BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Assessing the order of magnitude of outcomes in single-arm cohorts through systematic comparison with corresponding cohorts: An example from the AMOS study

Harald J Hamre1*, Anja Glockmann1, Wilfried Tröger2, Gunver S Kienle1 and Helmut Kiene1

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1 Institute for Applied Epistemology and Medical Methodology, Freiburg, Germany

2 Director, Clinical Research Dr Tröger, Freiburg, Germany

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BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8:11 doi:10.1186/1471-2288-8-11

Published: 19 March 2008

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Excluded publications. List of excluded publications with reasons for exclusion

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Included publications. List of included publications

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Description of AMOS cohorts and corresponding cohorts, stratified by diagnosis. Descriptive data for AMOS cohorts and for corresponding cohorts on gender, age, study design, setting, disease duration at baseline, study treatment, last follow-up and follow-up rates

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Comparative analyses, stratified by diagnosis and SF-36 scales. Baseline scores of AMOS cohorts and of corresponding cohorts as well as between-group outcome differences, stratified by diagnosis and SF-36 scales

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