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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Hannah Clark 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, EMBASE, Scopus, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :12
The Manchester Color Wheel, a circular representation of color, provides a potential diagnostic tool for anxiety and depression by assessing the association between color choices and emotional state and may be particularly useful in a pediatric setting
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :80
Meta-Analyst is an intuitive tool for conducting meta-analysis and meta-regression on binary and continuous data and for Bayesian or frequentist analyses of diagnostic and prognostic studies, comparing well with Stata and analyses in the Cochrane Library.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :79
Results of cohort studies which reach publication form only a proportion of all studies conducted, and this publication bias occurs mainly before the public dissemination of research findings through conference or manuscript submission.
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Research article
The Manchester Color Wheel: development of a novel way of identifying color choice and its validation in healthy, anxious and depressed individuals Helen R Carruthers, Julie Morris, Nicholas Tarrier, Peter J Whorwell BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :12 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Association between framing of the research question using the PICOT format and reporting quality of randomized controlled trials Lorena P Rios, Chenglin Ye, Lehana Thabane BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :11 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Correspondence
Primary prevention from the epidemiology perspective: Three examples from the practice
Iris Pigeot, Stefaan De Henauw, Ronja Foraita, Ingeborg Jahn, Wolfgang Ahrens BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :10 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Retaining young people in a longitudinal sexual health survey: a trial of strategies to maintain participation
Marion Henderson, Daniel Wight, Catherine Nixon, Graham Hart BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :9 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Harnessing social networks along with consumer-driven electronic communication technologies to identify and engage members of 'hard-to-reach' populations: a methodological case report Melanie J Rock BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :8 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparison of techniques for handling missing covariate data within prognostic modelling studies: a simulation study Andrea Marshall, Douglas G Altman, Patrick Royston, Roger L Holder BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :7 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Design, recruitment, and retention of African-American smokers in a pharmacokinetic study Babalola Faseru, Lisa S Cox, Carrie A Bronars, Isaac Opole, Gregory A Reed, Matthew S Mayo, Jasjit S Ahluwalia, Kolawole S Okuyemi BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :6 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Water displacement leg volumetry in clinical studies - A discussion of error sources Eberhard Rabe, Markus Stucker, Bertram Ottillinger BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :5 (13 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A qualitative assessment of implementing a cross-cultural survey on cancer wards in Denmark - a description of barriers Maria Kristiansen, Amani Hassani, Allan Krasnik BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :4 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Estimates of sensitivity and specificity can be biased when reporting the results of the second test in a screening trial conducted in series Brandy M Ringham, Todd A Alonzo, Gary K Grunwald, Deborah H Glueck BMC Medical Research Methodology 2010, 10 :3 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Methodology article
Testing the additional predictive value of high-dimensional
molecular data Anne-Laure Boulesteix, Torsten Hothorn BMC Bioinformatics 2010, 11 :78 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Development and validation of the Treatment Related Impact Measure of Weight (TRIM-Weight) Meryl Brod, Mette Hammer, Nana Kragh, Suzanne Lessard, Donald M Bushnell Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010, 8 :19 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Bayesian mapping of pulmonary tuberculosis in Antananarivo,Madagascar Rindra V Randremanana, Vincent Richard, Fanjasoa Rakotomanana, Philippe Sabatier, Dominique J Bicout BMC Infectious Diseases 2010, 10 :21 (5 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case study
Using the social entrepreneurship approach to generate innovative and sustainable malaria diagnosis interventions in Tanzania: a case study Lisa K Allen, Erin Hetherington, Mange Manyama, Jennifer M Hatfield, Guido van Marle Malaria Journal 2010, 9 :42 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Regression Tree construction by bootstrap: Model search for DRG-systems applied to Austrian health-data Thomas Grubinger, Conrad Kobel, Karl-Peter Pfeiffer BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2010, 10 :9 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Extending conceptual frameworks: life course epidemiology for the study of back pain Kate M Dunn BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :23 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Internet-based medical education: a realist review of what works, for whom and in what circumstances Geoff Wong, Trisha Greenhalgh, Ray Pawson BMC Medical Education 2010, 10 :12 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Debate
Translating three states of knowledge - discovery, invention & innovation Joseph P Lane, Jennifer L Flagg Implementation Science 2010, 5 :9 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Study protocol
An investigation of somatosensory profiles in work related upper limb disorders: a case-control observational study protocol
Niamh Moloney, Toby Hall, Catherine Doody BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :22 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Translation, data quality, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Norwegian version of the Effective Musculoskeletal Consumer Scale (EC-17)
Bente Hamnes, Andrew Garratt, Ingvild Kjeken, Elizabeth Kristjansson, Kare B Hagen BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010, 11 :21 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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