Common mistakes and nonstandard expressions in English abstracts of medical literatures.
- Author:
Min-ning PENG
1
;
Lan CHANG
;
Zheng GUO
;
Li-wen CHEN
Author Information
1. Editorial Office of Journal of Central South University ( Medical Sciences), Changsha, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Abstracting and Indexing;
Periodicals as Topic;
Translations
- From:
Journal of Central South University(Medical Sciences)
2006;31(2):301-304
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The mistakes in English abstracts of medical literatures influence the international communication of medical information. The misuse of words, grammar mistakes, and improper expressions are common problems. Moreover, nonstandard expressions also include the names of Chinese herbal medicines, numbers, punctuations, and so on.
