Volume 15, issue 1, December 2017
223 articles in this issue
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Advice and care for patients who die by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking is not assisted suicide
Authors
- Andrew McGee
- Franklin G. Miller
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 27 December 2017
- Article: 222
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Models and analyses to understand threats to polio eradication
Authors
- James S. Koopman
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2017
- Article: 221
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Factors associated with junior doctors’ decisions to apply for general practice training programmes in the UK: secondary analysis of data from the UKMED project
Authors
- Thomas C. E. Gale
- Paul J. Lambe
- Martin J. Roberts
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 December 2017
- Article: 220
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Bringing patient-centered tuberculosis diagnosis into the light of day
Authors
- J. Lucian Davis
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2017
- Article: 219
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Blood lipids and lipoproteins in relation to incidence and mortality risks for CVD and cancer in the prospective EPIC–Heidelberg cohort
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Verena Andrea Katzke
- Disorn Sookthai
- Rudolf Kaaks
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 December 2017
- Article: 218
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Modeling HIV-HCV coinfection epidemiology in the direct-acting antiviral era: the road to elimination
Authors (first, second and last of 20)
- Victor Virlogeux
- Fabien Zoulim
- the Dat’AIDS Study Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2017
- Article: 217
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The extra cost of comorbidity: multiple illnesses and the economic burden of non-communicable diseases
Authors
- Sébastien Cortaredona
- Bruno Ventelou
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2017
- Article: 216
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Reconsidering the prognosis of major depressive disorder across diagnostic boundaries: full recovery is the exception rather than the rule
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Judith Verduijn
- Josine E. Verhoeven
- Brenda W. J. H. Penninx
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2017
- Article: 215
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A pilot systematic genomic comparison of recurrence risks of hepatitis B virus-associated hepatocellular carcinoma with low- and high-degree liver fibrosis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Seungyeul Yoo
- Wenhui Wang
- Jun Zhu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 December 2017
- Article: 214
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Spectrum of mutations in monogenic diabetes genes identified from high-throughput DNA sequencing of 6888 individuals
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Vikas Bansal
- Johann Gassenhuber
- Bernhard O. Boehm
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 December 2017
- Article: 213
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Correction to: An exploration of mortality risk factors in non-severe pneumonia in children using clinical data from Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Timothy Tuti
- Ambrose Agweyu
- on behalf of the Clinical Information Network Author Group
- Content type: Correction
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2017
- Article: 212
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Choice of surrogate tissue influences neonatal EWAS findings
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Xinyi Lin
- Ai Ling Teh
- Neerja Karnani
- Content type: Technical advance
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2017
- Article: 211
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Comprehensive metabolic profiling of chronic low-grade inflammation among generally healthy individuals
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Maik Pietzner
- Anne Kaul
- Nele Friedrich
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 November 2017
- Article: 210
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Depression comorbid with tuberculosis and its impact on health status: cross-sectional analysis of community-based data from 48 low- and middle-income countries
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Ai Koyanagi
- Davy Vancampfort
- Brendon Stubbs
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2017
- Article: 209
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The potential impact of food taxes and subsidies on cardiovascular disease and diabetes burden and disparities in the United States
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- José L. Peñalvo
- Frederick Cudhea
- Dariush Mozaffarian
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2017
- Article: 208
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A comparison of liquid and solid culture for determining relapse and durable cure in phase III TB trials for new regimens
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Patrick P. J. Phillips
- Carl M. Mendel
- Stephen H. Gillespie
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2017
- Article: 207
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Effects of long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation on lower genital tract infection – a double blind, randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Loretta Brabin
- Stephen A. Roberts
- Bernard Brabin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2017
- Article: 206
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Telomere tracking from birth to adulthood and residential traffic exposure
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Esmée M. Bijnens
- Maurice P. Zeegers
- Tim S. Nawrot
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 November 2017
- Article: 205
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Effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C in difficult-to-treat patients in a safety-net health system: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Christina Yek
- Carolina de la Flor
- Mamta K. Jain
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2017
- Article: 204
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Association between plasma phospholipid saturated fatty acids and metabolic markers of lipid, hepatic, inflammation and glycaemic pathways in eight European countries: a cross-sectional analysis in the EPIC-InterAct study
Authors (first, second and last of 45)
- Ju-Sheng Zheng
- Stephen J. Sharp
- Nicholas J. Wareham
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2017
- Article: 203
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DIET@NET: Best Practice Guidelines for dietary assessment in health research
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Janet E. Cade
- Marisol Warthon-Medina
- on behalf of the DIET@NET consortium
- Content type: Guideline
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2017
- Article: 202
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An exploration of mortality risk factors in non-severe pneumonia in children using clinical data from Kenya
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Timothy Tuti
- Ambrose Agweyu
- on behalf of the Clinical Information Network Author Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2017
- Article: 201
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Advances and challenges in cirrhosis and portal hypertension
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- Annalisa Berzigotti
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2017
- Article: 200
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Fluctuations in the incidence of type 1 diabetes in the United States from 2001 to 2015: a longitudinal study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Mary A. M. Rogers
- Catherine Kim
- Joyce M. Lee
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2017
- Article: 199
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Individual, collective, and transgenerational traumatization in the Yazidi
Authors
- Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
- Michael Noll-Hussong
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Article: 198
