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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.
List of contents
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
About the author
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.
