MPH Research Guidance for Writing Papers: Writing for Health Sciences
Books
Writing Literature Reviews : A Guide for Students of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Provides students with practical guidelines for the complex process of writing literature reviews for course projects, theses or dissertations, and research manuscripts for publication.
Writing the Literature Review
This accessible text provides a roadmap for producing a high-quality literature review--an integral part of a successful thesis, dissertation, term paper, or grant proposal.
Principles of scientific writing and biomedical publication : a JAMA editors guide for authors
A practical, comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide designed to enhance understanding of the principles of scientific publication, promote improved writing and manuscript preparation skills, and help navigate the seemingly complex pathway from manuscript submission, through peer review and revision, to successful publication.
A Practical Guide to Dissertation and Thesis Writing
Step-by-step guide to writing the different chapters of a PhD dissertation It offers helpful writing guidelines, from the conceptualization and problematization of the dissertation through to the literature review, methodological issues, writing up results and, finally, to the discussion, conclusions and abstract writing process.
Essentials of Writing Biomedical Research Papers. Second Edition
Provides immediate help for anyone preparing a biomedical paper by givin specific advice on organizing the components of the paper, effective writing techniques, writing an effective results sections, documentation issues, sentence structure and much more.
Creating Effective Conference Abstracts and Posters in Biomedicine
"Useful, practical tips covering the entire process - from reading the abstract submission guidelines, through to writing and laying out your poster and creating e-posters." - Catherine Dunbar in her Foreword.
Grammar and Writing Skills for the Health Professional
The book helps students combine correct grammar with medical language as they prepare professional reports and documentation.
Writing a literature review
- Ten simple rules for writing a literature reviewArticle from PLoS Computational Biology that presents basic tenets of writing a literature review.
- How to conduct a literature review (Health Sciences)Overview of how to get started writing a health sciences literature review from Virginia Commonwealth University
- The Literature Review: A Few Tips On Conducting ItTips from the University of Toronto on literature reviews
- Literature ReviewsGeneral advice on literature reviews from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Abstracts
- How to Write an Abstract for Presentation at a Scientific MeetingMiller A. G. (2023). How to Write an Abstract for Presentation at a Scientific Meeting. Respiratory care, 68(11), 1569–1575. https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.11101
- Writing an AbstractOverview and advice on writing scientific abstracts from the Clinical Research Consulting Lab at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Writing an AbstractThis handout provides definitions and examples of the two main types of abstracts: descriptive and informative. It also provides guidelines for constructing an abstract and general tips for you to keep in mind when drafting. Finally, it includes a few examples of abstracts broken down into their component parts.