| Title |
How to Write an English Medical Manuscript That Will Be Published and Have Impact
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Surgery Today, May 2006
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00595-005-3170-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Amanda Tompson |
| Abstract |
English has become the international language in our world of learning. Yet to write a medical manuscript in a second language that is so difficult to master is a challenge for many doctors whose native language is not English. My aim is to convey that it need not be such a challenge if you follow a few simple rules based on the concept of "simplicity = clarity = effective communication." Your aim is to publish important research findings and contribute to medical advancement; however, your paper will have impact only if the readers can understand it easily. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Czechia | 1 | 1% |
| Portugal | 1 | 1% |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1% |
| Egypt | 1 | 1% |
| Russia | 1 | 1% |
| Poland | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 69 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 22% |
| Researcher | 13 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Other | 7 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 6 | 8% |
| Other | 18 | 23% |
| Unknown | 8 | 10% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 43% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 12 | 15% |
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