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Can I read Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists on EtoBox?
Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists by Oscar Linares, David T. Daly, Gertrude A. Daly is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists about?
Plain English for Doctors and Other Medical Scientists 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. Model revisions vastly improve reading ease and grade level.The book looks at medical writing from three angles. Concept 1, Take charge of your reading ease score, shows how to manage reading ease. Concept 2, Write vividly, shows how to write more vividly by focusing on real worl
Who reads Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Oscar Linares, David T. Daly, Gertrude A. Daly
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780190654849
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Medical, Literary Fiction, Medicine
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