@article{ author = {Rezaeian, M.}, title = {How to Write the Acknowledgment Section of an Article?}, abstract ={سخن سردبیر Editorial مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره 14، آبان 1394، 630-629     چگونه بخش تقدیر و تشکر یک مقاله را به رشته تحریر درآوریم؟   How to Write the Acknowledgment Section of an Article?   محسن رضائیان[1] M. Rezaeian     همواره در نگارش یک مقاله علمی، افراد گوناگونی، نقش‌های متفاوتی را ایفاء می‌نمایند. اگر این افراد در ارائه نقش خود، عنوان نویسندگی را حائز نشوند، بر عهده نویسندگان مقاله است که از زحمات آن‌ها در بخش " تقدیر و تشکر" مقاله قدردانی نمایند [1]. به عنوان مثال، اگر فردی سهم اساسی در شکل‌گیری و طراحی مطالعه، جمع‌آوری داده‌ها و یا تجزیه و تحلیل و تفسیر اطلاعات نداشته و فقط در بخشی از فرایند‌های مطالعه، نظیر جمع‌آوری داده‌ها نقش داشته، باید در قسمت تقدیر و تشکر مورد قدردانی قرار گیرد. با این‌حال، نگارش چنین بخشی از مقاله نیز دارای قواعد و اصول خاص خود می‌باشد که در این سخن سردبیری به ‌آن خواهیم پرداخت. امروزه تأکید می‌شود که برای آن‌که از نام چنین افرادی در بخش "تقدیر و تشکر" یاد شود، نویسندگان مقاله حتماً اجازه کتبی آن‌ها را دریافت و به مجله مورد نظرشان، ارسال کنند. نویسندگان همچنین، موظف هستند که از کلی‌گویی در این بخش خودداری کرده و دقیقاً ذکر نمایند چرا از هر فردی قدردانی می‌نمایند. به‌عبارت دیگر، آن‌ها باید به‌ دقت مشخص کنند که هر فرد دقیقاً چه نقشی در انجام مطالعه داشته است که ضروری است تا از وی قدردانی گردد. مثلاً از این‌که گفته شود "از همکاران بالینی که در انجام این مطالعه همکاری داشته‌اند قدردانی می‌گردد"، خودداری شده و به‌جای آن باید دقیقاً اسم این همکاران و نوع همکاری آن‌ها مشخص گردد [2]. همچنین، برخی از صاحب‌نظران معتقد هستند که از سازمان‌هایی که بودجه مطالعه را فراهم کرده‌اند نیز نباید در قسمت "تقدیر و تشکر" نام برد. بلکه باید از چنین سازمان‌هایی در یک قسمت مجزا و معمولاً در صفحه عنوان (Title page) و نزدیک به وابستگی سازمانی نویسندگان (Author affiliation) قدردانی گردد [3].   References [1] Rezaeian M. How to Prevent Authorship Dispute. J Rafsenjan Univ Med Sci 2009 8 (2) : 75-78. [2] Johnson C, Green B. Submitting manuscripts to biomedical journals: Common errors and helpful solutions. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2009 32(1): 1-12. [3] Branson RD. Anatomy of a research paper. Respir Care 2004 49: 1222-8.       [1]- استاد گروه آموزشی اپیدمیولوژی و آمار زیستی، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان     تلفن: 31315123-034، دورنگار: 31315123-034، پست الکترونیکی: moeygmr2@yahoo.co.uk}, Keywords = {}, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {629-630}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2989-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2989-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Majdi, H. and Gheibi, L. and Soltani, T.}, title = {Evaluation of Physicochemical and Microbial Quality of Drinking Water of Villages in Takab Town in West Azerbaijan in 2013}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Microbial and physicochemical properties of drinking water، considering type and quantity of drinking water, are factors for determining the acceptability of water. The effects of each of the above components on increasing the quality of water or threatening the health of consumers are also considerable. We aimed to investigate the trace amounts of microbial, physicochemical parameters of drinking water in Takab, comparing to national and international standard. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed in order to monitor water quality that 17290 samples were taken for determination of chlorine residual of water, 1055 samples for microbial analysis and 87 samples for chemical analysis and the results were compared with the standards. Finally, all of data were analysed by Mann-Whitney U statistically. Results: 66.7% of chlorine residual of water had standard rate and 33.3% of the cases were higher or lower than the standard. 12.3% of rural water was contaminated by E.coli. Average total hardness was 247.4±110.2, at 100% of samples Sulfate ion was maximum allowance and 98.9% optimal,  Magnesium ion at 100% of samples were maximum allowance and 85.1% Optimal, Fluoride ion at 10.3% of sample Allowance and 89.7% less than allowance. Other ions are also at the maximum allowance and optimal. Conclusion: The quality of drinking water in the surveyed villages was around the area according to Iran;#39s National Standard for water. The chemical quality of water in some villages had higher hardness than optimal levels, fluoride in most villages was less than standard limit. Key words: Microbial quality, Physicochemical quality, Drinking water.   