1. Medical Writing Payam Kabiri, MD. Epidemiology PhD Student Head of Information & Internet Department Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Synopsis Dissertation Thesis

2. Steps in Scientific Writing u Design well u Decide politics u Choose journal u Read instructions to authors/papers u Set framework u Prepare drafts u Distribute u Polish u Submit

3. Methods Methods u What Subjects/patients/animals/specimens techniques were used? u Reason for selecting the experimental design of the study u Statistical methods used for analysis u The section should be called "Materiel and Methods" only if inanimate specimens have been used. (continue)

4. Methods Patient / Animals / Specimens Numbers How are they grouped (cases /controls) Criteria Informed consent obtained

5. Techniques Techniques u Give enough details for readers to assess the validity of the results, and repeat the study u If standard techniques is used, give appropriate reference, any modifications should be clearly explained u If drug trial, clear description of trial