Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers - Softcover

Mimi Zeiger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 007072833X ISBN 13: 9780070728332

Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx), 1991

Synopsis

Provides a complete course in biomedical writing for class use or self-study. Assists mainly new authors to understand what a well written scientific research paper is, by means of example. Introduces them to principles of clear writing, as applied specially to scientific research papers. Gives specific guidelines (rather than general advice) for constructing the four main sections of a scientific research paper (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Discussion).

About this title

From the Back Cover

An engaging and effective nuts-and-bolts approach to scientific writing. "...outstanding for its approach to the logic of presenting scientific work." - British Medical Journal review of first edition. Now revised and updated, this straightforward guide to biomedical writing helps authors understand both what a well-written scientific research paper is and how to create such a work. Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, Second Edition, provides writers with specific, clear guidelines on word choice, sentence structure, and paragraph structure. In addition, it explains how to construct each section of a research paper, so that, ultimately, the paper as a whole tells a clear story and sends a clear message. New to This Edition! New examples from the current literature, including many involving molecular biology; Expanded exercises at the end of the book; Revised explanations on linking key terms, transitions clauses, uses of subheads, and emphases. The specific principles of effective biomedical writing are presented and explained, and then summarized in handy chapter checklists. Each section of the prototypical biomedical research paper is then systematically analyzed in terms of its function, content, organization, detail, and length. This section-by-section analysis covers the following: the introduction, materials and methods, results, discussion, figures and tables, references, abstract, and title. Of special note: The book contains a full-length paper for readers to evaluate and revise in accordance with the book;book's principles and guidelines. Also from McGraw-Hill...Gehlbach: Interpreting the Medical Literature; Glantz: Primer of Biostatics Books and Software; Friedman: Primer of Epidemiology.

About the Author

Mimi Zeiger, MA is at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Edition details

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 007072833X
• ISBN 13: 9780070728332
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 422