Degree abbreviations

Subject: Degree abbreviations
From: "Susan Hogarth" <shogarth -at- scimetrika -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:27:23 -0400

Is there any rhyme or reason to degree abbreviations? Ph.D. almost always
seems to be written with periods, but MPH does not, and MD (M.D.) is
variable.



Is there a good reference for these abbreviations which explains when
periods are used and when not?



Susan Hogarth

SciMetrika, LLC



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