Funding: This research was personally funded. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of west Azerbaijan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article: Majdi H, Gheibi L, Soltani T. Evaluation of Physicochemical and Microbial Quality of Drinking Water of Villages in Takab Town in West Azerbaijan in 2013. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 631-42. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Microbial quality, Physicochemical quality, Drinking water.}, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {631-642}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2611-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2611-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {ArsanjaniShirazi, A. and Javadifar, N. and Javadnoori, M. and HaghighiZadeh, M.H.}, title = {A Study of Health-Related Quality of Life among Female High Schools Adolescents in Ahvaz in 2014}, abstract ={Background and Objective: The quality of life is one of the effective factors in individuals’ health, especially in female adolescents, which its promotion improves performance and family accomplishment and makes bether health in society consequently. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life among female high schools adolescents. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 370 female students with age range of 14-19 years old in Ahvaz during 2014. The students were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. Data was collected by demoghraphical checklist and Kidscreen-52 health-related quality of life questionnaire and analyzed by one-way ANOVA and chi-square test. Results: Mean and standard deviation of total quality of life score was 176.27±12.93 and the quality of life of most students (55.1%) was in a good level.The students obtained the lowest and highest scores in autonomy and social acceptance domains, respectively. Mean of quality of life in the 1st, the 2nd and the 3rd educational levels were 179.91±14.10, 178.31±12.40 and 170.61±12.31, respectively and by increasing educational levels, the quality of life decreased (p=0.001). It was found a significant difference between different educational levels of students regarding all quality of life domains except social support and peers, school environment and financial resources domains (p<0.05). Conclusion: Based on the results, quality of life of most students were in good level. So that improvement of quality of life domains is necessary to reach a healthy society, hence, it is suggested that the authorities would consider appropriate programs to promote the quality of life domains of female adolescents. Key words: Quality of life, Female adolescents, Student   Funding: This research was funded by Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article: Arsanjani Shirazi A, Javadifar N, Javadnoori M, Haghighi Zadeh MH. A Study of Health-Related Quality of Life among Female High Schools Adolescents in Ahvaz in 2014. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 643-54. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Quality of life, Female adolescents, Student }, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {643-654}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2606-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2606-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Abdoli, F. and Ravari, A. and Khodadadi, H. and Khosroanjam, M.}, title = {The Effect of Order and Injection Technique of Vaccines ِDPT and Hepatitis B on Infant’s Pain Response in Referred to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan City}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Vaccination is the most common iatrogenic pain in healthy children that medicine should not be ignored. Therefore, any action in order to reduce the injection pain is an important part of health care. Since the order and method of vaccination may also be influenced by the experience of pain, this study aimed to determine the effect of (diphtheria, pertusis, tetanus) vaccine and Hepatitis B injection on pain response amang two-month infants in 1391, referred to health centers in Rafsanjan. Materials and Methods: The present study was a double-blind