Publications by Thomas A. Lang
Publications: Books and Book Chapters
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors in scientific articles. In: European Association of Science Editors. Science Editors’ Handbook. Surrey, England: European Association of Science Editors, 2003;2-3.1, 1-4. |
| Lang T. | Rinsho kenkyu ni okeru toukei houkoku no shikata [How to report statistics in clinical research]. In: Harrison B, Barron JP, Kobayashi H, Harrison E, editors. Igaku eigo komyunikeshon 2: Ronbun no kakikata – ouyouhen [Medical English Communication, volume 2. How to Write a Research Paper (Applied Skills)]. Tokyo: Asakura Shoten, 2003;281-92. |
| Lang T. | Statistics for medical writers and editors. In: American Medical Writers Association. Selected Workshops in Biomedical Communication, vol 3. Bethesda, MD: American Medical Writers Association, 2001. |
| Goodkin DE, Lang T. | Standardized reporting of randomized controlled multiple sclerosis clinical trials. In: Rudick R, Goodkin DE, editors. Multiple Sclerosis: Experimental and Applied Therapeutics. London: Martin Dunitz Publishers, 1999. |
| Lang T, Talerico C. | Improving comprehension: theories and research findings. In: American Medical Writers Association. Selected Workshops in Biomedical Communication, vol, 2. Bethesda, MD: American Medical Writers Association, 1997. |
| Lang T, Secic M. | How to Report Statistics in Medicine: Annotated Guidelines for Authors, Editors, and Reviewers. Philadelphia: American College of Physicians, 1997. 360 pages. Reprinted in English for distribution within China in 1998 and translated into Chinese in 2001. Second edition, 2006. 450 pages. |
| Lang T. | Preparing Patient Education Handouts. In: American Medical Writers Association. Selected Workshops in Biomedical Communication. Bethesda, MD: American Medical Writers Association, 1994. |
| Reed R, Lang T. | Health Behaviors. St. Paul: West Publishing Co., First Edition, 1982; Second Edition, 1987. A college text on personal health; 600 pages and an instructor's manual. |
| Lang T. | An Overview of Proposal Development: A Guide for the Faculty at California State University, Chico. The Graduate School, CSU Chico, 1989. |
| Lang T. | A brief history of jujutsu. In: Musser D, Lang T. Jujitsu: Techniques and Tactics. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1999. Translated into Chinese and Russian in 2005. 196 pages. |
| Lang T, Zier D. | The Japanese Short Staff. Burbank: Unique Publishing Co., 1985. 100 pages. |
| Lang T. | The Stick and Cane in Close Combat: Joint Locks, Takedowns, and Surprise Attacks. Orange, California: Unique Publications/Action Pursuit Group, 2006. 300 pages. |
Publications: Articles
| Lang T. | Documenting research in scientific articles: guidelines for authors. 1. Reporting research designs and activities. Chest 2006;130:1263-68. Invited article. |
| Lang T | Documenting research in scientific articles: guidelines for authors. 2. Reporting hypothesis tests. Chest, in press. Invited article. |
| Lang T. | Documenting research in scientific articles: guidelines for authors. 3. Reporting multivariate analyses. Chest, in press. Invited article. |
| Lang T. | How we became medical writers: survey responses of AMWA Members. AMWA Journal, in press |
| Lang T. | How to write an article for publication in a Western scientific journal: advice for Asian authors from an American medical writer. Chinese J Evidence-Based Med 2005;5:404-7. |
| Lang T. | Tips for using commas. Cancer On-Line: http://www.lifescience.co.jp/~itoh/ccoimage [Japanese website], 2005. |
| Lang T. | Tips for writing English sentences. Cancer On-Line: http://www.lifescience.co.jp/~itoh/ccoimage [Japanese website], 2005. |
| Lang T. | Sources of ambiguity in English writing. Cancer On-Line: http://www.lifescience.co.jp/~itoh/ccoimage [Japanese website], 2005. |
| Lang T. | Striking out with readability formulas. AMWA J 2004;19:95-6. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | Systematic reviews as research assignments for training physicians. Acad Med 2004;79:1067-72 |
| Lang T. | Twenty statistical errors even YOU can find in biomedical research articles. Croatian Med J 2004;45:361-70. |
