In this article, the third in the PROGRESS series on prognostic factor research, Sara Schroter
and colleagues review how prognostic models are developed and validated, and then …

In the second article in the PROGRESS series on prognostic factor research, Sara Schroter
and colleagues discuss the role of prognostic factors in current clinical practice, randomised …

Understanding and improving the prognosis of a disease or health condition is a priority in
clinical research and practice. In this article, the authors introduce a framework of four …

In patients with a particular disease or health condition, stratified medicine seeks to identify
those who will have the most clinical benefit or least harm from a specific treatment. In this …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a practical and scientifically rigorous,
patient-reported outcome measure to evaluate quality of life and symptoms across the range of …

Objectives To identify the current familiarity and use of Web 2.0 technologies by medical
students and qualified medical practitioners, and to identify the barriers to its use for medical …

Objective To determine the effects of training on the quality of peer review. Design Single
blind randomised controlled trial with two intervention groups receiving different types of …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to describe the psychometric properties of the General
Practice Assessment Survey (GPAS) and its acceptability to patients in the UK. GPAS …

Objective To analyse data from a trial and report the frequencies with which major and minor
errors are detected at a general medical journal, the types of errors missed and the impact …

Study objectives To develop and validate a patient-based outcome measure to evaluate
symptoms in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Design A psychometric study …