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Mapping the evidence on pharmacological interventions for non-affective psychosis in humanitarian non-specialised settings: a UNHCR clinical guidance
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Giovanni Ostuzzi
- Corrado Barbui
- Peter Ventevogel
- Content type: Guideline
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Article: 197
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Humanitarian and primary healthcare needs of refugee women and children in Afghanistan
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ariel Higgins-Steele
- David Lai
- Karen Edmond
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2017
- Article: 196
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Group-based developmental BMI trajectories, polycystic ovary syndrome, and gestational diabetes: a community-based longitudinal study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Nadira Sultana Kakoly
- Arul Earnest
- Anju E. Joham
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2017
- Article: 195
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Prediction of uncomplicated pregnancies in obese women: a prospective multicentre study
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Matias C. Vieira
- Sara L. White
- on behalf of the UPBEAT Consortium
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2017
- Article: 194
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Comparative efficacy and safety of second-line treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with wild-type or unknown status for epidermal growth factor receptor: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Perrine Créquit
- Anna Chaimani
- Philippe Ravaud
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2017
- Article: 193
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Spot sputum samples are at least as good as early morning samples for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Michael E. Murphy
- Patrick P. J. Phillips
- On behalf of the REMoxTB Consortium
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2017
- Article: 192
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The potential impact of Brexit and immigration policies on the GP workforce in England: a cross-sectional observational study of GP qualification region and the characteristics of the areas and population they served in September 2016
Authors
- Aneez Esmail
- Maria Panagioti
- Evangelos Kontopantelis
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 November 2017
- Article: 191
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Is it them or is it us? Unravelling ethnic disparities in undergraduate clinical performance
Authors
- Karen M. Stegers-Jager
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2017
- Article: 190
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Faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) can help to rule out colorectal cancer in patients presenting in primary care with lower abdominal symptoms: a systematic review conducted to inform new NICE DG30 diagnostic guidance
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Marie Westwood
- Shona Lang
- Callum G. Fraser
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2017
- Article: 189
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Rapid diagnosis of new and relapse tuberculosis by quantification of a circulating antigen in HIV-infected adults in the Greater Houston metropolitan area
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Jia Fan
- Hedong Zhang
- Ye Hu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2017
- Article: 188
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Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED) to hasten death: may clinicians legally support patients to VSED?
Authors
- Thaddeus Mason Pope
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2017
- Article: 187
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Voluntary stopping of eating and drinking: is medical support ethically justified?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ralf J. Jox
- Isra Black
- Johanna Anneser
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2017
- Article: 186
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State of inequality in malaria intervention coverage in sub-Saharan African countries
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Katya Galactionova
- Thomas A. Smith
- Melissa A. Penny
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2017
- Article: 185
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Metabonomics uncovers a reversible proatherogenic lipid profile during infliximab therapy of inflammatory bowel disease
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Jacob Tveiten Bjerrum
- Casper Steenholdt
- Yulan Wang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2017
- Article: 184
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Plasmodium falciparum EPCR-binding PfEMP1 expression increases with malaria disease severity and is elevated in retinopathy negative cerebral malaria
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Estela Shabani
- Benjamin Hanisch
- Chandy C. John
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2017
- Article: 183
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Correction to: Gestational hypertensive disorders and retinal microvasculature: the Generation R Study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Laura Benschop
- Sarah Schalekamp–Timmermans
- M. Kamran Ikram
- Content type: Correction
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2017
- Article: 182
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A randomised, double-blind clinical phase II trial of the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a single dose combination treatment with artefenomel and piperaquine in adults and children with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Authors (first, second and last of 25)
- Fiona Macintyre
- Yeka Adoke
- on behalf of the OZ-Piperaquine Study Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2017
- Article: 181
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Spatial model for risk prediction and sub-national prioritization to aid poliovirus eradication in Pakistan
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Laina D. Mercer
- Rana M. Safdar
- Guillaume Chabot-Couture
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 October 2017
- Article: 180
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A randomised trial of the influence of racial stereotype bias on examiners’ scores, feedback and recollections in undergraduate clinical exams
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Peter Yeates
- Katherine Woolf
- Kevin Eva
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2017
- Article: 179
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The cost determinants of routine infant immunization services: a meta-regression analysis of six country studies
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Nicolas A. Menzies
- Christian Suharlim
- Stephen C. Resch
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2017
- Article: 178
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Can learning health systems help organisations deliver personalised care?
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Bright I. Nwaru
- Charles Friedman
- Aziz Sheikh
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2017
- Article: 177
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Continental-scale, data-driven predictive assessment of eliminating the vector-borne disease, lymphatic filariasis, in sub-Saharan Africa by 2020
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Edwin Michael
- Brajendra K. Singh
- Jaroslaw Nabrzyski
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 September 2017
- Article: 176
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The risk of type 2 oral polio vaccine use in post-cessation outbreak response
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kevin A. McCarthy
- Guillaume Chabot-Couture
- Laina D. Mercer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 October 2017
- Article: 175
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Is Graves’ disease a primary immunodeficiency? New immunological perspectives on an endocrine disease
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Tristan Struja
- Alexander Kutz
- Philipp Schuetz
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2017
- Article: 174
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