English Writing for Biomedical Publications - (Second Edition)

Author: Wei Erqing
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: This book is the second edition of A Guide to Writing English Medical and Biological Papers. Based on the previous edition, it incorporates insights from international medical and biological writing guides and has been thoroughly revised and expanded to suit domestic needs. The content includes: fundamental knowledge of English paper writing, such as word choice, sentence and paragraph structure; writing techniques for each part of a paper (title, abstract, introduction, materials and methods, results, figures and tables, discussion, references); writing skills for brief reports; full-text review and revision; the use of reference management software; and practice exercises. In the appendices, in addition to providing answers to exercises, the book introduces the uniform requirements of international medical and biological journals for manuscripts, common materials, methods, and units of measurement, common grammatical errors, and how to write cover letters. This book is suitable for beginners as an entry-level guide and for those with some experience to further improve their writing skills. It can serve as a reference for medical and biological researchers and as a textbook for graduate students.