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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Anastasios Koutsos PhD
Welcome to BMC Medical Research Methodology published by BioMed Central
BMC Medical Research Methodology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in methodological approaches to healthcare research. Articles on the methodology of epidemiological research, clinical trials and meta-analysis/systematic review are particularly encouraged, as are empirical studies of the associations between choice of methodology and study outcomes. BMC Medical Research Methodology does not aim to publish articles describing scientific methods or techniques: these should be directed to the BMC journal covering the relevant biomedical subject area.
BMC Medical Research Methodology (ISSN 1471-2288) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :42
In order to improve early diagnosis and management of diseases such as ovarian cancer it is imperative that all pertinent information relating to referral, investigation and diagnosis is recorded in electronic patient records.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :28
Assessing quality of life measurements in a panel study design subject to dropout can lead to estimation bias and potentially misleading conclusions unless appropriate methodology is applied to adjust for missing data.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :16
Data-integration tables provide a useful framework for the structured synthesis of information from systematic reviews, facilitate meta-synthesis based on such information, and make review findings more accessible to target audiences.
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Research article
Record linkage to obtain birth outcomes for the evaluation of screening biomarkers in pregnancy: a feasibility study Samantha J Lain, Charles S Algert, Vitomir Tasevski, Jonathan M Morris, Christine L Roberts BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :48 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Interviewee Transcript Review: assessing the impact on qualitative research Victoria Hagens, Mark J Dobrow, Roger Chafe BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :47 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Strategies for achieving a high response rate in a home interview survey Kirsty Kiezebrink, Iain K Crombie, Linda Irvine, Vivien Swanson, Kevin Power, Wendy L Wrieden, Peter W Slane BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :46 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Effect of questionnaire structure on recall of drug utilization in a population of university students Helena Gama, Sofia Correia, Nuno Lunet BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :45 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Interim data monitoring to enroll higher-risk participants in HIV prevention trials Vera Halpern, Orikomaba Obunge, Folasade Ogunsola, Sakiru Otusanya, John Umo-Otong, Chin-Hua Wang, Neha Mehta BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :44 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis administration: Complexities of analysis Carrie Cartmill, Lorelei Lingard, Glenn Regehr, Sherry Espin, John Bohnen, Ross Baker, Lorne Rotstein BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :43 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Determining the date of diagnosis - is it a simple matter?
The impact of different approaches to dating diagnosis on
estimates of delayed care for ovarian cancer in UK primary care. A ROSEMARY Tate, Alexander G R Martin, Tarita Murray-Thomas, Sarah R Anderson, Jackie A Cassell BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :42 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Are we drawing the right conclusions from randomised placebo-controlled trials? A post-hoc analysis of data from a randomised controlled trial
M. D van Die, Kerry M Bone, Henry G Burger, Helena J Teede BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :41 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Identifying strategies to maximise recruitment and retention of practices and patients in a multicentre randomised controlled trial of an intervention to optimise secondary prevention for coronary heart disease in primary care. Claire S Leathem, Margaret E Cupples, Mary C Byrne, Mary O'Malley, Ailish Houlihan, Andrew W Murphy, Susan M Smith BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :40 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Design effect in multicenter studies: gain or loss of power? Emilie Vierron, Bruno Giraudeau BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :39 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A review of injury epidemiology in the UK and Europe: some methodological considerations in constructing rates
Roxana Alexandrescu, Sarah J O'Brien, Fiona E Lecky BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :226 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
A review of reporting of participant recruitment and retention in RCTs in six major journals Merran Toerien, Sara T Brookes, Chris Metcalfe, Isabel de Salis, Zelda Tomlin, Tim J Peters, Jonathan Sterne, Jenny L Donovan Trials 2009, 10 :52 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Reliability and cross-cultural validity of a Japanese version of the Dental Fear Survey Toshiko Yoshida, Peter Milgrom, Yukako Mori, Yukie Nakai, Mari Kaji, Tsutomu Shimono, Ana Nora A Donaldson BMC Oral Health 2009, 9 :17 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Rationales, design and recruitment of the Taizhou Longitudinal Study Xiaofeng Wang, Ming Lu, Ji Qian, Yajun Yang, Shilin Li, Daru Lu, Shunzhang Yu, Wei Meng, Weimin Ye, Li Jin BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :223 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A functional difficulty and functional pain instrument for hip and knee osteoarthritis Alan M Jette, Christine M McDonough, Pengsheng Ni, Stephen M Haley, Ronald K Hambleton, Sippy Olarsch, David Hunter, Young-jo Kim, David Felson Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R107 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
Effect of osteosynthesis, primary hemiarthroplasty, and non-surgical management for displaced four-part fractures of the proximal humerus in elderly: a multi-centre, randomised clinical trial Stig Brorson, Bo Sanderhoff Olsen, Lars Henrik Frich, Steen Lund Jensen, Hans Viggo Johannsen, Anne Kathrine Sorensen, Asbjorn Hrobjartsson Trials 2009, 10 :51 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Intravenous fluid restriction after major abdominal surgery:
a randomized blinded clinical trial. Hester Vermeulen, Jan Hofland, Dink A Legemate, Dirk T Ubbink Trials 2009, 10 :50 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The feasibility of a single-blinded fast-track pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention for breathlessness in advanced disease. Morag C Farquhar, Irene J Higginson, Petrea Fagan, Sara Booth BMC Palliative Care 2009, 8 :9 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pesticide-related illness reported to and diagnosed in Primary Care: implications for surveillance of environmental causes of ill-health Lesley Rushton, Vera Mann BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :219 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
Against pragmatism: on efficacy, effectiveness and the real world David M Kent, Georgios Kitsios Trials 2009, 10 :48 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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