randomized controlled field trial. In this study, 160 infants aged 2 months attending Rafsanjan health centers.They are randomly divided into four groups (n = 40). In the first group, the hepatitis B vaccination was administered by standard method, the second group received the same vaccine in pragmatic method, the third group, the DPT vaccine to standard method, and the fourth group, the DPT vaccine in pragmatic method. In all groups the second vaccine was administered as the same way as the first one.Using the Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS) and a demographic information checklist, the infant’s pain responses were evaluated. Data were analyzed by SPSS18 software. To describe the data, descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and ANOVA were used for statistical analysis. Results:Of the 160 infants (51.25%)were male. In terms of weight, height and duration of breast feeding prior to vaccination did not differ between groups. Mean pain scores (MBPS) in group who had first received hepatitis B vaccine in pragmatic method were significantly lower than the other groups(p<0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that pain intensity is less when hepatitis B vaccine was administered in pragmatic method. Therefore, it is recommended vaccinators having regard to the safety order vaccine that causes less pain, as well as a less painful injection method. Key words: Vaccination, Pain, DPT vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine, Standard methods, Pragmatic methods.   Funding: This research was funded by Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article: Abdoli F, Ravari A, Khodadadi H, Khosroanjam M. The Effect of Order and Injection Technique of Vaccines ِDPT and Hepatitis B on Infant’s Pain Response in Referred to Health Care Centers in Rafsanjan City. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 655-64. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Vaccination, Pain, DPT vaccine, Hepatitis B vaccine, Standard methods, Pragmatic methods. }, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {655-664}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2479-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2479-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Palizban, A.A. and Ghanadian, S.M. and Sadeghi, H. and Ghaisari, B.}, title = {The in Vitro Study of Inhibitory Properties of Triterpenes fromExtracted Euphorbia Plant on Cyclooxygenase-1 Activity and the Evaluation of their Cytotoxicity on L-929 Cell Lines}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Triterpenes could exert anti-inflammatory properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory activities of cycloartan triterpene derivatives extracted from Euphorbia with names as cycloartan-24-methylene3-ol(1), cycloartan-23-ene-3,25-diol(2), cycloartan-23-ene-25-methoxy-3-ol (3) and cycloartan-24-ene-3-ol (4) on cyclooxygenase-1(cox-1) activity. Materials and Methods: This is an experimental study. The cyclooxygenase enzyme was extracted from platelets and peripheral blood mononuclear cells by Ficoll-Paque density gradient. The inhibitory activities of the compounds were assessed by measuring the peroxidase activity of enzyme by End point Enzyme activity assay. The inhibitory effects of the compounds were examined using logarithmic concentrations of them (1, 10,100 µg/ml). The cytotoxicity of each compound was measured using Cell Survival of L-929 cell lines by MTT assay. Results: The cox-1 inhibitory effect of compound 3 was very weak at a concentration more than 100 mg/ml and IC50>100 (mg/ml). The results revealed that the compounds 1, 2 and 4 at concentrations (1, 10, and 100 µg/ml) demonstrated the acceptable inhibitory effects for the cox-1 enzyme with the IC50 of 9.65, 16.51 and 9.22 (mg/ml) compared with SC-560 control, respectively. The toxicity effects of compounds compared with Doxorubicin on the survival of L-929 cells, revealed that the IC50 of the 1, 2, 3, and 4 compounds are equal to 64.88, 64.47, >60 and 66.23 (mg/ml), respectively. Conclusion: Cycloartan triterpene derivatives extracted from Euphorbia plant could have inhibitory activities on cox-1 enzyme. The cytotoxicity study showed that these compounds probably at low concentrations could be useful to treat the diseases caused by increasing cycloxygenese-1 activity. Key words: Triterpenes, Cyclooxygenase-1, Cycloartan, Inflammatory diseases, L-929 cell lines.   