May 8, 2010

Latest Article Alert from BMC Medical Research Methodology (11 articles)

The latest articles from BMC Medical Research Methodology, published between 08-Apr-2010 and 07-May-2010

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Study protocol
Methods for determining disease burden and calibrating national surveillance data in the United Kingdom: the second study of infectious intestinal disease in the community (IID2 study)
O'Brien SJ, Rait G, Hunter PR, Gray JJ, Bolton FJ, Tompkins DS, McLauchlin J, Letley LH, Adak GK, Cowden JM, Evans MR, Neal KR, Smith GE, Smyth B, Tam CC, Rodrigues LC
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:39 (5 May 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/39/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-39.pdf

Study protocol
Mental health in the aged: prevalence, covariates and related neuroendocrine, cardiovascular and inflammatory factors of successful aging
Lacruz ME, Emeny RT, Bickel H, Cramer B, Kurz A, Bidlingmaier M, Huber D, Klug G, Peters A, Ladwig KH
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:36 (30 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/36/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-36.pdf

Correspondence
Missing the forest (plot) for the trees? A critique of the systematic review in tobacco control
Rosen LJ, Ben Noach M, Rosenberg E
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:34 (25 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/34/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-34.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20416114

Research article
Parametric frailty models for clustered data with arbitrary censoring: application to effect of male circumcision on HPV clearance
Kong X, Archer KJ, Moulton LH, Gray RH, Wang M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:40 (6 May 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/40/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-40.pdf

Research article
Trials within trials? Researcher, funder and ethical perspectives on the practicality and acceptability of nesting trials of recruitment methods in existing primary care trials
Graffy J, Bower P, Ward E, Wallace P, Delaney B, Kinmonth A, Collier D, Miller J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:38 (30 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/38/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-38.pdf

Research article
Latent variables and structural equation models for longitudinal relationships: an illustration in nutritional epidemiology
Chavance M, Escolano S, Romon M, Basdevant A, de Lauzon-Guillain B, Charles M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:37 (30 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/37/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-37.pdf

Research article
Recruitment methods in Alzheimer's disease research: general practice versus population based screening by mail
Andersen F, Engstad T, Straume B, Viitanen M, Halvorsen DS, Hykkerud S, Sjobrend K
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:35 (29 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/35/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-35.pdf

Research article
Global quantitative indices reflecting provider process-of-care: data-base derivation
Moran JL, Solomon PJ, Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:32 (19 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/32/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-32.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20398426

Research article
The Total Deviation Index estimated by Tolerance Intervals to evaluate the concordance of measurement devices
Escaramis G, Ascaso C, Carrasco JL
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:31 (8 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/31/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/31
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-31.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20377875

Research article
Quality of cause-of-death reporting using ICD-10 drowning codes: a descriptive study of 69 countries
Lu T, Lunetta P, Walker S
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:30 (8 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/30/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/30
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-30.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/20374660

Technical advance
Practical application of cure mixture model for long-term censored survivor data from a withdrawal clinical trial of patients with major depressive disorder
Arano I, Sugimoto T, Hamasaki T, Ohno Y
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10:33 (23 April 2010)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/10/33/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-10-33.pdf

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