Zeiger, Mimi. 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2000.

The Goal: Clear Writing -- Ch. 1. Word Choice -- Ch. 2. Sentence Structure -- Ch. 3. Paragraph Structure -- Ch. 4. The Introduction -- Ch. 5. Materials and Methods -- Ch. 6. Results -- Ch. 7. Discussion -- Ch. 8. Figures and Tables -- Ch. 9. References -- Ch. 10. The Abstract -- Ch. 11. The Title -- Ch. 12. The Big Picture -- Reaching the Goal: Suggestions for Writing.

Location: TC Bio-Medical Library WZ345e 2000

Day, Robert A., & Gastel, Barbara., Greenwood Press, 2006.

pt. I. Some preliminaries. What is scientific writing? ; Historical perspectives ; Approaching a writing project ; What is a scientific paper? ; Ethics in scientific publishing ; Where to submit your manuscript. -- pt. II. Preparing the text. How to prepare the title ; How to list the authors and addresses ; How to prepare the abstract ; How to write the introduction ; How to write the materials and methods section ; How to write the results ; How to write the discussion ; How to state the acknowledgments ; How to cite the references. -- pt. III. Preparing the tables and figures. How to design effective tables ; How to prepare effective graphs ; How to prepare effective photographs. -- pt. IV. Publishing the paper. Rights and permissions ; How to submit the manuscript ; The review process (how to deal with editors) ; The publishing process (how to deal with proofs) --; pt. V. Doing other writing for publication. How to write a review paper ; How to write opinion (book reviews, editorials, and letters to the editor) ; How to write a book chapter or a book ; How to write for the public. -- pt. VI. Conference communications. How to present a paper orally ; How to prepare a poster ; How to write a conference report. -- pt. VII. Scientific style. Use and misuse of English ; Avoiding jargon ; How and when to use abbreviations ; Writing clearly across cultures and media ; How to write science in English as a foreign language. -- pt. VIII. Other topics in scientific communication. How to write a thesis ; How to prepare a curriculum vitae ; How to prepare grant proposals and progress reports ; How to write a recommendation letter - and how to ask for one ; How to work with the media ; How to provide peer review ; How to seek a scientific-communication career. -- Appendix 1. Selected journal title word abbreviations. -- Appendix 2. Words and expressions to avoid. -- Appendix 3. SI (Système International) prefixes and their abbreviations. -- Glossary of technical terms.

Location: Walter Sci/Eng Library Books (Level F) T11 .D33 2006 ; Ent/Fish/Wild Reserve Open Reserve Shelves T11 .D33 2006 ; Bio-Medical Library Reference (On Order)

Browner, Warren S., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

Overview -- Title and abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Tables -- Figures -- Discussion -- References and electronic publishing -- Authorship -- Posters -- Oral presentations -- Choosing a journal and responding to reviews -- Suggestions for writing well.

* Location: TC Bio-Medical Library WZ345 B884p 2006

Bowers, David., John Wiley & Sons, 2006

Pt. I. Seting the scene: who did what, and why. Some preliminaries -- The abstract and introduction -- The objectives -- Pt. II. Design matters: what type of study are you reading about? Descriptive studies -- Analytic studies -- Intervention studies -- Pt. III. The cast: finding out about the subjects of the research. The research setting -- Populations and samples -- Identifying and defining cases -- Controls and comparisons -- Pt. IV. Establishing the facts: starting with basic observations. Identifying the characteristics of data -- Summarizing the characteristics of data -- Measuring the characteristics of subjects -- Measuring the characteristics of measures -- Measurement scales -- Pt. V. Establishing more of the facts: some common ways of describing results. Fractions, proportions and rates -- Risk and odds -- Ratios of risks and odds -- Pt. VI. Analysing the data: estimation and hypothesis testing. Confidence intervals for means, proportions, and medians -- Confidence intervals for ratios -- Testing hypotheses - the p-value -- Pt. VII. Analysing the data: multivariable methods. Measuring association -- Measuring agreement -- The linear regression model -- The logistic regression model -- Systematic review and meta-analysis -- Measuring survival -- Pt. VIII. Reading between the lines: how authors use text, tables and pictures to tell you what they’ve done. Results in text and tables -- Results in pictures -- The discussion and the conclusions.

Location: Bio-Medical Library WZ345 B786u 2006

Selzer, Jack, editor., University of Wisconsin Press, 1993.

Location: Wilson Library QU371.G6843 U53 1993

Tufte, Edward. 2001.

PART I GRAPHICAL PRACTICE: Graphical Excellence -- Graphical Integrity -- Sources of Graphical Integrity and Sophistication. -- PART II THEORY OF DATA GRAPHICS: Data-Ink and Graphical Redesign -- Chartjunk: Vibrations, Grids, and Ducks -- Data-Ink Maximization and Graphical Design -- Multifunctioning Graphical Elements -- Data Density and Small Multiples -- Aesthetics and Technique in Data Graphical Design -- Epilogue: Designs for the Display of Information

Location: On order at Bio-Medical Library

Huth, Edward J., 3rd ed., Williams & Wilkins, 1999.

Pt. 1. Before Writing. 1. A Systematic Method for Writing and Publishing Papers. 2. The Paper, the Audience, and the Right Journal. 3. Searching the Literature. 4. Preparing to Write: Materials and Tools -- Pt. 2. The Content and Format of Papers. 5. Critical Argument and the Structure of Scientific Papers. 6. The Research Paper: General Principles for Structure and Content. 7. The Research Paper: Reporting Clinical Trials and Observational Studies. 8. The Research Paper: Reporting Laboratory Research. 9. The Review Article and the Metaanalysis. 10. The Case Report and the Case-Series Analysis. 11. The Editorial, the Book Review, and the Letter-to-the Editor -- Pt. 3. Writing and Revising. 12. The First Draft: Text. 13. The First Draft: Titles and Abstracts. 14. The First Draft: Tables. 15. The First Draft: Illustrations. 16. Revising Content and Structure. 17. Revising Prose Structure and Style. 18. Writing English as a Foreign Language. 19. Scientific Style and References. 20. Preparing the Final Manuscript -- Pt. 4. You and the Journal. 21. Submitting the Paper to the Journal. 22. Peer Reviewing and the Editor’s Decision. 23. Correcting Edited Manuscript or Proof. 24. Between Proof and Publication -- Pt. 5. Books. 25. Writing or Editing a Book. App. A. Guidelines on Authorship -- App. B. The "Uniform Requirements" Document: An Abridged Version -- App. C. Specialized Databases of The National Library of Medicine -- App. D. Searching Index Medicus: The Print Alternative to MEDLINE -- App. E. References and Reading: An Annotated Bibliography.

Location: Bio-Medical Library WZ345 H979w 1999

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