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In:Translation and Medicine
Edited by Henry Fischbach †
[American Translators Association Scholarly Monograph Series X] 1998
► pp. v–vi

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Published online: 15 December 1998
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Table of contents

Series Editor’s foreword
Guest editor’s preface1
Section 1: Historical and cultural aspects of medical translation
Breaking the Greco-Roman mold in medical writing: The many languages of 20th century medicine13
A contribution to the history of medical translation in Japan29
Some thoughts on the Spanish language in medicine37
The language of medicine: A comparative ministudy of English and French49
Section 2: The medical translator in training
Who makes a better medical translator: The medically knowledgeable linguist or the linguistically knowledgeable medical professional? A physician’s perspective69
Training in medical translation wtih Emphasis on German81
Student assessment by Medical specialists93
Section 3: The medical translator at work
The pragmatics of medical translation: A strategy for cooperative advantage105
Translating and formatting medical texts for patients with low lirerary skills117
Right in the middle of it all: The US national institutes of health translation unit — An interview with unit head, Ted Crump131
On-line medical terminology147
Contributors163
ATA Corporate members (1998)167
ATA Institutional members (1998)175
ATA officers and board ofdirectors (1998)177
Recipients of the Alexander Gode Medal177
ATA Past Presidents179
Subject index181
Author index189
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