December 2, 2012

Latest Article Alert from BMC Medical Research Methodology

The latest articles from BMC Medical Research Methodology, published between 01-Nov-2012 and 01-Dec-2012

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Correspondence
Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ
Tong A, Flemming K, McInnes E, Oliver S, Craig J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:181 (27 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/181/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23185978

Correspondence
A framework for organizing and selecting quantitative approaches for benefit-harm assessment
Puhan MA, Singh S, Weiss CO, Varadhan R, Boyd CM
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:173 (19 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/173/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-173.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23163976

Correspondence
Reporting guidelines for modelling studies
Bennett C, Manuel DG
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:168 (7 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/168/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-168.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23134698

Research article
Bayesian methods in clinical trials: a Bayesian analysis of ECOG trials E1684 and E1690
Ibrahim JG, Chen M, Chu H
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:183 (29 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/183/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-183.pdf

Research article
Spatio-temporal Rasch analysis of quality of life outcomes in the French general population. Measurement invariance and group comparisons
Hardouin J, Audureau E, Leplège A, Coste J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:182 (28 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/182/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-182.pdf

Research article
Supplementing claims data with outpatient laboratory test results to improve confounding adjustment in effectiveness studies of lipid-lowering treatments
Schneeweiss S, Rassen JA, Glynn RJ, Myers J, Daniel GW, Singer J, Solomon DH, Kim S, Rothman KJ, Liu J, Avorn J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:180 (26 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/180/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-180.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23181419

Research article
Maternal recall of breastfeeding duration twenty years after delivery
Natland ST, Andersen LF, Nilsen TI, Forsmo S, Jacobsen GW
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:179 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/179/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-179.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176436

Research article
Attrition in longitudinal randomized controlled trials: home visits make a difference
Peterson JC, Pirraglia PA, Wells MT, Charlson ME
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:178 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/178/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-178.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176384

Research article
Inclusion of mobile phone numbers into an ongoing population health survey in New South Wales, Australia: design, methods, call outcomes, costs and sample representativeness
Barr ML, van Ritten JJ, Steel DG, Thackway SV
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:177 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/177/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-177.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23173849

Research article
The implications of biomarker evidence for systematic reviews
Choong M, Tsafnat G
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:176 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/176/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-176.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23173809

Research article
Measuring the accuracy of self-reported height and weight in a community-based sample of young people
Bowring AL, Peeters A, Freak-Poli R, Lim MS, Gouillou M, Hellard M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:175 (21 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/175/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-175.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23170838

Research article
The use of individual cut points from treadmill walking to assess free-living moderate to vigorous physical activity in obese subjects by accelerometry: is it useful?
Aadland E, Steene-Johannessen J
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:172 (15 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/172/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-172.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23152980

Research article
Self-reported adherence with the use of a device in a clinical trial as validated by electronic monitors: the VIBES study
Jeffrey BA, Hannan MT, Quinn EK, Zimmerman S, Barton BA, Rubin CT, Kiel DP
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:171 (14 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/171/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-171.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23150931

Research article
30-day in-hospital mortality after acute myocardial infarction in Tuscany (Italy): An observational study using hospital discharge data
Seghieri C, Mimmi S, Lenzi J, Fantini M
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:170 (8 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/170/abstract
Full text http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/170
PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-170.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23136904

Research article
An ultra-short screening version of the Recalled Parental Rearing Behavior questionnaire (FEE-US) and its factor structure in a representative German sample
Petrowski K, Paul S, Zenger M, Brähler E
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:169 (7 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/169/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-169.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23134704

Research article
The use of continuous data versus binary data in MTC models: A case study in rheumatoid arthritis
Schmitz S, Adams R, Walsh C
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:167 (6 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/167/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-167.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23130635

Technical advance
Modeling gradually changing seasonal variation in count data using state space models: a cohort study of hospitalization rates of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients in Denmark from 1977 to 2011
Christensen AL, Lundbye-Christensen S, Overvad K, Rasmussen LH, Dethlefsen C
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2012, 12:174 (20 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/12/174/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-174.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23167658




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November 30, 2012

Latest Article Alert from BMC Public Health

The latest articles from BMC Public Health, published between 22-Nov-2012 and 29-Nov-2012

