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- ISBN: 9780321105271 | 0321105273
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/14/2004
Practical, applied, and up-to-the-minute,Writing for the Health Professionsteaches students, healthcare professionals, and professional writers the essential skills in medical and health communications.Writing for the Health Professions looks at a wide range of health professionals¿ writing needs, including visual and electronic forms of communication, necessary in today¿s high-tech medical and health writing situations. The text addresses writing situations found in hospitals, clinics, HMOs, health insurance companies, and other health specialties. Covers a variety of genres including charting, patient histories, progress notes, procedural reports, handbooks, newsletters, brochures, websites, proposals, grant writing, and more.Those interested in learning the basics of medical and health communication.
Foreword | xiii | ||||
Preface | xv | ||||
PART 1 CONSIDERATIONS IN WRITING FOR HEALTH AND MEDICAL AUDIENCES | |||||
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PART II GENRES IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS | |||||
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PART III MEDIA AND CULTURES | |||||
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APPENDIX A Common Greek and Latin Roots, Prefixes, and Suffixes | 289 | (8) | |||
APPENDIX B Frequently Used Visual Design Terms | 297 | (6) | |||
APPENDIX C Frequently Used Clinical Abbreviations | 303 | (6) | |||
Credits | 309 | (2) | |||
Index | 311 |
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