Editors and Researchers Beware
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Various methods of calculating eligibility rates in random digital dial (RDD) surveys lead to substantially different response rates.
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Origins of Medical Innovation
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Individual inventors and scientists involved in the early stages of medical technology development play an important role in medical innovation.
Biomarkers Unbound
June 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Biomarkers may prove important in medicine, but controversy about biomarker patents has increased in recent years.
Key Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities to Advance an Integrated Mental Health and Education Research Agenda
June 8, 2012 | Journal Article
Findings from a thought leader dialogue outline important application in mental health and education research, with the aim to close the gap between research and practice.
From Comparative Effectiveness Research to Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
April 18, 2012 | Journal Article
This article defines comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research, articulating key concepts. The article then explores the use of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research in the context of emergency care, offering a conceptual framework that considers priority populations and conditions.
Effect of an iPod Video Intervention on Consent to Donate Organs
April 3, 2012 | Journal Article
Exposure to a brief video about organ donation increased consent to donate among Black and White participants.
Community-Based Participatory Research Shows How a Community Initiative Creates Networks to Improve Well-Being
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Relationship between social participation and human health and well-being.
Production of Germline Transgenic Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) Using Lentiviral Vectors
December 12, 2009 | Journal Article
Prairie voles and other outbred rodent species are free of the physiological limitations of inbred laboratory mice and rats. This article describes the creation of the first transgenic prairie vole using a promising genetic technology, lentiviral-mediated gene transfer.
A Physician Team's Experiences in Community-Based Participatory Research
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This article describes the experience of physician researchers carrying out community-based participatory research. The authors identified principles of participatory research that were key to building relationships between groups, including building trust, finding shared interests and increasing capacity.
Effects of Local Institutional Review Board Review on Participation in National Practice-Based Research Network Studies
December 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study reports the process and outcomes of local Institutional Review Board review for two large, federally-funded studies conducted by Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS), the PBRN of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).