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Study protocol
The early identification of risk factors on the pathway to school dropout in the SIODO study: a sequential mixed-methods study
Theunissen M, Griensven van I, Verdonk P, Feron F, Bosma H
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1033 (27 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1033/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1033.pdf

Study protocol
An RCT protocol of varying financial incentive amounts for smoking cessation among pregnant women
Lynagh M, Bonevski B, Sanson-Fisher R, Symonds I, Scott A, Hall A, Oldmeadow C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1032 (27 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1032/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1032.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23181988

Study protocol
The Prevention Of WEight Regain in diabetes type 2 (POWER) study: the effectiveness of adding a combined psychological intervention to a very low calorie diet, design and pilot data of a randomized controlled trial
Berk KA, Buijks H, Ozcan B, van¿t Spijker A, Busschbach JJ, Sijbrands EJ
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1026 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1026/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1026.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176668

Study protocol
A cluster-randomised clinical trial comparing two cardiovascular health education strategies in a child population: the saving hearts project
Sánchez-Gómez LM, Luque MJ, Díaz LR, Alcalde RS, García BS, Vicente SM, López MR, Belinchón PL, Gónzález JL, Gamarra AG, Arenas AG, Serna AC, Juberias GG, Cayuela PP, Cañedo-Arguelles CA, Pascual JN, Chércoles ER, Fernández CS, Polo IG, Perez DA, Arribas JM, Martínez MI, Alcaide ES, Vela AB, Pérez JM, Piris LV, Rodríguez-Salvanés F, Arribas BN
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1024 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1024/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1024.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176593

Study protocol
The LIFE child study: a life course approach to disease and health
Quante M, Hesse M, Döhnert M, Fuchs M, Hirsch C, Sergeyev E, Casprzig N, Geserick M, Naumann S, Koch C, Sabin MA, Hiemisch A, Körner A, Kiess W,  f
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1021 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1021/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1021.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23181778

Study protocol
Individual and environmental factors underlying life space of older people -- study protocol and design of a cohort study on life-space mobility in old age (LISPE)
Taina R, Erja P, Anne V, Johanna E, Milla S, Li-Tang T, Markku K, Eeva-Maija P, Sarianna S, Susanne I, Merja R
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1018 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1018/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1018.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23170987

Debate
Early life opportunities for prevention of diabetes in low and middle income countries
Hanson MA, Gluckman PD, Ma RC, Matzen P, Biesma RG
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1025 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1025/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1025.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176627

Research article
Evaluating the performance of interpreting Verbal Autopsy 3.2 model for establishing pulmonary tuberculosis as a cause of death in Ethiopia: a population-based cross-sectional study
Tadesse S, Tadesse T
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1039 (29 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1039/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1039.pdf

Research article
Local social environmental factors are associated with household food insecurity in a longitudinal study of children
Carter MA, Dubois L, Tremblay MS, Taljaard M
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1038 (28 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1038/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1038.pdf

Research article
Methods for environmental change; an exploratory study
Kok G, Gottlieb NH, Panne R, Smerecnik C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1037 (28 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1037/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1037.pdf

Research article
Family affluence and cultural capital as indicators of social inequalities in adolescent's eating behaviours: a population-based survey
Fismen A, Samdal O, Torsheim T
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1036 (28 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1036/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1036.pdf

Research article
Development and psychometric properties of a new social support scale for self-care in middle-aged patients with type II diabetes (S4-MAD)
Naderimagham S, Niknami S, Abolhassani F, Hajizadeh E, Montazeri A
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1035 (28 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1035/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1035.pdf

Research article
French women's knowledge of and attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention and the acceptability of HPV vaccination among those with 14 -- 18 year old daughters: a quantitative-qualitative study
Haesebaert J, Lutringer-Magnin D, Kalecinski J, Barone G, Jacquard A, Régnier V, Leocmach Y, Vanhems P, Chauvin F, Lasset C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1034 (27 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1034/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1034.pdf

Research article
Pilot evaluation of the text4baby mobile health program
Evans WD, Wallace JL, Snider J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1031 (26 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1031/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1031.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23181985

