Volume 12, issue 1, December 2014
235 articles in this issue
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Prevalence, distribution, and social determinants of tobacco use in 30 sub-Saharan African countries
Authors
- Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy
- Pranil Mansingh Pradhan
- Shwe Sin
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2014
- Article: 243
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Sex dependent risk factors for mortality after myocardial infarction: individual patient data meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 18)
- Hanna M van Loo
- Edwin R van den Heuvel
- Peter de Jonge
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2014
- Article: 242
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Altered thyroid hormone profile in offspring after exposure to high estradiol environment during the first trimester of pregnancy: a cross-sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 23)
- Ping-Ping Lv
- Ye Meng
- He-Feng Huang
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 December 2014
- Article: 240
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The burden of disease in Spain: results from the global burden of disease study 2010
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Josep Maria Haro
- Stefanos Tyrovolas
- Christopher JL Murray
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 December 2014
- Article: 236
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DNA methylation profiling reveals novel diagnostic biomarkers in renal cell carcinoma
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Brittany N Lasseigne
- Todd C Burwell
- Richard M Myers
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2014
- Article: 235
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Towards a framework for business model innovation in health care delivery in developing countries
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- Ramon Castano
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2014
- Article: 233
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Diagnosis and treatment of hyponatremia: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Evi V Nagler
- Jill Vanmassenhove
- Raymond Vanholder
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2014
- Article: 231
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Risk of low bone mineral density and low body mass index in patients with non-celiac wheat-sensitivity: a prospective observation study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Antonio Carroccio
- Maurizio Soresi
- Pasquale Mansueto
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2014
- Article: 230
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Diagnostic utility of zinc protoporphyrin to detect iron deficiency in Kenyan pregnant women
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Martin N Mwangi
- Sumi Maskey
- Hans Verhoef
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2014
- Article: 229
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Mental, neurological, and substance use problems among refugees in primary health care: analysis of the Health Information System in 90 refugee camps
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jeremy C Kane
- Peter Ventevogel
- Wietse A Tol
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 November 2014
- Article: 228
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Sixty years trying to define the malaria burden in Africa: have we made any progress?
Authors
- Robert W Snow
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2014
- Article: 227
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Why public health people are more worried than excited over e-cigarettes
Authors
- Charlotta Pisinger
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2014
- Article: 226
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Electronic cigarettes have a potential for huge public health benefit
Authors
- Peter Hajek
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2014
- Article: 225
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miRNAs can be generally associated with human pathologies as exemplified for miR-144*
Authors (first, second and last of 19)
- Andreas Keller
- Petra Leidinger
- Eckart Meese
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 December 2014
- Article: 224
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The Ariadne principles: how to handle multimorbidity in primary care consultations
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Christiane Muth
- Marjan van den Akker
- Paul P Glasziou
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2014
- Article: 223
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Better management of multimorbidity: a critical look at the ‘Ariadne principles’
Authors
- Peter Bower
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2014
- Article: 222
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Clinical considerations and key issues in the management of patients with Erdheim-Chester Disease: a seven case series
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Roei D Mazor
- Mirra Manevich-Mazor
- Yehuda Shoenfeld
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 01 December 2014
- Article: 221
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Elevated risk of stillbirth in males: systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 30 million births
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Debapriya Mondal
- Tamara S Galloway
- Fiona Mathews
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2014
- Article: 220
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A randomized controlled clinical trial of topical insulin-like growth factor-1 therapy for sudden deafness refractory to systemic corticosteroid treatment
Authors (first, second and last of 21)
- Takayuki Nakagawa
- Kozo Kumakawa
- Juichi Ito
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2014
- Article: 219
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Vascular risk factors and Alzheimer’s disease
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- John T O’Brien
- Hugh S Markus
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2014
- Article: 218
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Mortality attributable to Plasmodium vivaxmalaria: a clinical audit from Papua, Indonesia
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Nicholas M Douglas
- Gysje J Pontororing
- Ric N Price
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 November 2014
- Article: 217
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How much is tuberculosis screening worth? Estimating the value of active case finding for tuberculosis in South Africa, China, and India
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- Andrew S Azman
- Jonathan E Golub
- David W Dowdy
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2014
- Article: 216
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Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mu Chen
- Qi Sun
- Frank B Hu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 November 2014
- Article: 215
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Along with the privilege of authorship come important responsibilities
Authors
- David Moher
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2014
- Article: 214
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Medical education and the healthcare system - why does the curriculum need to be reformed?