Funding: This study was supported financially by Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Conflict of interest: None declared. How to cite this article: Palizban AA, GhanadianSM, Sadeghi H, Ghaisari B. The in Vitro Study Of Inhibitory Properties of Extracted Euphorbia Plant Triterpenes on Cyclooxygenase-1 Activity and the Evaluation of their Cytotoxicity on L-929 Cell Line. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 665-78. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Triterpenes, Cyclooxygenase-1, Cycloartan, Inflammatory diseases, L-929 cell lines}, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {665-678}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2413-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2413-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Malakootian, M. and DehghanzadehReyhani, R. and Sattarvand, S. and Loloei, M.}, title = {The Effectiveness of Ozone Disinfection and Advanced Oxidation (H2O2 + O3) on the Elimination of Coliform Bacteria from Hospital Raw Sewage}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Hospital waste water due to infectious organisms and other risk factors is important. In this study, the possibility of coliform bacteria removal from hospital waste water using ozone separately and combining with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2 + O3) as a pre-treatment was investigated. Material and Methods: This is an experimental study that in the second moiety of 1392 in Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Engineering Research Center for Environmental Health Institute of the East Azerbaijan province was executed. Hospital microbial load in raw waste water,ozone disinfected and advanced oxidized raw sewage was determined by 9-tube most probable number(MPN) method. Results: Average coliform bacteria and fecal coliform in raw sewage samples from 10 hospitals respectively 3.6×105 and 2.5×105 MPN were calculated. Coliform and fecal coliform removal efficiency of hospital wastewater by ozonation method back in time 10 and 20 minutes respectively (99.79 and 99.91%) and (99.99and 100%). was. Also, removal of coliform and fecal coliform wastewater advanced oxidation hospitals with contact times of 10 and 20 minutes (99.98 and 99.99%) and (100and 100%), respectively. Conclusion: The trial showed that the effective performance both ozone disinfection and advanced oxidation process (O3 + H2O2) as a pre-treatment is the removal of total coliform bacteria. However, the same results were obtained with a single injection of ozone. It is recommended that the hospital wastewater treatment in order to removal of total coliform bacteria only be done with ozone disinfection. Key words: Coliform, Advanced oxidation, ozone disinfection, hospital sewage, Removal   Funding: This research was funded by Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethical Committee of Kerman University of Medical Sciences, approved the study.   How to cite this article:Malakootian M, Dehghanzageh Reyhani R, Sattarvand S, Loloei M. The Effectiveness of Ozone Disinfection and Advanced Oxidation (H2o2 + O3) in the Elimination of Coliform Bacteria from Raw Sewage Hospital. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 679-90. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Coliform, Advanced oxidation, ozone disinfection, hospital sewage, Removal }, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {679-690}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2460-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2460-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Koohpaei, A.R. and Khandan, M. and Arab, Z. and Mobinizadeh, V. and Moamenian, S.}, title = {Survey of Mental Health Status Among Female Workers in Qom Province in 2014: Opportunities and Challenges}, abstract ={Background and Objective: As women are main pillars of family and society, thus attention to different aspects of their occupational health should have special status. In this study, physical and mental health of women working in various organizations of Qom, in 2014, were discussed. