There are few areas of human endeavor in which precise communication is more important or in which its lack can have more devastating consequences than medicine. Edith Schwager, renowned medical editor, writer, and columnist, has created an insightful guide to improving clarity and accuracy in the writing and editing of medical works. Highly instructive and equally enjoyable, the text covers common errors in grammar and usage as well as the special problems of medical writing--all in a clear and instantly intelligible style. Medical English Usage and Abusage is a must read for medical writers…mehr
There are few areas of human endeavor in which precise communication is more important or in which its lack can have more devastating consequences than medicine. Edith Schwager, renowned medical editor, writer, and columnist, has created an insightful guide to improving clarity and accuracy in the writing and editing of medical works. Highly instructive and equally enjoyable, the text covers common errors in grammar and usage as well as the special problems of medical writing--all in a clear and instantly intelligible style. Medical English Usage and Abusage is a must read for medical writers and editors, physicians, nurses, health care professionals, journalists, copywriters, and students.
EDITH SCHWAGER is a columnist for the American Medical Writers Association's AMWA Journal. She has been copy editor and executive editor of more than 35 books and 1,500 articles on medical, pharmaceutical, and pharmacological topics. She has received every honor given by the AMWA for which she is eligible, including the Swanberg and Golden Apple awards.
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Communicating with Language Dangerous Dyads and Troublesome Triads Honest Mistakes and Miscomprehension Tautology Nouns as Modifiers Medical and Pharmaceutical Submission Pointers Jargon Faddy and Supercilious Words Grammar and Usage Loose Use English as She Is Spoke Punctuation Acronyms and Other Abbreviations Word Order Double Meanings Dictionaries and Thesauruses Commonly Misspelled Words Word Origins, Oddities, and Stories Singular Plurals Bibliography Index
Communicating with Language Dangerous Dyads and Troublesome Triads Honest Mistakes and Miscomprehension Tautology Nouns as Modifiers Medical and Pharmaceutical Submission Pointers Jargon Faddy and Supercilious Words Grammar and Usage Loose Use English as She Is Spoke Punctuation Acronyms and Other Abbreviations Word Order Double Meanings Dictionaries and Thesauruses Commonly Misspelled Words Word Origins, Oddities, and Stories Singular Plurals Bibliography Index
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