The clinician's guide to medical writing
"This book teaches what clinicians need to know about medical writing and publishing. It is for the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who sees patients and also wants to contribute to the medical literature, as well as for the assistant professor aspiring to promotion. It is...
| Main Author: | Taylor, Robert B. |
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| Other Authors: | SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Springer,
[2005]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
"This book teaches what clinicians need to know about medical writing and publishing. It is for the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who sees patients and also wants to contribute to the medical literature, as well as for the assistant professor aspiring to promotion. It is written from the viewpoint of the clinician seeking the personal enrichment that writing can bring. Readers learn how to translate observations and ideas from practice into written form and eventually into print."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Preface -- About This Book -- Getting Started in Medical Writing -- Basic Writing Skills -- From Page One to the End -- Technical Issues in Medical Writing -- What's Special About Medical Writing? -- How to Write a Review Article -- Case Reports, Editorials, Letters to the Editor, Book Reviews, and Other Publication Models -- Writing Book Chapters and Books -- How to Write a Report of a Clinical Study -- Getting your Writing Published -- Appendix 1: Glossary of Terms Used in Medical Writing -- Appendix 2: Commonly Used Proofreader's Marks -- Appendix 3: Commonly Used Medical Abbreviations -- Appendix 4: Normal Laboratory Values for Adult Patients. "This book teaches what clinicians need to know about medical writing and publishing. It is for the physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who sees patients and also wants to contribute to the medical literature, as well as for the assistant professor aspiring to promotion. It is written from the viewpoint of the clinician seeking the personal enrichment that writing can bring. Readers learn how to translate observations and ideas from practice into written form and eventually into print."--Jacket. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
0387222499 9780387222493 0387270248 9780387270241 6610608393 9786610608393 |