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Dictionary of Abbreviations in Medical Sciences

With a list of the most important medical and scientific journals and their traditional abbreviations

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  • © 1989

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Authors:
  1. Rolf Heister

    1. Sankt Augustin/Bonn, Germany

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. A

    • Rolf Heister
    Pages 1-30

  3. B

    • Rolf Heister
    Pages 31-41

  4. C

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    Pages 41-65

  5. D

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    Pages 65-84

  6. E

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    Pages 84-97

  7. F

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    Pages 97-108

  8. G

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    Pages 108-115

  9. H

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    Pages 115-126

  10. I

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    Pages 126-144

  11. J

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    Pages 144-145

  12. K

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    Pages 145-147

  13. L

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    Pages 147-158

  14. M

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    Pages 158-176

  15. N

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    Pages 176-187

  16. O

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    Pages 187-192

  17. P

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    Pages 192-216

  18. Q

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    Pages 216-217

  19. R

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    Pages 217-229

  20. S

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    Pages 229-247
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About this book

Not everyone is a friend of the manifold abbreviations that have by now beCome a part of the scientific language of medicine. In order to avoid misunderstanding these abbreviations, it is wise to refer to a reliable dic­ tionary, such as this one prepared by Heister. The abbreviation ED means, for instance, effective dose to the pharmacologist. However, it might also stand for emetic dose. Radiologists use the same abbreviation for erythema dose, and ED could also mean ethyl dichlorarsine. A com­ mon meaning of ECU is European currency unit, a meaning that might not be very often in scientific medical publications. ECU, however, also means environmental control unit or European Chiropractic Union. Hopefully, those making inventions and discoveries will make use of Heister's dictionary before creating new abbreviations when preparing manuscripts for scientific publications. It is a very worthwhile goal not to use the same abbreviation for several different terms, especially if it is already widely accepted to mean only one of them. It may be impossible, however, to achieve this goal in different scientific disciplines. Therefore, although it is wise for the abbreviations used in a publication to be defined, it is also very helpful for readers and writers to use a dictionary such as this one. The author deserves our warmest thanks since we know that compiling such a comprehensive dictionary is based upon incredibly hard effort.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sankt Augustin/Bonn, Germany

    Rolf Heister

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Dictionary of Abbreviations in Medical Sciences

  • Book Subtitle: With a list of the most important medical and scientific journals and their traditional abbreviations

  • Authors: Rolf Heister

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74244-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1989

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-74246-0Published: 10 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-74244-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 287

  • Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Biomedicine general, Life Sciences, general

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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