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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, 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
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 ] [Provisional 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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KIDMAP, a web based system for gathering patients' feedback on their doctors Tsair-Wei Chien, Wen-Chung Wang, Sho-Be Lin, Ching-Yih Lin, How-Ran Guo, Shih-Bin Su BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :38 (17 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Comparison of Bayesian and classical methods in the analysis of cluster randomized controlled trials with a binary outcome: The Community Hypertension Assessment Trial (CHAT) Jinhui Ma, Lehana Thabane, Janusz Kaczorowski, Larry Chambers, Lisa Dolovich, Tina Karwalajtys, Cheryl Levitt BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :37 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
A comparative, randomized clinical trial of artemisinin/naphtoquine twice daily one day versus artemether/lumefantrine six doses regimen in children and adults with uncomplicated falciparum malaria in Cote d'Ivoire Offianan A Toure, Louis K Penali, Jean-Didier Yapi, Berenger A Ako, Walamtchin Toure, Kali Djerea, Genevieve O Gomez, Oyewole Makaila Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :148 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
Randomized trials published in some Chinese journals: how many are randomized? Taixiang Wu, Youping Li, Zhaoxiang Bian, Guanjian Liu, David Moher Trials 2009, 10 :46 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Reliability issues in human brain temperature measurement Charmaine Childs, Graham Machin Critical Care 2009, 13 :R106 (2 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Methodology
Seminiferous tubule transfection in vitro to define post-meiotic gene regulation Sandra Danner, Christiane Kirchhoff, Richard Ivell Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7 :67 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Review
Institutional shared resources and translational cancer research Paolo De Paoli Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :54 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Models of epidemics: when contact repetition and clustering should be included Timo Smieszek, Lena Fiebig, Roland W Scholz Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2009, 6 :11 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Clinicians' evaluations of, endorsements of, and intentions to use practice guidelines change over time: a retrospective analysis from an organized guideline program Melissa Brouwers, Steven Hanna, Mona Abdel-Motagally, Jennifer Yee Implementation Science 2009, 4 :34 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Outbreaks of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in day care cohorts in Finland - implications for elimination of transmission Fabian Hoti, Panu Erasto, Tuija Leino, Kari Auranen BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :102 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Antimicrobial breakpoint estimation accounting for variability in pharmacokinetics Goue Denis Gohore Bi, Jun Li, Fahima Nekka Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling 2009, 6 :10 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Modeling AIDS survival after initiation of antiretroviral treatment using Weibull models with change points Constantin T Yiannoutsos Journal of the International AIDS Society 2009, 12 :9 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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