt cartoons.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.

'This book is certainly well worth dipping into.' Cephalagia
'… enough people bought the first edition to make the publishers think that a second one was profitable, and that means that Goodman and Edwards must be helping a lot of people.' The Author
'Read this book, and make sure your students do …'. British Journal of Psychiatry

ISBN: 9780521498760

Dimensions: 217mm x 139mm x 17mm

Weight: 335g

239 pages

2nd Revised edition