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Editor-in-Chief Melissa Norton, MD
Medical Editor Jigisha Patel, MRCP PhD
In-house Editor Iratxe Puebla
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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.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :7
Of the different approaches to estimate attributable fractions, average attributable fractions derived from logistic regression provide the most reasonable estimates of the population impact of specific risk factors and should be reported to supplement unadjusted estimates.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :79
While the heterogeneity statistic I^2 increases with the studies' sample size, tau^2 measures the clinical relevance of any heterogeneity, and is a more appropriate tool for deciding whether to pool treatment estimates in a meta-analysis.
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :65
A novel randomization tool runs allocation-concealed block randomization for cluster randomized trials and minimizes imbalances between treatment groups across multiple baseline covariates.
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An illustration of and programs estimating attributable fractions in large scale surveys considering multiple risk factors Simon Rueckinger, Rudiger von Kries, Andre Michael Toschke BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :7 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A multivariate hierarchical Bayesian approach to measuring agreement in repeated measurement method comparison studies Philip J Schluter BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :6 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Measuring agreement of administrative data with chart data using prevalence unadjusted and adjusted kappa Guanmin Chen, Peter Faris, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Robin L. Walker, Hude Quan BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :5 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Bias in trials comparing paired continuous tests can cause researchers to choose the wrong screening modality Deborah H Glueck, Molly M Lamb, Colin I O'Donnell, Brandy M Ringham, John T Brinton, Keith E Muller, John M Lewin, Todd A Alonzo, Etta D Pisano BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :4 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality assessment of diagnostic before-after studies: development of methodology in the context of a systematic review Catherine A Meads, Clare F Davenport BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :3 (19 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessment of regression-based methods to adjust for publication bias through a comprehensive simulation study Santiago G Moreno, Alex J Sutton, A E Ades, Tom D Stanley, Keith R Abrams, Jaime L Peters, Nicola J Cooper BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :2 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Spontaneous improvement in randomised clinical trials: meta-analysis of three-armed trials comparing no treatment, placebo and active intervention Lasse Theis Krogsb BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :1 (5 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Estimating adjusted prevalence ratio in clustered cross-sectional epidemiological data Carlos Ant BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :80 (16 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Undue reliance on I^2 in assessing heterogeneity may mislead Gerta Rucker, Guido Schwarzer, James R Carpenter, Martin Schumacher BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :79 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A comparison of two methods for estimating odds ratios: Results from the National Health Survey Enayatollah Bakhshi, Mohammad R Eshraghian, Kazem Mohammad, Behjat Seifi BMC Medical Research Methodology 2008, 8 :78 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Psychometric characteristics of the ankylosing spondylitis quality of life questionnaire, short form 36 health survey, and functional assessment of chronic illness therapy-fatigue subscale Dennis A Revicki, Anne M Rentz, Michelle P Luo, Robert L Wong, Lynda C Doward, Stephen P McKenna Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7 :6 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Minimal acupuncture is not a valid placebo control in randomised controlled trials of acupuncture: a physiologist's perspective Irene Lund, Jan Naslund, Thomas Lundeberg Chinese Medicine 2009, 4 :1 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Burden of disease due to cancer in Spain Nerea Fernandez de Larrea-Baz, Elena Alvarez-Martin, Consuelo Morant-Ginestar, Ricard Genova-Maleras, Angel Gil, Beatriz Perez-Gomez, Gonzalo Lopez-Abente BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :42 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Factor-analytic models for genotype x environment type problems and structured covariance matrices Karin Meyer Genetics Selection Evolution 2009, 41 :21 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Effects of preferred-exercise prescription compared to usual exercise prescription on outcomes for people with non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial Susan C Slade, Jennifer L Keating BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2009, 10 :14 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer using methylene blue dye manifests a short learning curve among experienced surgeons: a prospective tabular cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis. Jeffrey M East, Christopher SP Valentine, Emil Kanchev, Garfield O Blake BMC Surgery 2009, 9 :2 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Prevention of non-communicable disease in a population in nutrition transition: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study phase II
Fereidoun Azizi, Arash Ghanbarian, Amir Abbas Momenan, Farzad Hadaegh, Parvin Mirmiran, Mehdi Hedayati, Yadollah Mehrabi, Saleh Zahedi-Asl, Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study Group (tlgsg) Trials 2009, 10 :5 (25 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Movement variability in stroke patients and controls performing two upper limb functional tasks: a new assessment methodology Sibylle B Thies, Phil A Tresadern, Laurence P Kenney, Joel Smith, David Howard, John Y Goulermas, Christine Smith, Julie Rigby Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 2009, 6 :2 (23 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Perfused human organs versus Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Lawrence Leung Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7 :9 (23 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Neural network committees for finger joint angle estimation from surface EMG signals Nikhil A Shrirao, Narender P Reddy, Durga R Kosuri BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2009, 8 :2 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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