Medical English Usage And Abusage

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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.

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.,."heartily recommended for health and science collections of all sizes."-Medical Reference Quarterly
...heartily recommended for health and science collections of all sizes.-Medical Reference Quarterly
An entertaining yet thorough guide to correct usage and grammar in medical writing.-Sci Life
Myriad pearls are grouped among instructive chapters . . . This would be a good first or only guide for the writer of 'a memorandum or a monograph, a letter or a laboratory record.'-Journal of the American Medical Association
Schwager has packed a lot of wisdom into a compact reference that most of us would do well to keep at our elbow when preparing a technical paper.-BioPharm
Using this book would benefit anyone who writes or edits anything.-Academic Library Book Review
We as medical communicators have a responsibility to ensure that our writing is true and comprehensible; with Edith Schwager's guidance, we cannot fail.-American Medical Writers Association Journal
..."heartily recommended for health and science collections of all sizes."-Medical Reference Quarterly
"An entertaining yet thorough guide to correct usage and grammar in medical writing."-Sci Life
"Schwager has packed a lot of wisdom into a compact reference that most of us would do well to keep at our elbow when preparing a technical paper."-BioPharm
"Using this book would benefit anyone who writes or edits anything."-Academic Library Book Review
"We as medical communicators have a responsibility to ensure that our writing is true and comprehensible; with Edith Schwager's guidance, we cannot fail."-American Medical Writers Association Journal
"Myriad pearls are grouped among instructive chapters . . . This would be a good first or only guide for the writer of 'a memorandum or a monograph, a letter or a laboratory record.'"-Journal of the American Medical Association

Author Bio

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.