| Lang T, Hodge P, Olson V, Romano P, Kravitz R. | Nurse-patient ratios and patient, nurse employee, and hospital outcomes: a systematic review. JONA 2004;34:326-37 |
| Lang T. | Guidelines for reporting statistics in biomedical research. Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 2003: www.medizin.uni-koeln.de/kliniken/augenklinik/graefe.html. |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 7: Common errors in conclusions. AMWA J 2006;21:17-8. [Invited article] |
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Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 6: errors in research designs. AMWA J 2005;20:112-5. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 5: errors in reports of diagnostic tests. AMWA J 2005;20:10-1. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 4: errors in correlation and regression analysis. AMWA J 2005;20:10-1. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 3: errors in data displays. AMWA J 2004;19:9-11. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 2: errors in multivariate analysis and in interpreting differences between groups. AMWA J 2003;18:103-7. [Invited article] Reprinted in The ATA (American Translators Association) Journal 2005;34:43-7. |
| Lang T. | Common statistical errors even YOU can find, Part 1: errors in descriptive statistics and in interpreting probability values. AMWA J 2003;18: 67-71. [Invited article] Reprinted in The ATA (American Translators Association) Journal 2004;33. |
| Lang T. | Quality assurance for pharmaceutical documents. Jpn Pharmacol Ther 2002;30:837-43. |
| Lang T. | Editing and proofreading pharmaceutical writing. Jpn Pharmacol Ther 2002;30:845-9. |
| Lang T. | How to stay out of bars (why dot charts are better than bar charts). AMWA J 2002;17(3):27-9. |
| Lang T. | Collaborative review of editing and writing (CREW): a method for training medical writers and editors. AMWA J 2002;17(1):23-4. |
| Lang T. | Mentor-guided analytical thinking (MAT): a method for training medical writers and editors. AMWA J 2002;17(1):26-7. |
| Lau J, Ioannidis JP, Balk E, Milch C, Chew P, Terrin N, Lang TA, Salem D, Wong JB. | Evaluation of technologies for identifying acute cardiac ischemia in emergency departments. Evid Rep Technol Assess 2000;26:1-4. |
| Altman DG, Schulz KF, Moher D, Egger M, Davidoff F, Elbourne D, Gøtzsche PC, Lang TA, for the CONSORT Group. | The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:663-94. |
| Altman DG, Schulz KF, Moher D, Egger M, Davidoff F, Elbourne D, Gøtzsche PC, Lang TA, for the CONSORT Group. | The CONSORT statement: revised recommendations for improving the quality of parallel-group randomized trials. Ann Intern Med 2001;134:657-62; Lancet 2001;357:1191-4; JAMA 2001;285:1987-91. |
| Lang T. | Masking or blinding? An unscientific survey of mostly medical journal editors on the great debate. (A Not Brief Enough Report) [serial online] Med Gen Med March 13, 2000. [Invited article] |
| Lang T. | A curriculum for biomedical writing and editing. CBE Views 1999;22(1):3-5. |
| Lang T. | CONSORTing with a QUOROM of MOOSES: what it takes to report medical research. AMWA J 1997;12(3):2-5. |
| Lang T. | Productivity measurements of a clinic-based medical editing service. AMWA J 1997; 12(1):6-14. |
| Lang T. | Physical and processing characteristics of manuscripts submitted for author's editing. CBE Views. 1996;19(5):111-5. |
| Lang T. | Why medical writers should learn about statistics: the n's do justify the means. AMWA J 1994;9(2):45-50. |
| Lang T. | Medical journals: an overview of the industry. AMWA J 1989;4(2):26-32. |
| Lang T. | The effects of word processing on the writing process. AMWA J 1989;4(4):14-7. |
| Lang T. | The technology of writing: a brief history of the alphabet. AMWA J 1988;3(4):8-12. |
| Lang T. | A technical writing laboratory: the puzzle exercise. Tech Writing Teach 1988;25(2):132-7. |
| Lang T. | Technical writing is not one of the humanities. AMWA J 1987;2(5):3-8. |
| Lang T. | Katsu: traditional Japanese resuscitation techniques. Ann Emerg Med 1984;1:40-4. |