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The latest articles from BMC Medical Research Methodology, published between 30-Jul-2012 and 29-Aug-2012

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Study protocol
Learning from Failure - Rationale and Design for a Study about Discontinuation of Randomized Trials (DISCO study)
Kasenda B, von Elm EB, You J, Blümle A, Tomonaga Y, Saccilotto R, Amstutz A, Bengough T, Meerpohl J, Stegert M, Tikkinen KA, Neumann I, Carrasco-Labra A, Faulhaber M, Mulla S, Mertz D, Akl EA, Bassler D, Busse J, Ferreira-González I, Lamontagne F, Nordmann A, Rosenthal R, Schandelmaier S, Sun X, Vandvik PO, Johnston BC, Walter MA, Burnand B, Schwenkglenks M, Bucher HC, Guyatt GH, Briel M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:131 (28 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/131/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-131.pdf

Study protocol
Melanocortin-1 receptor, skin cancer and phenotypic characteristics (M-SKIP) project: study design and methods for pooling results of genetic epidemiological studies
Raimondi S, Gandini S, Fargnoli M, Bagnardi V, Maisonneuve P, Specchia C, Kumar R, Nagore E, Han J, Hansson J, Kanetsky PA, Ghiorzo P, Gruis NA, Dwyer T, Blizzard L, Fernandez-de-Misa R, Branicki W, Debniak T, Morling N, Landi M, Palmieri G, Ribas G, Stratigos A, Cornelius L, Motokawa T, Anno S, Helsing P, Wong TH, Autier P, García-Borrón JC, Little J, Newton-Bishop J, Sera F, Liu F, Kayser M, Nijsten T, Study Group G
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:116 (3 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/116/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-116.pdf

Study protocol
What is the most appropriate knowledge synthesis method to conduct a review? Protocol for a scoping review
Kastner M, Tricco AC, Soobiah C, Lillie E, Perrier L, Horsley T, Welch V, Cogo E, Antony J, Straus SE
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:114 (3 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/114/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-114.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22862833

Research article
Validity of verbal autopsy method to determine causes of death among adults in the urban setting of Ethiopia
Misganaw A, Haile Mariam D, Araya T, Anteneh A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:130 (28 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/130/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-130.pdf

Research article
Quality assessment of systematic reviews or metaanalyses of nursing interventions conducted by Korean reviewers
Seo H, Kim K
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:129 (28 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/129/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-129.pdf

Research article
Positive predictive value of a case definition for diabetes mellitus using automated administrative health data in children and youth exposed to antipsychotic drugs or control medications: a Tennessee Medicaid study
Bobo WV, Cooper WO, Stein CM, Olfson M, Mounsey J, Daugherty J, Ray WA
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:128 (24 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/128/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-128.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22920280

Research article
Two assessments to evaluate imagery ability: translation, test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of the German KVIQ and Imaprax
Schuster C, Lussi A, Wirth B, Ettlin T
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:127 (20 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/127/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-127.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22905778

Research article
Bias corrected Estimator for intraclass correlation coefficient in the balanced one-way random effects model
Atenafu EG, Hamid JS, To T, Willan AR, Feldman BM, Beyene J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:126 (20 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/126/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-126.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22905752

Research article
Comparison of two Bayesian methods to detect mode effects between paper-based and computerized adaptive assessments: a preliminary Monte Carlo study
Riley BB, Carle AC
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:124 (17 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/124/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-124.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22900979

Research article
Patient, caregiver, health professional and researcher views and experiences of participating in research at the end of life: a critical interpretive synthesis of the literature
Gysels MH, Evans C, Higginson IJ
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:123 (17 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/123/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-123.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22900965

Research article
Bureaucracy stifles medical research in Britain: a tale of three trials
Snooks H, Hutchings H, Russell I, Stewart-Brown S, Williams J, Seagrove A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:122 (16 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/122/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-122.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22898336

Research article
Weight change in control group participants in behavioural weight loss interventions: a systematic review and meta-regression study
Waters L, St George A, Chey T, Bauman A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:120 (8 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/120/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-120.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22873682

Research article
Comparing marginal structural models to standard methods for estimating treatment effects of antihypertensive combination therapy
Gerhard T, Delaney JA, Cooper-DeHoff RM, Shuster J, Brumback BA, Johnson JA, Pepine CJ, Winterstein AG
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:119 (6 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/119/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-119.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22866767

Research article
Bayesian structured additive regression modeling of epidemic data: application to cholera
Osei FB, Duker AA, Stein A
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:118 (6 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/118/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-118.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22866662

Research article
What inference for two-stage phase II trials?
Porcher R, Desseaux K
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:117 (6 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/117/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-117.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22867439

Research article
Predicting waist circumference from body mass index
Bozeman SR, Hoaglin DC, Burton TM, Pashos CL, Ben-Joseph RH, Hollenbeak CS
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:115 (3 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/115/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-115.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22862851

Research article
Linked versus unlinked hospital discharge data on hip fractures for estimating incidence and comorbidity profiles
Vu T, Day L, Finch CF
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:113 (1 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/113/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-113.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22853324

Research article
Intraindividual long term stability and response corridors of cytokines in healthy volunteers detected by a standardized whole-blood culture system for bed-side application
Mueller SC, März R, Schmolz M, Drewelow B
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:112 (1 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/112/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-112.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22853196

Research article
Investigating clinical heterogeneity in systematic reviews: a methodologic review of guidance in the literature
Gagnier JJ, Moher D, Boon H, Beyene J, Bombardier C
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:111 (30 July 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/111/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-111.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22846171

Technical advance
Estimating and validating disability-adjusted life years at the global level: a methodological framework for cancer
Soerjomataram I, Lortet-Tieulent J, Ferlay J, Forman D, Mathers C, Parkin D, Bray F
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:125 (17 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/125/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-125.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22901001

Technical advance
Incorporating published univariable associations in diagnostic and prognostic modeling
Debray TP, Koffijberg H, Lu D, Vergouwe Y, Steyerberg EW, Moons KG
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:121 (10 August 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/121/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-121.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/22883206




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