Research article
Condom availability in high risk places and condom use: a study at district level in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
Sandøy IF, Blystad A, Shayo EH, Makundi E, Michelo C, Zulu J, Byskov J
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1030 (26 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1030/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1030.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23181969

Research article
Predictors of Oral Rehydration Therapy use among under -five children with diarrhea in Eastern Ethiopia: a community based case control study
Mengistie B, Berhane Y, Worku A
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1029 (24 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1029/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1029.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176055

Research article
Smoking behavior, attitudes, and cessation counseling among healthcare professionals in Armenia
Narine MK, Varduhi P, Arusyak H, Diana P, Armen M, Frances SA
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1028 (24 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1028/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1028.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176746

Research article
Cyberbullying among Finnish adolescents -- a population-based study
Lindfors PL, Kaltiala-Heino R, Rimpelä AH
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1027 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1027/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1027.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23176715

Research article
A minimum price per unit of alcohol: A focus group study to investigate public opinion concerning UK government proposals to introduce new price controls to curb alcohol consumption
Lonsdale AJ, Hardcastle SJ, Hagger MS
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1023 (23 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1023/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1023.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23174016

Research article
Young people's perspectives on the adoption of preventive measures for HIV/AIDS, malaria and family planning in South-West Uganda: focus group study
Graffy J, Goodhart C, Sennett K, Kamusiime G, Tukamushaba H
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1022 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1022/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1022.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23173993

Research article
Predictors of long-term smoking cessation: Results from the global adult tobacco survey in Poland (2009--2010)
Kaleta D, Korytkowski P, Makowiec-D¿browska T, Usidame B, B¿k-Romaniszyn L, Fronczak A
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1020 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1020/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-12-1020.pdf
PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23173904

Research article
A dedicated surveillance network for congenital toxoplasmosis in Greece, 2006-2009: assessment of the results
Aptouramani M, Theodoridou M, Syrogiannopoulos G, Mentis A, Papaevangelou V, Gaitana K, Daponte A, Hadjichristodoulou C
BMC Public Health 2012, 12:1019 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/12/1019/abstract
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PubMed http://www.biomedcentral.com/pubmed/23173875




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November 29, 2012

Latest Article Alert from Environmental Health

The latest articles from Environmental Health, published between 14-Nov-2012 and 28-Nov-2012

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Commentary
Approaches to integrated monitoring for environmental health impact assessment
Liu H, Bartonova A, Pascal M, Smolders R, Skjetne E, Dusinska M
Environmental Health 2012, 11:88 (21 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/88/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-88.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23171406

Research
Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canadian case--control study
Brophy JT, Keith MM, Watterson A, Park R, Gilbertson M, Maticka-Tyndale E, Beck M, Abu-Zahra H, Schneider K, Reinhartz A, DeMatteo R, Luginaah I
Environmental Health 2012, 11:87 (19 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/87/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-87.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23164221

Research
Neurobehavioral function and low-level exposure to brominated flame retardants in adolescents: a cross-sectional study
Kici¿ski M, Viaene MK, Den Hond E, Schoeters G, Covaci A, Dirtu AC, Nelen V, Bruckers L, Croes K, Sioen I, Baeyens W, Larebeke N, Nawrot TS
Environmental Health 2012, 11:86 (14 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/86/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-86.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23151181

Research
Environmental justice implications of arsenic contamination: a cross-sectional, cluster-design examining exposure and compliance in community drinking water systems.
Balazs CL, Morello-Frosch R, Hubbard A, Ray I
Environmental Health 2012, 11:84 (14 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/84/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-84.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23151087

Review
Arsenic, asbestos and radon: emerging players in lung tumorigenesis
Hubaux R, Becker-Santos DD, Enfield KS, Lam S, Lam WL, Martinez VD
Environmental Health 2012, 11:89 (22 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/89/abstract
Provisional PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-89.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23173984

Review
Microwaves in the cold war: the Moscow embassy study and its interpretation. Review of a retrospective cohort study
Elwood J
Environmental Health 2012, 11:85 (14 November 2012)
Abstract http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/85/abstract
Full text http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/85
PDF http://www.ehjournal.net/content/pdf/1476-069X-11-85.pdf
PubMed http://www.ehjournal.net/pubmed/23151144




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