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study has been developed among 157 females working in nine organization/industry categories. Applied tools included a demographic, and standardized GHQ-28 questionnaires. Statistical analysis has been done using T, ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests. Results: Average ages of participants were (28.73±5.48) years old. 53.5% of subjects were married. Regards to organization type, 25% of samples were belonged to administrative jobs approximately. Findings depicted that social dysfunction had highest (6.41±3.02) and depression had lowest (3.25±3.74) scores. Women;#39s total general health score was calculated 21.13±11.43. Difference of general health score among organizations and industries was significant (p0.05). Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, mean score of general health illustrated that female workers of the province were in the caution border line status regard to studied sub-scales by the questionnaire and need to attention and a change in workplace conditions. Therefore, employers should make a reduction in occupational risks in the workplace.. Key words: Quality of life, Female adolescents, Student   Funding: This research was funded by Researcher. Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Qom University of Medical Sciences approved the study.   How to cite this article: Koohpaei AR, Khandan M, Arab Z, Mobinizadeh V, Moamenian S. Survey of Mental Health Status Among Female Workers in Qom Province in 2014: Opportunities and ChallengesJ RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(8): 691-700. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Quality of life, Female adolescents, Student }, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {691-700}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2622-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2622-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Kord, Z. and Amini, K. and Parviz, M.}, title = {Determining the Frequency of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL Genes), and Collagen-Binding Protein (cna) in Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Isolated from Clinical Specimens and Antibiotic Resistance: A Short Report}, abstract ={Background and Objective: Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) toxin is a hemolytic exotoxin that increases the permeability of the cell membrane, thus causing lysis of leukocytes and tissue necrosis. Collagen-binding protein (Cna) adhesion Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for binding to collagen and the major virulence factor in arthritis and osteomyelitis. The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes for PVL, Cna in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from clinical specimens by Multiplex PCR. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive study, 67 samples of Staphylococcus aureus were isolated. Based on CLSI antimicrobial susceptibility guidline, different antibiotics were tested. Multiplex PCR assay was performed. Results: Finndings showed that the susceptibility to vancomycin and linezolid antibiotics was 97.1% and maximum resistance is to clindamycin was 23.9%. the frequency of Cna gene in clinical samples was 41.7% while PVL genes were not detected in the samples. Conclusion: Because of the importance of methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus as the cause of infection among people, especially resistant hospital infections, due to increasing use of antibiotics, knowledge of the level of resistance to these agents is essential. Multiplex PCR is a simple, sensitive, inexpensive, relatively quick and very specific in addition, it has an ability to identify multiple genes simultaneously. Key words: Staphylococcus aureus, Panton -Valentine leukocidin, Cna, Multiplex PCR   Funding: This research was funded by Saveh Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran Conflict of interest: None declared. Ethical approval: The Ethics Committee of Saveh Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University approved the study.   How to cite this article: Kord Z, Amini K, Parviz M. Determining the Frequency of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL), and Collagen- Binding protein (can) in Staphylococcus Aureus Strains Isolated from Clinical Specimens and Antibiotic Resistance: A Short Report. J RafsanjanUniv Med Sci 2015 14(7): 703-10. [Farsi]}, Keywords = {Staphylococcus aureus, Panton -Valentine leukocidin, Cna, Multiplex PCR }, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {701-708}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2618-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2618-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} } @article{ author = {Rezaeian, M.