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Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Blinding (9)
Why Bogus Therapies Seem to Work. Beyerstein BL. Skeptical Inquirer 1997: 21(5); [Full text]
How study design affects outcomes in comparisons of therapy. I: Medical. Colditz G, Miller J, Mosteller F. Stat Med 1989: 8(4); 441-454. [Medline]
Physician interpretations and textbook definitions of blinding terminology in randomized controlled trials. Devereaux PJ, Manns BJ, Ghali WA, Quan H, Lacchetti C, Montori VM, Bhandari M, Guyatt GH. Jama 2001: 285(15); 2000-3. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Is the placebo powerless? An analysis of clinical trials comparing placebo with no treatment. Hrobjartsson A, Gotzsche PC. N Engl J Med 2001: 344(21); 1594-602. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
An addition to the controversy on sunlight exposure and melanoma risk: a meta-analytical approach. Nelemans PJ, Rampen FH, Ruiter DJ, Verbeek AL. J Clin Epidemiol 1995: 48(11); 1331-42. [Medline]
The impact of blinding on the results of a randomized, placebo-controlled multiple sclerosis clinical trial. Noseworthy JH, Ebers GC, Vandervoort MK, Farquhar RE, Yetisir E, Roberts R. Neurology 1994: 44(1); 16-20. [Medline]
Randomised trials, human nature, and reporting guidelines. Schulz KF. Lancet 1996: 348(9027); 596-8. [Medline]
The Landscape and Lexicon of Blinding in Randomized Trials. Schulz KF, Chalmers I, Altman DG. Annals of Internal Medicine 2002: 136(3); 254-259. [Medline]
Experimenter Effects in Scientific Research: How Widely Are They Neglected? Sheldrake R. 1998: 12(1); 73-78. [Abstract] [PDF]
Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Post Hoc Changes (14)
Things to know and do about cancer clusters. Aldrich T, Sinks T. Cancer Invest 2002: 20(5-6); 810-6.
Dangers of using "optimal" cutpoints in the evaluation of prognostic factors. Altman DG, Lausen B, Sauerbrei W, Schumacher M. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 1994: 86(11); 829-35. [Medline]
Effects of selenium supplementation for cancer prevention in patients with carcinoma of the skin. A randomized controlled trial. Nutritional Prevention of Cancer Study Group. Clark LC, Combs GF, Jr., Turnbull BW, Slate EH, Chalker DK, Chow J, Davis LS, Glover RA, Graham GF, Gross EG, Krongrad A, Lesher JL, Jr., Park HK, Sanders BB, Jr., Smith CL, Taylor JR. Jama 1996: 276(24); 1957-63. [Medline]
The Cancer-Cluster Myhth. Gawande A. Accessed on 2003-09-05. www.venocoinc.com/bh/newyorker_magazine.pdf
Specifying objectives and outcomes for clinical trials. Gebski V, Marschner I, Keech AC. Med J Aust 2002: 176(10); 491-2. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF]
Journals should see original protocols for clinical trials. Hawkey CJ. BMJ 2001: 323(7324); 1309-. [Medline] [Full text]
Are selective COX 2 inhibitors superior to traditional non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? Juni P, Rutjes AW, Dieppe PA. BMJ 2002: 324(7349); 1287-1288. [Full text] [PDF]
Some Remarks on Wild Observations. Kruskal WH. Accessed on 2002-11-27. www.tufts.edu/~gdallal/out.htm
Interim analyses of data as they accumulate in laboratory experimentation. Ludbrook J. BMC Med Res Methodol 2003: 3(1); 15. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Randomised controlled trial of cardiotocography versus Doppler auscultation of fetal heart at admission in labour in low risk obstetric population. Mires G, Williams F, Howie P. British Medical Journal 2001: 322(7300); 1457-60; discussion 1460-2. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Finding the Antarctic Ozone Hole. OzDASL. Accessed on 2003-08-13. www.statsci.org/data/general/ozonehol.html
Cancer Clusters: Finding Vs. Feelings. Robinson D, Medscape. Accessed on 2003-05-09. www.medscape.com/viewarticle/442554_1
Ozone Depletion, History and politics. Sparling B. Accessed on 2002-11-27. www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/Ozone/history.html
False positive outcomes and design characteristics in occupational cancer epidemiology studies. Swaen GG, Teggeler O, van Amelsvoort LG. Int J Epidemiol 2001: 30(5); 948-54. [Medline]
Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Reliability (2)
Evaluating Novel Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Can We Better Predict Heart Attacks? Ridker PM. Annals of Internal Medicine 1999: 130(11); 933-937.
