Volume 11, issue 1, December 2013
263 articles in this issue
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Erratum to: Additional Saturday rehabilitation improves functional independence and quality of life and reduces length of stay: a randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Casey L Peiris
- Nora Shields
- Nicholas F Taylor
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 20 December 2013
- Article: 262
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Simple steps to equity in child survival
Authors
- Stuart Gilmour
- Kenji Shibuya
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2013
- Article: 261
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Potential involvement of the extracranial venous system in central nervous system disorders and aging
Authors
- Robert Zivadinov
- Chih-Ping Chung
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2013
- Article: 260
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Is there a link between the extracranial venous system and central nervous system pathology?
Authors
- Robert Zivadinov
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2013
- Article: 259
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Who uses emergency departments inappropriately and when - a national cross-sectional study using a monitoring data system
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Philip McHale
- Sara Wood
- Sacha Wyke
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 December 2013
- Article: 258
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Challenges in cardiac device innovation: is neuroimaging an appropriate endpoint? Consensus from the 2013 Yale-UCL Cardiac Device Innovation Summit
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Stephanie M Meller
- Andreas Baumbach
- Alexandra J Lansky
- Content type: Debate
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2013
- Article: 257
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Quantifying circulating hypoxia-induced RNA transcripts in maternal blood to determine in uterofetal hypoxic status
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Clare Whitehead
- Wan Tinn Teh
- Stephen Tong
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2013
- Article: 256
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Allergen immunotherapy and allergic rhinitis: false beliefs
Authors
- Moisés A Calderón
- A William Frankland
- Pascal Demoly
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2013
- Article: 255
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Can breastfeeding promote child health equity? A comprehensive analysis of breastfeeding patterns across the developing world and what we can learn from them
Authors
- Thomas J Roberts
- Emily Carnahan
- Emmanuela Gakidou
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2013
- Article: 254
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Management of HIV-associated tuberculosis in resource-limited settings: a state-of-the-art review
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Stephen D Lawn
- Graeme Meintjes
- Robin Wood
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2013
- Article: 253
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Containing the accidental laboratory escape of potential pandemic influenza viruses
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stefano Merler
- Marco Ajelli
- Alessandro Vespignani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2013
- Article: 252
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Do people with HIV infection have a normal life expectancy in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy?
Authors
- Caroline A Sabin
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2013
- Article: 251
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The contribution of major depression to the global burden of ischemic heart disease: a comparative risk assessment
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Fiona J Charlson
- Andrew E Moran
- Harvey A Whiteford
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2013
- Article: 250
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What if HIV were unable to develop resistance against a new therapeutic agent?
Authors
- Mark A Wainberg
- Thibault Mesplède
- Francois Raffi
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 22 November 2013
- Article: 249
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The effectiveness of police custody assessments in identifying suspects with intellectual disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Susan Young
- Emily J Goodwin
- Gisli H Gudjonsson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 November 2013
- Article: 248
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Admission prevention in COPD: non-pharmacological management
Authors
- Eui-Sik Suh
- Swapna Mandal
- Nicholas Hart
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 20 November 2013
- Article: 247
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Cognitive health begins at conception: addressing dementia as a lifelong and preventable condition
Authors
- Jennifer H Barnett
- Vladimir Hachinski
- Andrew D Blackwell
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2013
- Article: 246
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Selecting the right medical student
Authors
- Sam Leinster
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2013
- Article: 245
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The UKCAT-12 study: educational attainment, aptitude test performance, demographic and socio-economic contextual factors as predictors of first year outcome in a cross-sectional collaborative study of 12 UK medical schools
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- I C McManus
- Chris Dewberry
- Jonathan S Dowell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2013
- Article: 244
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Construct-level predictive validity of educational attainment and intellectual aptitude tests in medical student selection: meta-regression of six UK longitudinal studies
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- IC McManus
- Chris Dewberry
- Henry WW Potts
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2013
- Article: 243
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The Academic Backbone: longitudinal continuities in educational achievement from secondary school and medical school to MRCP(UK) and the specialist register in UK medical students and doctors
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- IC McManus
- Katherine Woolf
- Chris Dewberry
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2013
- Article: 242
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The link between chronic periodontitis and COPD: a common role for the neutrophil?
