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Selected further reading

Biomedical writing

Albert T. Winning the publications game. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Oxford, 2000.

Davis M. Scientific papers and presentations. Academic Press, San Diego, 2004.

Day RA. How to write and publish a scientific paper. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006.

Hall GM. How to write a paper. BMJ Books, London, 2003.

Huth EJ. Writing and Publishing in Medicine. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 1999.

Matthews JR, Bowen JM, Matthews RW. Successful scientific writing. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007.

O’Connor, M. Writing successfully in science. Routledge, London, 1991.

O'Connor M. How to copyedit scientific books and journals. ISI Press, Philadelphia, 1986.

Wager L, Godlee F, Jefferson T. How to survive peer review. BMJ Books, London, 2002.

Wager L, McLellan F. Getting research published: an A-Z of publication strategy. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd, Oxford, 2005.

 

Biomedical style manuals

AMA Manual of Style. Oxford University Press, Inc, USA, 2007.

Council of Science Editors. Scientific Style and Format. Council of Science Editors, Virginia, 2006.

 

Planning techniques

Buzan T. The ultimate book of mind maps. Harper Thorsons, London, 2006.

Minto B. The pyramid principle. Logic in writing and thinking. Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2001.

 

Use of English

Burchfield RW. Fowler’s Modern English Usage, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004.

Gowers E. The complete plain words. Penguin, London, 1987.

Strunk W, White EB. The elements of style. Longman, UK, 1999.

Truss L. Eats, shoots and leaves: the zero tolerance approach to punctuation. Profile Books Ltd, London, 2005.