Medical Writing Regulatory Writing Basics In the Bookstores

Volume 23, Issue 2 - Regulatory Writing Basics

In the Bookstores

Abstract

Deadly Medicines and Organised Crime: How big pharma has corrupted healthcare by Peter Gøtzsche; Radcliffe Publishing, 2013. ISBN: 978-184619-884-7 (paperback). 24.99 GBP. 310 pages.

Mastering Scientific and Medical Writing: A Self-help Guide by Silvia M Rogers; Springer, 2014 (2nd edition). ISBN: 978-3-642-39445-4. 26.99 GBP. 116 pages.

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