Plain English for Doctors and Other Medical Scientists
Oscar Linares, David Daly, and Gertrude Daly
Reviews and Awards
"Plain English for Doctors and Other Medical Scientists is a very instructional text for anybody involved in biomedical research struggling with delivering their findings to the general scientific community and beyond. This book makes tremendous inroads in simplifying the task of communicating complex science void of complexities of grammar. Thus, it makes a unique contribution to biomedical sciences by providing instruction for quick dissemination of knowledge which ultimately may result in prevention of illness and discovery of cures." -- Dr. Darko Stefanovski, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania
"Plain English for Doctors and Other Medical Scientists is a much needed contribution to the scientific/technical writing world. This a very practical how-to manual with examples and practice formats. It successfully makes the case for writing scientific works in plain English while maintaining scientific integrity. A must read for any writer who desires to have their work read and understood by a wider audience." -- Janice L. Bernick, Ph.D., FNP-BC
"A shiningly original and singularly accessible wordsmanship work on diagnosing and curing 'medicus incomprehensibilis'. This is a widespread medical writing disease that the authors have finally successfully addressed. This how-to book is just what the doctor ordered or soon should. Full disclosure: social science doctors like myself appear to also have contracted the disease as well and could use this cure." -- Dr. Robert Lippens, Former International Economist for the Former Chrysler and Daimler-Chrysler Corp.
"This small book will eventually set the standard for all publications that seek to reach a wide, international scientific audience. The book makes it very difficult to do other than marvel at how easy it actually is to write highly readable material. I congratulate all the authors... they have performed a tremendous service to the bio-medical community." -- Raymond Boston, Professor of Applied Biomathematics, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania