Scientific and medical English

Ten historical extracts are quoted to show that the problems of jargon and indifferent English in scientific and medical writings have been with us for a long time. One improvement is that criticisms printed in the correspondence columns of medical journals have become less abusive.

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Veröffentlicht in:Anaesthesia 1977-03, Vol.32 (3), p.282-284
Hauptverfasser: WHITBY, J. D., WHITBY, C. L.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Ten historical extracts are quoted to show that the problems of jargon and indifferent English in scientific and medical writings have been with us for a long time. One improvement is that criticisms printed in the correspondence columns of medical journals have become less abusive.
ISSN:0003-2409
1365-2044
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2044.1977.tb11611.x