Current Issue March 2012, Vol. 65, No. 3

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Why are reporting guidelines not more widely used by journals?
March 2012 (Vol. 65 | No. 3 | Pages 231-233)
Peter Tugwell, André Knottnerus, Leanne Idzerda
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Endocrine clinical practice guidelines in North America. A systematic assessment of quality
27 January 2012
Irina Bancos, Theresa Cheng, Larry J. Prokop, Victor M. Montori, Mohammad Hassan Murad
Abstract: Objective: To assess the quality of endocrine guidelines developed in North America. Study Design and Setting: A systematic review of the literature was conducted to identify all endocrine c...
Regarding adequate methods for comparison of effect measures
24 January 2012
Torbjørn Wisløff, Odd O. Aalen, Ivar S. Kristiansen
We are pleased to observe that we agree with Prof Dr Bender that baseline risk should be considered when effect measurers are reported . When it comes to his critique, we are clearly aware that one ca...
Adequate methods should be used to compare the features of effect measures
24 January 2012
Ralf Bender
In a recent article on the considerable variation of the number needed to treat (NNT), Wisløff et al. used Monte Carlo simulations to compare the distribution of NNT with that of the relative risk (R...
Gradually implemented new biomarkers for prognostication of breast cancer: complete case analysis may introduce bias
24 January 2012
Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Cuno S.P.M. Uiterwaal, Nur Aishah Taib, Helena M. Verkooijen, Cheng Har Yip
Abstract: Objective: Many recent studies investigated the prognostic value of new biomarkers in breast cancer using data from cancer registries. Some of these studies were conducted using only patient...
US general population norms for telephone administration of the SF-36v2
24 January 2012
Gregory A. Maglinte, Ron D. Hays, Robert M. Kaplan
Abstract: Objective: US general population norms for mail administration of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Version 2 (SF-36v2) were established in 1998. This article reports SF-36v2 tel...

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CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
August 2010 (Vol. 63 | No. 8 | Pages e1-e37)
David Moher, Sally Hopewell, Kenneth F. Schulz, Victor Montori, Peter C. Gøtzsche, P.J. Devereaux, Diana Elbourne, Matthias Egger, Douglas G. Altman
CONSORT 2010 Statement: Updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
August 2010 (Vol. 63 | No. 8 | Pages 834-840)
Kenneth F. Schulz, Douglas G. Altman, David Moher, CONSORT Group
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GRADE guidelines: 1. Introduction—GRADE evidence profiles and summary of findings tables
April 2011 (Vol. 64 | No. 4 | Pages 383-394)
Gordon Guyatt, Andrew D. Oxman, Elie A. Akl, Regina Kunz, Gunn Vist, Jan Brozek, Susan Norris, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Paul Glasziou, Hans deBeer, Roman Jaeschke, David Rind, Joerg Meerpohl, Philipp Dahm, Holger J. Schünemann
GRADE guidelines: 4. Rating the quality of evidence—study limitations (risk of bias)
April 2011 (Vol. 64 | No. 4 | Pages 407-415)
Gordon H. Guyatt, Andrew D. Oxman, Gunn Vist, Regina Kunz, Jan Brozek, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Victor Montori, Elie A. Akl, Ben Djulbegovic, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Susan L. Norris, John W. Williams, David Atkins, Joerg Meerpohl, Holger J. Schünemann
GRADE guidelines: 3. Rating the quality of evidence
April 2011 (Vol. 64 | No. 4 | Pages 401-406)
Howard Balshem, Mark Helfand, Holger J. Schünemann, Andrew D. Oxman, Regina Kunz, Jan Brozek, Gunn E. Vist, Yngve Falck-Ytter, Joerg Meerpohl, Susan Norris, Gordon H. Guyatt

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AHRQ Series: Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews

Since 2004, the 14 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) in the United States and Canada have prepared comparative effectiveness reviews (CERs) for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) Effective Health Care program. From its inception, the Effective Health Care program has invited the public to comment on draft CERs. The articles in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology address some of the most frequently mentioned methodological inconsistencies encountered in the first year and a half of public and peer comment on these reviews.

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