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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.
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.
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.
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Bayesian versus frequentist statistical inference for investi-
gating a one-off cancer cluster reported to a health depart-
ment Michael D Coory, Rachael A Wills, Adrian G Barnett BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :30 (11 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Evidence synthesis as the key to more coherent and efficient research
Alexander J Sutton, Nicola J Cooper, David R Jones BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :29 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Assessing quality of life in a randomized clinical trial: Correcting for missing data Nina Gunnes, Taral G Seierstad, Steinar Aamdal, Paal F Brunsvig, Anne-Birgitte Jacobsen, Stein Sundstrom, Odd O Aalen BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :28 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Recruitment to a physical activity intervention study in
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Larissa A Korde, Amy Micheli, Ashley W Smith, David Venzon, Sheila A Prindiville, Bart Drinkard, Nancy Sebring, Marcia D Smith, Jo Anne Zujewski, Jennifer Eng-Wong BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :27 (27 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Arab nations lagging behind other Middle Eastern countries in biomedical research: a comparative study Hani TS Benamer, Omran Bakoush BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :26 (17 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Locating sex-specific evidence on clinical questions in MEDLINE: a search filter for use on OvidSP Clara J Moerman, Rikie Deurenberg, Joke A Haafkens BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :25 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Quality of reporting internal and external validity data from randomized controlled trials evaluating stents for percutaneous coronary intervention Morgane Ethgen, lsabelle Boutron, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Carine Roy, Philippe Ravaud BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :24 (9 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Does direction of results of abstracts submitted to scientific conferences on drug addiction predict full publication? Simona Vecchi, Valeria Belleudi, Laura Amato, Marina Davoli, Carlo A Perucci BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :23 (8 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Individual patient data meta-analysis of diagnostic and prognostic studies in obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine Kimiko A Broeze, Brent C Opmeer, Lucas M Bachmann, Frank J Broekmans, Patrick MM Bossuyt, Sjors FPJ Coppus, Neil P Johnson, Khalid S Khan, Gerben ter Riet, Fulco van der Veen, Madelon van Wely, Ben WJ Mol BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :22 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Calculation of NNTs in RCTs with time-to-event outcomes: A literature review Mandy Hildebrandt, Elke Verv BMC Medical Research Methodology 2009, 9 :21 (20 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Systematic Guideline Review: Method, rationale, and test on chronic heart failure. Christiane Muth, Jochen Gensichen, Martin Beyer, Allen Hutchinson, Ferdinand M Gerlach BMC Health Services Research 2009, 9 :74 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Hydrodebridement of wounds: effectiveness in reducing wound bacterial contamination and potential for air bacterial contamination Frank L Bowling, Daryl S Stickings, Valerie Edwards-Jones, David G Armstrong, Andrew JM Boulton Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2 :13 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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A complementary method for detecting qi vacuity Ming-Feng Chen, Hsi-Ming Yu, Shu-Fang Li, Ta-Jung You BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2009, 9 :12 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Determination of normal values for navicular drop during walking: a new model correcting for foot length and gender Rasmus G Nielsen, Michael S Rathleff, Ole H Simonsen, Henning Langberg Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2 :12 (7 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Better science with sex and gender: Facilitating the use of a sex and gender-based analysis in health research Joy L. Johnson, Lorraine Greaves, Robin Repta International Journal for Equity in Health 2009, 8 :14 (6 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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On the question of proportionality of the count of observed Scrapie cases and the size of holding
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The pediatric NAFLD fibrosis index: a predictor of liver fibrosis in children with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Valerio Nobili, Anna Alisi, Andrea Vania, Claudio Tiribelli, Andrea Pietrobattista, Giorgio Bedogni BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :21 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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