The reliability of medical record review for estimating adverse event rates. Thomas E, Studdert DM, Brennan TA. Ann Intern Med 2002(june): 136(11); 812-816.
Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Retrospective Data (12)
Records, recall loss, and recall bias in pregnancy: a comparison of interview and medical records data of pregnant and postnatal women. Bryant HE, Visser N, Love EJ. American Journal of Public Health 1989: 79(1); 78-80. [Medline]
Maternal recall of pregnancy history: accuracy and bias in schizophrenia research. Buka SL, Goldstein JM, Seidman LJ, Tsuang MT. Schizophrenia Bulletin 2000: 26(2); 335-50. [Medline]
Recall bias in epidemiologic studies. Coughlin SS. J Clin Epidemiol 1990: 43(1); 87-91.
Completeness of ascertainment of prenatal smoking using birth certificates and confidential questionnaires: variations by maternal attributes and infant birth weight. PRAMS Working Group. Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Dietz PM, Adams MM, Kendrick JS, Mathis MP. Am J Epidemiol 1998: 148(11); 1048-54.
Dulcet tones of a surgeon's voice may have a hidden meaning. Dobson R. Bmj 2002: 325(7359); 297. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF]
Determinants of recall and recall bias in studying drug and chemical exposure in pregnancy. Feldman Y, Koren G, Mattice K, Shear H, Pellegrini E, MacLeod SM. Teratology 1989: 40(1); 37-45.
Comparison of epidemiologic data from multiple sources. Horwitz RI. J Chronic Dis 1986: 39(11); 889-96. [Medline]
Assessing the reliability of epidemiologic data obtained from medical records. Horwitz RI, Yu EC. J Chronic Dis 1984: 37(11); 825-31. [Medline]
Problems and proposals for interview data in epidemiological research. Horwitz RI, Yu EC. Int J Epidemiol 1985: 14(3); 463-7. [Medline]
Recall of Early Menstrual History and Menarcheal Body Size: After 30 Years, How Well Do Women Remember? Must A, Phillips SM, Naumova EN, Blum M, Harris S, Dawson-Hughes B, Rand WM. Am. J of Epidemiology 2002: 155(7); 672-679.
Recall bias in a case-control surveillance system on the use of medicine during pregnancy. Rockenbauer M, Olsen J, Czeizel AE, Pedersen L, Sorensen HT. Epidemiology 2001: 12(4); 461-6.
Induced abortion and risk for breast cancer: reporting (recall) bias in a Dutch case-control study. Rookus MA, van Leeuwen FE. J Natl Cancer Inst 1996: 88(23); 1759-64.
Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Self Report (3)
Psychological Stress and Cardiovascular Disease: Empirical Demonstration of Bias in a Prospective Observational Study of Scottish Men * Commentary: Psychosocial factors and health---strengthening the evidence base. Macleod J, Davey Smith G, Heslop P, Metcalfe C, Carroll D, Hart C, Lynch J. BMJ 2002: 324(7348); 1247-. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Substituting proxy ratings for patient ratings in cancer clinical trials: an analysis based on a Southwest Oncology Group trial in patients with brain metastases. Moinpour CM, Lyons B, Schmidt SP, Chansky K, Patchell RA. Qual Life Res 2000: 9(2); 219-31. [Medline]
Health: perception versus observation. Sen A. Bmj 2002: 324(7342); 860-1. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF]
Evidence >> Mountain >> Measurement Quality >> Validity (7)
Statistics Notes: Validating scales and indexes. Bland JM, Altman DG. Bmj 2002: 324(7337); 606-7. [Medline] [Full text] [PDF]
Examination of instruments used to rate quality of health information on the internet: chronicle of a voyage with an unclear destination. Gagliardi A, Jadad AR. Bmj 2002: 324(7337); 569-73. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Construct Validity of the MiniClinical Evaluation Exercise (MiniCEX). Holmboe ES, Huot S, Chung J, Norcini J, Hawkins RE. Acad Med 2003: 78(8); 826-830. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Rating health information on the Internet: navigating to knowledge or to Babel? Jadad AR, Gagliardi A. Jama 1998: 279(8); 611-4. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
Evidence for the Factorial and Construct Validity of a Self-Report Concussion Symptoms Scale. Piland SG, Motl RW, Ferrara MS, Peterson CL. J Athl Train 2003: 38(2); 104-112. [Medline] [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
The reliability of medical record review for estimating adverse event rates. Thomas E, Studdert DM, Brennan TA. Ann Intern Med 2002: 136(11); 812-816.
Whether and Why Pediatric Researchers Report Race and Ethnicity. Walsh C, Ross LF. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2003: 157(7); 671-675. [Medline] [Abstract]
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