Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists / (Record no. 44968)
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| fixed length control field | 03587nam a2200193 i 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780190654849 (pbk.) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 808.06661 |
| Item number | LIN |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Linares, Oscar, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Plain English for doctors and other medical scientists / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Oscar Linares, David Daly, Gertrude Daly. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | New York, NY : |
| Name of publisher | Oxford University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xvii, 210 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes index |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: A.Why Bother To Write In Plain English? --<br/>B.What Do We Mean By Plain English? --<br/>C.Medicus Incomprehensibilis --<br/>D.Using The Tips In Your Writing --<br/>E.Notes On The Exercises --<br/>CONCEPT 1 TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR READING EASE SCORE --<br/>A.Flesch Reading Ease And Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Tests --<br/>B.WSEG Scores --<br/>How We Track Key Reading Ease Data --<br/>ch. 1 Use normal sentence length --<br/>A.Keep Sentence Length 15 Words Average, 25 Words Maximum --<br/>B.Keep The Subject And Verb Close Together In The First Seven Or Eight Words --<br/>C.Put The Main Point First And Then Give Commentary, Detail Or Support --<br/>ch. 2 Prefer the short word --<br/>A.Keep Essential Scientific Terms; Minimize Other Long Words --<br/>B.Cite A Common Medical Term Once To Avoid Confusion --<br/>C.Write A Compound Word To Promote Reading Ease And Show How You Pronounce It --<br/>D.Omit Any Unnecessary Word Ending --<br/>E.Avoid The Noun String --<br/>F.Don't Be Afraid To Start A Sentence With And Or But Note continued: G.Avoid Using A High Percentage Of Long Words --<br/>ch. 3 Omit any needless word --<br/>A.Spot And Omit Needless Words --<br/>B.Omit The Needless Of --<br/>C.Omit The Needless That --<br/>CONCEPT 2 USE VIVID LANGUAGE --<br/>ch. 4 Prefer active voice --<br/>A.Identify Active And Passive Voice --<br/>B.Revise Passive Into Active Voice --<br/>C.When Should You Use Passive Voice? --<br/>D.Minimize Forms Of To Be And To Have --<br/>E.Identify Nominalization --<br/>F.Convert Nominalization Into A Verb In Active Voice --<br/>ch. 5 Prefer concrete language --<br/>A.Identify Abstract And Concrete Subjects --<br/>B.Revise Abstract Into Concrete --<br/>C.Use Nouns And Verbs To Carry The Weight Of Meaning --<br/>D.Write In The Singular --<br/>E.Talk In Terms Of One Doctor Treating One Patient --<br/>ch. 6 Observe the 1066 principle --<br/>A.Prefer The Short Word To Describe The Real World --<br/>B.Prefer's To Show Real-World Possession Or Connection --<br/>C.Use Terms Consistently; Avoid Elegant Variation Note continued: D.Avoid Using A Long, Latin Word To Describe The Real World --<br/>ch. 7 Statistical analysis of WSEG scores --<br/>CONCEPT 3 PRESENT LOGICAL REASONING CLEARLY --<br/>ch. 8 Organize your narrative in a way that's helpful for your reader --<br/>A.Introduce And Develop One Idea In Each Paragraph --<br/>B.Present Two-Dimensional Data In A Table, Chart Or Graph --<br/>ch. 9 Choose a dear narrative pathway --<br/>A.Start With Things Known --<br/>b.Start By Anchoring Your Discussion In The Real World --<br/>C.Choose A Good Narrative Pathway --<br/>D.Make A Smooth Transition Between Concrete And Abstract --<br/>ch. 10 Forge a strong chain of logical reasoning --<br/>A.Explain Each Step Of Reasoning --<br/>B.State The Problem Before You Solve It --<br/>C.Say It In Words Before You Say It In Symbols. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | <br/>Plain English for Doctors is the first book on plain English medical writing. Its tips on writing clearly are specific, and easy to apply. Each tip comes with exercises based on excerpts from articles published in leading medical journals. This book is a must for any medical writer. |
| 650 12 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Medical Writing |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Daly, David, |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Daly, Gertrude, |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Lending Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Stacks | 17/06/2022 | Purchased | 8390.00 | 808.06661 LIN | 016234 | Lending Books |