Authors
- Adam KH Usher
- Robert A Stockley
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2013
- Article: 241
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Effectiveness of Primary Care Triple P on child psychosocial problems in preventive child healthcare: a randomized controlled trial
Authors
- Willem Spijkers
- Daniëlle EMC Jansen
- Sijmen A Reijneveld
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2013
- Article: 240
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Diagnostic indicators of non-cardiovascular chest pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Maria M Wertli
- Katrin B Ruchti
- Ulrike Held
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 November 2013
- Article: 239
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Adverse drug reactions and off-label and unlicensed medicines in children: a nested case?control study of inpatients in a pediatric hospital
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Jennifer R Bellis
- Jamie J Kirkham
- Munir Pirmohamed
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2013
- Article: 238
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Incidence, characteristics and risk factors of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized children – a prospective observational cohort study of 6,601 admissions
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Signe Thiesen
- Elizabeth J Conroy
- Rosalind L Smyth
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2013
- Article: 237
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Integrating multiple ‘omics’ analyses identifies serological protein biomarkers for preeclampsia
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Linda Y Liu
- Ting Yang
- Atul J Butte
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2013
- Article: 236
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Irisin and exercise training in humans – Results from a randomized controlled training trial
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Anne Hecksteden
- Melissa Wegmann
- Tim Meyer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2013
- Article: 235
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Managing HIV/hepatitis C co-infection in the era of direct acting antivirals
Authors
- Jürgen K Rockstroh
- Sanjay Bhagani
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2013
- Article: 234
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Improving global health governance to combat counterfeit medicines: a proposal for a UNODC-WHO-Interpol trilateral mechanism
Authors
- Tim K Mackey
- Bryan A Liang
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2013
- Article: 233
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Implications of the licensure of a partially efficacious malaria vaccine on evaluating second-generation vaccines
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- Freya JI Fowkes
- Julie A Simpson
- James G Beeson
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2013
- Article: 232
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HIV-associated tuberculosis: relationship between disease severity and the sensitivity of new sputum-based and urine-based diagnostic assays
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Stephen D Lawn
- Andrew D Kerkhoff
- Robin Wood
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2013
- Article: 231
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Which placebo to cure depression? A thought-provoking network meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Florian Naudet
- Bruno Millet
- Bruno Falissard
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2013
- Article: 230
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Magnesium deficit - overlooked cause of low vitamin D status?
Authors
- Armin Zittermann
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2013
- Article: 229
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Ancestral dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposure promotes epigenetic transgenerational inheritance of obesity
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Michael K Skinner
- Mohan Manikkam
- Eric E Nilsson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2013
- Article: 228
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Impact of a population-based HPV vaccination program on cervical abnormalities: a data linkage study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Dorota M Gertig
- Julia ML Brotherton
- A Marion Saville
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2013
- Article: 227
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Secular trends in new childhood epidemics: insights from evolutionary medicine
Authors
- Martin Brüne
- Ze’ev Hochberg
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2013
- Article: 226
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Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5: progress and challenges
Authors
- Jennifer Bryce
- Robert E Black
- Cesar G Victora
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2013
- Article: 225
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Current drivers and geographic patterns of HIV in Lesotho: implications for treatment and prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors
- Brian J Coburn
- Justin T Okano
- Sally Blower
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2013
- Article: 224
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Global health: the importance of evidence-based medicine
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Gretchen L Birbeck
- Charles S Wiysonge
- Prabhat Jha
- Content type: Forum
- Open Access
- Published: 16 October 2013
- Article: 223
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DNA barcoding detects contamination and substitution in North American herbal products
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Steven G Newmaster
- Meghan Grguric
- Subramanyam Ragupathy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 October 2013
- Article: 222
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OMICS-based personalized oncology: if it is worth doing, it is worth doing well!
Authors
- Daniel F Hayes
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2013
- Article: 221
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Criteria for the use of omics-based predictors in clinical trials: explanation and elaboration
Authors (first, second and last of 15)
- Lisa M McShane
- Margaret M Cavenagh
- Barbara A Conley
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2013
- Article: 220
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Venous endothelial injury in central nervous system diseases
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Jonathan S Alexander
- Leonard Prouty
- Alireza Minagar
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 11 October 2013
- Article: 219
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Approach to the older patient with cancer
Authors
- Maxine de la Cruz
- Eduardo Bruera
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2013
- Article: 218
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B. anthracisassociated cardiovascular dysfunction and shock: the potential contribution of both non-toxin and toxin components
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Kenneth E Remy
- Ping Qiu
- Peter Q Eichacker
- Content type: Minireview
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2013
- Article: 217
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Dietary intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease patients with or without diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Elin Strand
- Eva R Pedersen
- Ottar Nygård
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 October 2013
- Article: 216
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A combined community- and facility-based approach to improve pregnancy outcomes in low-resource settings: a Global Network cluster randomized trial
Authors (first, second and last of 26)
- Omrana Pasha
- Elizabeth M McClure
- Robert L Goldenberg
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2013
- Article: 215
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Transmission potential of influenza A/H7N9, February to May 2013, China
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Gerardo Chowell
- Lone Simonsen
- Cécile Viboud
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 October 2013
- Article: 214