Scientific Writing and Communication
by Angelika H. Hofmann · Angelika H. Hofmann
A guide to writing research papers, grant proposals, and scientific presentations, aimed mainly at the life and biomedical sciences. Covers style at the sentence and paragraph level, the job of each manuscript section, and submission and peer review, with exercises for drafting and revising.
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