Every article presents at least three to four examples from studies to illustrate well performed analyses together with common pitfalls. Much attention is paid to a simple writing style without avoiding the discussion of important more complicated subjects.
The series is meant to provide a solid epidemiological basis to those nephrologists who are performing clinical epidemiological research or who wish to increase their ability to critically appraise the literature. In addition
to the papers already published, quite a few others are in preparation covering subjects like survival analysis, including Kaplan Meier, Cox regression and time dependent effects as well as other topics like agreement between methods and interaction.
This ABC will provide a comprehensive overview of the most commonly used epidemiological techniques in nephrology research.
More information on www.nature.com/ki/abcarchive/index.html

Kitty Jager, ERA-EDTA Registry Managing Director and Carmine Zoccali, ERA-EDTA Registry Chairman