}, title = {A Review on the book “Medical statistics at a Glance”}, abstract ={مروری بر کتاب مجله دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان دوره 14، آبان 1394، 702-701     مروری بر کتاب «آمار پزشکی در یک نگاه» A Review on the book “Medical statistics at a Glance”   محسن رضائیان[1]  M. Rezaeian         کتاب «آمار پزشکی در یک نگاه» (Medical statistics at a Glance) برای اولین بار در سال 2000 میلادی، توسط انتشارات Blackwell Sciences Ltd و در 138 صفحه به زیور طبع آراسته شد. دو نویسنده توانا، یعنیAviva Petrie  وCaroline Sabin که در آن زمان، اولی از دانشیاران آمار و دومی از دانشیاران آمار پزشکی و اپیدمیولوژی دانشگاه‌های معروف لندن بودند، مسئولیت نگارش کتاب را بر عهده داشتند. این کتاب به سرعت جای خود را در میان علاقمندان به آمار پزشکی باز نمود و نه سال بعد، یعنی در سال 2009 میلادی، چاپ سوم کتاب توسط انتشارات Wiley-Blackwell و در 180 صفحه روانه بازار نشر گردید. همانطور که نویسندگان در مقدمه کتاب اظهار داشته‌اند، این کتاب برای تمام کسانی که به نوعی نیازمند آشنایی با دانش آمار پزشکی می‌باشند، تهیه شده است. از همین رو، تا جای ممکن از بحث‌های صرف تئوریک اجتناب شده و سعی شده است که با ارائه مثال‌های واقعی، کاربرد آمار در دانش پزشکی آموزش داده شود. کتاب به شیوه‌ای نگارش شده است که برای هر موضوع، توضیحی بسیار ساده در دو تا سه صفحه و با بهره‌گیری از اشکال و نمودارهای متنوع آورده شده است. چاپ سوم این کتاب در  هفت بخش، در برگیرنده 46 فصل می باشد. بخش اول، به «کار با داده‌ها» (Handling data) تعلق دارد که در آن 9 فصل آورده شده است. بخش دوم، به «نمونه‌گیری و تقریب» (Sampling and estimation) اختصاص یافته است که در بر‌گیرنده دو فصل می‌باشد. موضوع بخش سوم مربوط به «طراحی مطالعه» (Study design)  است که در بر‌گیرنده 5 فصل است. این بخش، در واقع بیشتر به آشنایی با انواع مطالعات اپیدمیولوژیک اختصاص یافته است چرا که در واقع کاربرد صحیح دانش آمار در پزشکی، وابستگی بسیار نزدیکی به شناخت صحیح انواع مطالعات اپیدمیولوژیک دارد. بخش چهارم، به «آزمون فرضیه» (Hypothesis testing) اختصاص داده شده است که خود دارای دو فصل است. موضوع بخش پنجم، «تکنیک‌های پایه برای تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها» (Basic techniques for analyzing data) است که حجیم‌ترین بخش کتاب با 15 فصل می‌باشد. بخش ششم نیز در برگیرنده «ملاحظات مهم» (Important considerations) است که دارای 4 فصل می‌باشد. بالاخره، بخش هفتم نیز به «موضوعات اضافی» (Additional topics) مربوط است که دارای 9 فصل می‌باشد. کتاب، همچنین دارای پنج ضمیمه است که به درک مطالب آن کمک شایانی نموده‌اند. از خصوصیات برجسته کتاب همانطور که ذکر گردید، زبان ساده همراه با مثال‌های واقعی و کاربرد هنرمندانه از اشکال و نمودارها است که به درک مطالب پیچیده آمار کمک می‌نمایند. به علاوه، از آن جایی که امروزه نرم افزارهای آماری نظیر SAS، STATA و SPSS در تجزیه و تحلیل‌های آماری به مقدار زیادی مورد استفاده قرار می‌گیرند، نویسندگان، نمونه‌هایی از خروجی (Output) این نرم افزارها را همراه با توضیحات لازم در بخش‌هایی از کتاب و همچنین، ضمیمه شماره سوم آن آورده‌اند که مطالعه آنها برای آشنایی با چگونگی تفسیر خروجی‌های نرم افزارهای آماری بسیار ضروری است. همچنین، یکی دیگر از خصوصیات برجسته کتاب، وب سایتی با آدرسwww.medstatsaag.com  است که مسئولیت پشتیبانی کتاب را بر عهده دارد. در این وب سایت، خوانندگان می‌توانند از طریق اینترنت و با حل کردن مثال‌های ارائه شده، میزان تسلط خود بر دانش آمار پزشکی و مباحث مطرح شده در کتاب را برآورد نمایند. به علاوه، این وب سایت، در برگیرنده فهرست کاملی از منابع مورد استفاده در کتاب است که آشنایی و استفاده از آن‌ها برای خوانندگان کتاب می‌تواند بسیار مفید باشد. با توجه به موارد فوق، مطالعه این کتاب به کلیه دانشجویان علوم سلامت، همکاران بالینی و علوم پایه و تمام علاقمندان به آمار پزشکی که برای فهم این دانش مهم نمی‌خواهند خود را درگیر معادلات پیچیده آماری نمایند، توصیه می‌گردد.     [1]- استاد گروه آموزشی اپیدمیولوژی و آمار زیستی، دانشکده پزشکی، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی رفسنجان، رفسنجان، ایران     تلفن: 31315123-034، دورنگار: 31315123-034 ، پست الکترونیکی: moeygmr2@yahoo.co.uk}, Keywords = {}, volume = {14}, Number = {8}, pages = {709-710}, publisher = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, url = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2998-en.html}, eprint = {http://journal.rums.ac.ir/article-1-2998-en.pdf}, journal = {Journal of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {1735-3165}, eissn = {2008-7268}, year = {2015} }