Health Writer's Handbook
Barbara Gastel
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Description for Health Writer's Handbook
Paperback. A handbook written by a physician and acclaimed medical journalist. Num Pages: 366 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 155 x 230 x 22. Weight in Grams: 550.
Barbara Gastel, physician and acclaimed medical journalist, has prepared an expanded, enhanced second edition of Health Writer's Handbook. Fully updated, the latest edition of this trusted handbook has grown by nearly 100 pages, solidifying its reputation as a "practical guide packed with specifics on how to write about health intelligently and with sensitivity" (Nieman Reports). Examples of exemplary health writing now abound with insightful annotated comments. "Medical Reporting for the Electronic Media" (contributed by Tom Linden, M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) addresses health reporting for television, radio, and the Internet. Also new to this edition is coverage ... Read more
Barbara Gastel, physician and acclaimed medical journalist, has prepared an expanded, enhanced second edition of Health Writer's Handbook. Fully updated, the latest edition of this trusted handbook has grown by nearly 100 pages, solidifying its reputation as a "practical guide packed with specifics on how to write about health intelligently and with sensitivity" (Nieman Reports). Examples of exemplary health writing now abound with insightful annotated comments. "Medical Reporting for the Electronic Media" (contributed by Tom Linden, M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) addresses health reporting for television, radio, and the Internet. Also new to this edition is coverage ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Iowa State University Press United States
Number of pages
366
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Weight
549g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780813812533
SKU
V9780813812533
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Ref
99-50
About Barbara Gastel
BARBARA GASTEL, MD, has faculty appointments in medical humanities, veterinary medicine, and biotechnology at Texas A&M University, where she coordinates the graduate program in science journalism.
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