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Style manuals for medical writers

  • American Medical Association Manual of Style.
  • Scientific Style and Format: The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers, published by the Council of Science Editors (formerly Council of Biological Editors).
  • APA Publication Manual, published by the American Psychological Association.

How-to books for medical writers

  • How to Write, Publish, & Present in the Health Sciences, by TA Lang
  • The Elements of Graphing Data, by WS Cleveland
  • How to Write & Publish a Scientific Paper, by RA Day
  • Writing and Publishing in Medicine, by EJ Huth
  • Guidebook to Better Medical Writing, by RL Iles
  • How to Report Statistics in Medicine, by TA Lang, M Secic
  • Essays for Biomedical Communicators: Selected AMWA Workshops Vols 1 and 2; Minick P and, for volume 2, Witte FM, Taylor ND eds.
  • Medical English Usage and Abusage, by E Schwager
  • Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers, by M Zeiger

General style manuals

  • The Chicago Manual of Style, The University of Chicago Press, 15th Edition
  • Scientific Style and Format,  Council of Science Editors, 7th Edition

Medical references and dictionaries

  • Cecil Textbook of Medicine. RL Cecil et al, eds.
  • Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, by RS Cotran, et al
  • Medical Abbreviations: xx,000 Conveniences at the Expense of Communications and Safety, by Davis NM. (xx stands for the latest number of abbreviations (30,000 in 2009). Purchase of book gives you access to updates on Neil M Davis' Web site for a specified length of time.
  • Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach. JT DiPiro, Talbert RL, Yee GC et al, eds.
  • Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. A Fauci et al, eds.
  • Goodman and Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. LSGoodman, Limbird LE, Milinoff PB et al, eds.
  • Dictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations. S Jablonsky.
  • Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary. WA Newman Dorland, ed.
  • Stedman's Medical Dictionary.  28th Edition
  • Stedman's Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols. Williams & Wilkins, Stedmans
  • Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. CL Thomas, ed.
  • Pharmacotherapy Handbook. BG Wells, DiPiro JT, Schwinghammer TL, Hamilton CW

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