June 23, 2011

Latest Article Alert from BMC Medical Research Methodology (20 articles)

The latest articles from BMC Medical Research Methodology, published between 24-May-2011 and 22-Jun-2011

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Review
Novel study designs to investigate the placebo response
Enck P, Klosterhalfen S, Zipfel S
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:90 (10 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/90/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-90.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21663609

Commentary
Simulation methods to estimate design power: an overview for applied research
Arnold BF, Hogan DR, Colford JM, Hubbard AE
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:94 (20 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/94/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-94.pdf

Research article
Reported frequency of physical activity in a large epidemiological study: relationship to specific activities and repeatability over time
Armstrong ME, Cairns BJ, Green J, Reeves GK, Beral V, . o
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:97 (22 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/97/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-97.pdf

Research article
Estimating and modelling cure in population-based cancer studies within the framework of flexible parametric survival models
Andersson TM, Dickman PW, Eloranta S, Lambert PC
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:96 (22 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/96/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-96.pdf

Research article
A Comparison of a New Multinomial Stopping Rule with Stopping Rules of Fleming and Gehan in Single Arm Phase II Cancer Clinical Trials
Goffin JR, Pond GR, Tu D
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:95 (21 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/95/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-95.pdf

Research article
Revisiting the dimensional structure of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): empirical evidence for a general factor
Reichenheim ME, Moraes CL, Oliveira AS, Lobato G
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:93 (20 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/93/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-93.pdf

Research article
Baseline characteristics and patient reported outcome data of patients prescribed etanercept: web-based and telephone evaluation
Wade AG, Crawford GM, Pumford N, Koscielny V, Maycock S, McConnachie A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:91 (14 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/91/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-91.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21672203

Research article
Using e-mail recruitment and an online questionnaire to establish effect size: A worked example
Kirkby HM, Wilson S, Calvert M, Draper H
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:89 (9 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/89/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-89.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21658219

Research article
Using Quantile Regression to Investigate Racial Disparities in Medication Non-adherence
Gebregziabher M, Lynch CP, Mueller M, Gilbert GE, Echols C, Zhao Y, Egede LE
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:88 (6 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/88/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-88.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21645379

Research article
Measurement properties of translated versions of neck-specific questionnaires: a systematic review
Schellingerhout JM, Heymans MW, Verhagen AP, de Vet HC, Koes BW, Terwee CB
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:87 (6 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/87/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/87
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-87.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21645355

Research article
Understanding competing risks: a simulation point of view
Allignol A, Schumacher M, Wanner C, Drechsler C, Beyersmann J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:86 (3 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/86/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-86.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21639902

Research article
Validation of the Edinburgh Claudication Questionnaire in 1st generation Black African-Caribbean and South Asian UK migrants: A sub-study to the Ethnic-Echocardiographic Heart of England Screening (E-ECHOES) Study
Bennett PC, Lip GY, Silverman S, Blann AD, Gill PS
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:85 (3 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/85/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-85.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21639887

Research article
Optimizing the diagnostic power with gastric emptying scintigraphy at multiple time points
Hou Q, Lin Z, Dusing R, Gajewski BJ, McCallum RW, Mayo MS
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:84 (31 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/84/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-84.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21627814

Research article
The predictive value of ICD-10 diagnostic coding used to assess Charlson comorbidity index conditions in the population-based Danish National Registry of Patients
Thygesen SK, Christiansen CF, Christensen S, Lash TL, Sorensen HT
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:83 (28 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/83/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-83.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21619668

Research article
Unravelling the effects of age, period and cohort on metabolic syndrome components in a Taiwanese population using partial least squares regression
Tu Y, Chien K, Burley V, Gilthorpe MS
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:82 (27 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/82/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/82
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-82.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21619595

Research article
A Comparison of Small Monetary Incentives to Convert Survey Non-Respondents: A Randomized Control Trial.
Griffin JM, Baines Simon A, Hulbert E, Stevenson J, Grill JP, Noorbaloochi S, Partin MR
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:81 (26 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/81/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-81.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21615955

Research article
Alternative statistical methods for estimating efficacy of interferon beta-1b for multiple sclerosis clinical trials
Mieno MN, Yamaguchi T, Ohashi Y
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:80 (26 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/80/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/80
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-80.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21612661

Research article
How the psychosocial context of clinical trials differs from usual care: A qualitative study of acupuncture patients
Barlow F, Scott C, Coghlan B, Lee P, White P, Lewith GT, Bishop FL
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:79 (25 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/79/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-79.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21612644

Research article
Competing risk models to estimate the excess mortality and the first recurrent-event hazards
Belot A, Remontet L, Launoy G, Jooste V, Giorgi R
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:78 (25 May 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/78/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-78.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21612632

Technical advance
The Global Evidence Mapping Initiative: Scoping research in broad topic areas
Bragge P, Clavisi O, Turner T, Tavender E, Collie A, Gruen RL
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2011, 11:92 (17 June 2011)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/92/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-11-92.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/21682870

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