Issues in Medical Writing
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/hu_dept/tc@mtu/papers/medical.htm

Taaffe, Maura
Michigan Tech University
1998

Abstract:

In this country several factors influence the medical writing of medical professionals, professionals in a field that prides itself on combining art with science. The fairly exclusive culture of the medical professional, the power and highly competitive nature of publishing within that discourse community, and the need for accurate, reliable information for immediate use in solving problems, and a strong inclination to put medical 'facts' first and communication of those facts second create interesting dynamics and rhetorical complexities in medical writing.