A new data driven method for summarising multiple cause of death data
National mortality statistics are based on a single underlying cause of death. This practice does not adequately represent the impact of the range of conditions experienced in an ageing population in which mul... (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - April 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Annette Dobson, Paul McElwee, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, James Eynstone-Hinkins, Lauren Moran and Michael Waller Tags: Research article Source Type: research

Development of a risk-tailored approach and dashboard for efficient management and monitoring of investigator-initiated trials
Most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in the academic setting have limited resources for clinical trial management and monitoring. Inefficient conduct of trials was identified as an important source of wast... (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - April 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Katharina Klatte, Suvitha Subramaniam, Pascal Benkert, Alexandra Schulz, Klaus Ehrlich, Astrid R ösler, Mieke Deschodt, Thomas Fabbro, Christiane Pauli-Magnus and Matthias Briel Tags: Research Source Type: research

Quality of systematic reviews on timing of complementary feeding for early childhood allergy prevention
Only rigorously prepared analyses can provide the highest level of evidence to inform decision-making. Several recent systematic reviews (SRs) examined the hypothesis that the early introduction of specific al... (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - April 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Uwe Matterne, Melissa A. Theurich, Simone Pr öbstl, Dawid Pieper, Jiancong Wang, Anna Xu and Christian Apfelbacher Tags: Research Source Type: research

Design and analysis of outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in veterans
We report the design and implementation of a matching strateg... (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - April 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Valerie A. Smith, Theodore S. Z. Berkowitz, Paul Hebert, Edwin S. Wong, Meike Niederhausen, John A. Pura, Kristin Berry, Pamela Green, Anna Korpak, Alexandra Fox, Aaron Baraff, Alex Hickok, Troy A Shahoumian, Amy S.B. Bohnert, Denise M. Hynes, Edward J. B Tags: Research Source Type: research

A pairwise pseudo-likelihood approach for regression analysis of left-truncated failure time data with various types of censoring
Failure time data frequently occur in many medical studies and often accompany with various types of censoring. In some applications, left truncation may occur and can induce biased sampling, which makes the p... (Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology)
Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - April 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Li Shao, Hongxi Li, Shuwei Li and Jianguo Sun Tags: Research Source Type: research