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
Provisional PDF http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2288-12-181.pdf
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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