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Medical writers and editors need to understand medicine as a discipline, its nature as a science, its humanitarian rather than commercial goal of
alleviating pain and suffering, the sensitive nature of some subjects, and
the reduced or distorted cognitive
abilities of some patients. They need
to understand medical terminology, the
nature of truth, the scientific method,
the primary research paper, numbers,
probability, risk, statistical
significance, and some specific language
issues.
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Distinguishing Characteristics of Medical Writing
http://www.stc.org/confproceed/1997/PDFs/0196.PDF
Zoll, Mary
STC Proceedings
1997
Abstract: Medical writers and editors need to understand medicine as a discipline, its nature as a science, its humanitarian rather than commercial goal of
alleviating pain and suffering, the sensitive nature of some subjects, and
the reduced or distorted cognitive
abilities of some patients. They need
to understand medical terminology, the
nature of truth, the scientific method,
the primary research paper, numbers,
probability, risk, statistical
significance, and some specific language
issues.
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