March 28, 2012

Latest Article Alert from BMC Medical Research Methodology

The latest articles from BMC Medical Research Methodology, published between 26-Feb-2012 and 27-Mar-2012

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Debate
Against Quantiles: categorization of continuous variables in epidemiologic research, and its discontents
Vickers AJ, Bennette C
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:21 (29 February 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/21/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-21.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22375553

Research article
Quality of life of Chinese urban community residents: A psychometric study of the mainland Chinese version of the WHOQOL-BREF
Xia P, Li N, Hau K, Liu C, Lu Y
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:37 (27 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/37/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-37.pdf

Research article
Bias and imprecision in posture percentile variables estimated from short exposure samples
Mathiassen S, Wahlstrom J, Forsman M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:36 (25 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/36/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-36.pdf

Research article
Alternative analyses for handling incomplete follow-up in the intention-to-treat analysis: the randomized controlled trial of balloon kyphoplasty versus non-surgical care for vertebral compression fracture (FREE)
Ranstam J, Turkiewicz A, Boonen S, van Meirhaeghe J, Bastian L, Wardlaw D
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:35 (24 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/35/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-35.pdf

Research article
Individual patient data meta-analysis of survival data using Poisson regression models
Crowther MJ, Riley RD, Staessen JA, Wang J, Gueyffier F, Lambert PC
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:34 (23 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/34/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-34.pdf

Research article
On summary measure analysis of linear trend repeated measures data: Performance comparison with two competing methods
Vossoughi M, Ayatollahi S, Towhidi M, Ketabchi F
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:33 (22 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/33/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-33.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22439982

Research article
Telephone follow-up to a mail survey: when to offer an interview compared to a reminder call
Ziegenfuss JY, Burmeister KR, Harris A, Holubar SD, Beebe TJ
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:32 (20 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/32/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-32.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22433024

Research article
Is it possible to estimate the minimal clinically important treatment effect needed to change practice in preterm birth prevention? Results of an obstetrician survey used to support the design of a trial
Ross S, Milne J, Dwinnell S, Tang S, Wood S
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:31 (19 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/31/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-31.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22429514

Research article
Effect of misclassification of antiretroviral treatment status on the prevalence of transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance
Castro H, Pillay D, Sabin C, Dunn DT
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:30 (14 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/30/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-30.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22416878

Research article
Ongoing monitoring of data clustering in multicenter studies
Guthrie LB, Oken E, Sterne JA, Gillman MW, Patel R, Vilchuck K, Bogdanovich N, Kramer MS, Martin RM
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:29 (13 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/29/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/29
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-29.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22413923

Research article
Hospital-level associations with 30-day patient mortality after cardiac surgery: a tutorial on the application and interpretation of marginal and multilevel logistic regression
Sanagou M, Wolfe R, Forbes A, Reid C
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:28 (12 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/28/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-28.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22409732

Research article
Is blood pressure reduction a valid surrogate endpoint for stroke prevention? An analysis incorporating a systematic review of randomised controlled trials, a by-trial weighted errors-in-variables regression, the Surrogate Threshold Effect (STE) and the Biomarker-Surrogacy (BioSurrogate) Evaluation Schema (BSES)
Lassere MN, Johnson KR, Schiff M, Rees D
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:27 (12 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/27/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-27.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22409774

Research article
Comparison of uniaxial and triaxial accelerometry in the assessment of physical activity among adolescents under free-living conditions: the HELENA study
Vanhelst J, Beghin L, Duhamel A, Bergman P, Sjotrom M, Gottrand F
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:26 (12 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/26/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-26.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22409718

Research article
Reasons for and against participation in studies of medicinal therapies for women with breast cancer: a debate
Luschin G, Habersack M, Gerlich I
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:25 (11 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/25/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-25.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22405127

Research article
Multiple imputation for estimating hazard ratios and predictive abilities in case-cohort surveys
Marti H, Carcaillon L, Chavance M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:24 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/24/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-24.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22405090

Research article
Comparative effectiveness research on patients with acute ischemic stroke using Markov decision processes
Wu D, Cai Y, Cai J, Liu Q, Zhao Y, Cai J, Zhao M, Huang Y, Ye L, Lu Y, Guo X
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:23 (9 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/23/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-23.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22400712

Research article
Assessment of public health impact of work-related asthma
Jaakkola MS, Jaakkola JJ
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:22 (5 March 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/22/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-22.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22390159

Research article
Using a single question to assess physical activity in older adults: a reliability and validity study
Gill DP, Jones GR, Zou G, Speechley M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:20 (28 February 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/20/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/20
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-20.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22373159

Research article
Should policy-makers and managers trust PSI? An empirical validation study of five patient safety indicators in a national health service
Bernal-Delgado E, Garcia-Armesto S, Martinez-Lizaga N, Abadia-Taira B, Beltran-Peribanez J, Peiro S
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:19 (27 February 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/19/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-19.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22369291


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