Selected further reading

Biomedical writing

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

Davis M. Scientific papers and presentations. Academic Press 2004.

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

Fraser J. How to Publish in Biomedicine: 500 Tips for Success, Radcliffe Publishing, 2nd ed 2008.

Fraser J, Cave R. Presenting in Biomedicine: 500 Tips for Success. Radcliffe Publishing, 2004.

Fraser J, Fuller L, Hutber G. Creating Effective Conference Abstracts and Posters in Biomedicine. 500 Tips for Success. Radcliffe Publishing , 2009.

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

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

Lang, TA, Secic M. How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers. American College of Physicians, 2006.

Lang, TA. How to Write, Publish, and Present in the Health Sciences: A Guide for Physicians and Laboratory Researchers.American College of Physicians, 2009.

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

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

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

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

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


Medical statistics, evidence-based healthcare and epidemiology

Altman DG. Practical Statistics for Medical Research. Chapman and Hall, 1990.

Greenhalgh T. How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-Based Medicine. Wiley-Blackwell, 4th Ed 2010.

Hennekens C, Buring JE. Epidemiology in Medicine.Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 1987.

Lang, TA, Secic M. How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers. American College of Physicians, 2006.

Kirkwood B, Sterne S. Essential Medical Statistics. Wiley-Blackwell, 2003.


Biomedical style manuals

AMA Manual of Style. Oxford University Press, 2007.

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

 

Planning techniques

Buzan T. The ultimate book of mind maps. Harper Thorsons, 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, 2004.

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

Strunk W, White EB. The elements of style. Longman1999.

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


   
   
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