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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
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, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :53
Combining participatory diagramming and graphic elicitation methods provides a valuable and complementary approach to gather information which can be difficult to obtain via traditional interviews with clinicians and health care workers.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :48
Re-analysis of data from a cross-sectional study on deep vein thrombosis using a nested case-control design maintains the diagnostic accuracy of the original approach, providing evidence that nested case-control is a valid study design for diagnostic research.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :32
The ratio of mean values method, a novel approach for pooling continous outcomes in meta-analyses, compares favorably with the weighted mean difference and the standardized mean difference and may have the advantage of easier clinical interpretation.
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Balance algorithm for cluster randomized trials Ben R Carter, Kerenza Hood BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :65 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research article
Intervention, recruitment and evaluation challenges in the Bangladeshi community: Experience from a peer lead educational course. S M Choudhury, S Brophy, M A Fareedi, B Zamen, P Ahmed, Drr Williams BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :64 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Reliability and validity of the international physical activity questionnaire in the Nord-Trondelag health study (HUNT) population of men Nanna Kurtze, Vegar Rangul, Bo-Egil Hustvedt BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :63 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The HCV Synthesis Project: Scope, methodology, and preliminary results Rebecca K Stern, Holly Hagan, Corina Lelutiu-Weinberger, Don Des Jarlais, Roberta Scheinmann, Shiela Strauss, Enrique R Pouget, Peter Flom BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :62 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Data management for prospective research studies using SAS Robin L Kruse, David R Mehr BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :61 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Industry-supported meta-analyses compared with meta-analyses with non-profit or no support: Differences in methodological quality and conclusions Anders W J BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :60 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Alternative regression models to assess increase in childhood BMI Andreas Beyerlein, Ludwig Fahrmeir, Ulrich Mansmann, Andr BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :59 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pooling overdispersed binomial data to estimate event rate Yinong Young-Xu, K Arnold Chan BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :58 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sampling 'hard-to-reach' populations in health research: yield from a study targeting Americans living in Canada Danielle A Southern, Steven Lewis, Colleen J Maxwell, James R Dunn, Tom W Noseworthy, Gail Corbett, Karen Thomas, William A Ghali BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :57 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Performing meta-analysis with incomplete statistical information in clinical trials Jianbing Ma, Weiru Liu, Anthony Hunter, Weiya Zhang BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :56 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Commentary
The problems of meta-analysis for antibiotic treatment of COPD, a heterogeneous disease: a commentary on Puhan et al. Sanjay Sethi BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :29 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Where is the supporting evidence for treating mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations with antibiotics? A systematic review Milo A Puhan, Daniela Vollenweider, Johann Steurer, Patrick M Bossuyt, Gerben ter Riet BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :28 (10 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
Effect of the haematocrit layer geometry on Plasmodium falciparum static thin-layer in vitro cultures Jordi Ferrer Savall, Marina D Rosal, Jaume M Vidal, Clara Prats, Joaquim Valls, Esperanza A Herreros, Daniel Lopez, Domingo Gargallo Malaria Journal 2008, 7 :203 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Characterization of a rat osteotomy model with impaired healing Christine CK Kratzel, Camilla CB Bergmann, Georg GD Duda, Stefan SG Greiner, Gerhard GS Schmidmaier, Britt BW Wildemann BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2008, 9 :135 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Parametric study of EEG sensitivity to phase noise during face processing Guillaume A Rousselet, Cyril R Pernet, Patrick J Bennett, Allison B Sekuler BMC Neuroscience 2008, 9 :98 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Analytic Perspective
Flexible two-phase studies for rare exposures: feasibility, planning and efficiency issues of a new variant
Pascal Wild, Nadine Andrieu, Alisa M Goldstein, Walter Schill Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations 2008, 5 :4 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Predictors of adverse events after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. A meta-analysis of case reports. Felix JV Schlosser, Geert JMG van der Heijden, Yolanda van der Graaf, Frans L Moll, Hence JM Verhagen Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :317 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Editorial
Seek, and ye shall find: Accessing the global epidemiological literature in different languages Isaac C-H Fung Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008, 5 :21 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The need to reform our assessment of evidence from clinical trials: A commentary Sean M Bagshaw, Rinaldo Bellomo Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine 2008, 3 :23 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Hispanic Latin America, Spain and the Spanish-speaking Caribbean: a rich source of reference material for public health, epidemiology and tropical medicine John R Williams, Annick B Emerging Themes in Epidemiology 2008, 5 :17 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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