title: Ill communication: what's wrong with the medical literature and how to fix it.
abstract: Current conventions for the writing of medical scientific papers impede clear communication of scientific research results. This article discusses the reasons for this and how to ameliorate them.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D066209:Medical Writing / Q000592:standards*; D010506:Periodicals as Topic
keywords: communication; evidence based medicine; writing