Corso
Integrato di Inglese Medico-Scientifico
a.a.2012/2013
II
semestre
(I.
Brancaleone – J. Daer)
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2nd semester texts (Groups C1 and C2) |
NEWS vs PROFESSIONAL TEXTS |
Haves
and Have-nots (Newsweek,
9 Dec 1996) |
MEDICAL
TEXTBOOK |
Taking a History (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine) |
The Bedside Manner (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine) |
Asking Questions (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine) |
MEDICAL TEXTBOOK - HIV |
The human immunodeficiency syndrome (Oxford Handbook Clinical Medicine) |
INTRODUCTION
TO MEDICAL RESEARCH [all:
C1, C2] |
CASE REPORTS |
How to write a case report (Student BMJ vol. 12, Feb 2004) [all: C1, C2] |
A stewardess with puzzling diarrhoea (Lancet 1996; 348: 1488) |
A swallowed toothbrush (Lancet 2001; 357:1012) |
A man with a massive uvula (Lancet 2002; 359: 429) |
When chewing gum is more than just a bad habit (Lancet 2009; 373: 1918) |
CASE REPORTS AS LETTERS TO THE EDITOR |
Transmission of HIV-1 by human bite (Lancet 1996; 347: 1488) |
Parkinsonism after taking ecstasy (NEJM v. 340, n. 18, 1443) |
Thalidomide
and congenital abnormalities (Lancet
Dec. 16 1961: 1358) |
Another sniffer dog for the clinic? (Lancet, vol. 358, September 15,2001) |
EDITORIALS & REVIEWS |
Radical
surgery for mesothelioma (BMJ
2004;328:237-9) and
MARS
trial |
Comparing
cannabis with tobacco (BMJ
2003; 326:942-3) and
Comment
1 and
Comment
2 |
Thalidomide – a regret of the past, but a hope for the future? (Student BMJ 1999; 7:368-369) |
CLINICAL TRIALS (from Cancer Research UK) |
What is a trial? |
Understanding clinical trials: Phase 1,2,3 trials |
Understanding clinical trials: About randomised trials |
ABSTRACTS |
The art of writing abstracts (Student BMJ, vol 14, Feb 2006) [all: C1, C2] |
Do smokers want to quit? (Aus NZ J Public Health 1996;20(4):426-427) |
Effects of acupuncture on smoking cessation or reduction (Prev Med 1997;26(2):208-214) |
RESEARCH PAPERS |
Writing a research paper (International Journal of Quality in Health Care 2004,16:191-192) [all: C1, C2] |
Introducing a placebo needle into acupuncture research (Lancet, vol 352, August 1, 1998) |
Olfactory
detection of human bladder cancer by dogs: proof of principle
study
(BMJ
2004; 329:712-714) |
Preventing
childhood obesity by reducing consumption of carbonated drinks:
cluster randomised controlled trial (BMJ
2004;328;1237-1239) |
Tea
Drinking Habits and Risk of Oesophageal Cancer in a High-Risk Area
in Northern Iran (BMJ
2009;338:929) |
COMPUTER ROOM LESSON |
Woman gives herself a Caesarean (BBC News, March 2004) |
Self-inflicted Cesarean with maternal and fetal survival (Int J Gynec Obs 2004; 84: 287-290) |
Pubmed for beginners (Student BMJ 2004; 12:62) |