Plain English for Doctors
and Other Medical Scientists
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This book shows how to write about medical science in a clear and vivid way. It can help a medical writer at any level, from beginner to veteran, since it gives specific, practical advice. Writing in plain English can help your writing reach a wider audience, including people in other specialties, levels of training, other fields, and other countries around the world.
What makes medical writing hard to read? Is it complex science or complex grammar? This book shows how to keep good science but avoid complex grammar. It describes the symptoms of medicus incomprehensibilis, those over-used writing habits that tend to make medical writing hard to read. It shows how to treat each symptom using a proven plain English writing tip. Each tip is easy to apply and comes with exercises. The exercises are based on excerpts from articles published in leading medical journals (Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, British Medical Journal, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and American Family Physician). Model revisions vastly improve reading ease and grade level. |
Oxford University Press 2017 (ISBN: 9780190654849).
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