Statistical Theory and Methods

Artificial intelligence methods applied to longitudinal data from electronic health records for prediction of cancer: a scoping review | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Retrieved studies Searching the 6 databases returned 1214 studies, of which 414 were duplicates. A further 61 studies were retrieved from reference and citation searches. Following screening and eligibility assessment, 35 studies were included in the final review. A flowchart showing the selection process is provided in Fig. 2. The number of studies published by … Read more

SQUARE-IT: a proposed approach to square the identified research problem in the literature with the objectives, the appropriate clinical research question, and the research hypothesis | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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The item ‘Specific’ of the SQUARE-IT approach asks whether there is a specific, obvious, explicit, relevant and unambiguous research problem/gap in literature or clinical practice regarding the research topic. The identification of a clear and unambiguous problem to be investigated is a crucial step in establishing a research agenda [22]. The identified problem, which may … Read more

Development and validation of a model to identify polycystic ovary syndrome in the French national administrative health database | BMC Medical Research Methodology

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Preliminary study: identifying women with PCOS using ICD-10 code E28.2 in the French National Health Data System The French National Health Data System “Système National des données de Santé” (SNDS) is a national database that contains a wide range of health-related information. SNDS database covers nearly the entire French population (98.8%), which accounted for more … Read more