title: [Good titles makes good articles: designing of English titles for medical papers].
abstract: Based on the experience of the author and an intensive study of the titles of English medical papers written by authors in English-speaking countries, the characteristics and styles of the titles were expounded with well-selected examples. The paper also introduces some practical skills to write good English titles and enumerates some frequently used structures and expressions, which might be helpful for potential Chinese contributors to medical journals.
authors.affiliation: Editorial office of J First Mil Med Univ, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Zheng-Ai
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Wu
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Song
mesh_terms: D007802:Language; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*