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- Gustavo A Quintero
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 12 November 2014
- Article: 213
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Erratum to: preventing the development of depression at work: a systematic review and meta-analysis of universal interventions in the workplace
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Leona Tan
- Min-Jung Wang
- Samuel B Harvey
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2014
- Article: 212
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Cardiovascular risks and elevation of serum DHT vary by route of testosterone administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Stephen E Borst
- Jonathan J Shuster
- Joshua F Yarrow
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 November 2014
- Article: 211
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Video Q & A: Alcohol - a global problem. An interview with Ian Gilmore
Authors
- Ian Gilmore
- Content type: Question and Answer
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 209
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Preventing mental health problems in offspring by targeting dietary intake of pregnant women
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Adrienne O'Neil
- Catherine Itsiopoulos
- Felice N Jacka
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 14 November 2014
- Article: 208
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A proposal for a primary screening tool: `Keep your waist circumference to less than half your height’
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- Margaret Ashwell
- Sigrid Gibson
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 07 November 2014
- Article: 207
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The overlap between vascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease - lessons from pathology
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- Johannes Attems
- Kurt A Jellinger
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2014
- Article: 206
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Antibodies against H10N8 avian influenza virus among animal workers in Guangdong Province before November 30, 2013, when the first human H10N8 case was recognized
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Wenbao Qi
- Shuo Su
- Ming Liao
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2014
- Article: 205
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The effects of HIV testing advocacy messages on test acceptance: a randomized clinical trial
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Monica L Kasting
- Anthony D Cox
- Gregory D Zimet
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2014
- Article: 204
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Incidence and risk of severe infections associated with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Wei-Xiang Qi
- Shen Fu
- Xiao-Mao Guo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 05 November 2014
- Article: 203
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Obesity in pregnancy: could lifestyle interventions work?
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- Lucilla Poston
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2014
- Article: 201
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Remembering the forgotten non-communicable diseases
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Alan D Lopez
- Thomas N Williams
- Cleusa P Ferri
- Content type: Forum
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2014
- Article: 200
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Why would associations between cardiometabolic risk factors and depressive symptoms be linear?
Authors
- Peter de Jonge
- Annelieke M Roest
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2014
- Article: 199
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FTOrs9939609 polymorphism is associated with metabolic disturbances and response to HCV therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Daniel Pineda-Tenor
- Juan Berenguer
- Salvador Resino
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2014
- Article: 198
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Five-step authorship framework to improve transparency in disclosing contributors to industry-sponsored clinical trial publications
Authors (first, second and last of 14)
- Ana Maruš.ić
- Darko Hren
- Teresa Peña
- Content type: Correspondence
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2014
- Article: 197
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Transmission dynamics and control of Ebola virus disease (EVD): a review
Authors
- Gerardo Chowell
- Hiroshi Nishiura
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2014
- Article: 196
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Candidate gene-environment interactions in breast cancer
Authors
- Olivia Fletcher
- Frank Dudbridge
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2014
- Article: 195
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Is a specialist breathlessness service more effective and cost-effective for patients with advanced cancer and their carers than standard care? Findings of a mixed-method randomised controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Morag C Farquhar
- A Toby Prevost
- Sara Booth
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2014
- Article: 194
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Challenges of synthesizing medical education research
Authors
- Rachel H Ellaway
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2014
- Article: 193
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Comorbidity and dementia: a scoping review of the literature
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Frances Bunn
- Anne-Marie Burn
- Carol Brayne
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2014
- Article: 192
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The effectiveness of Stepping Stones Triple P parenting support in parents of children with borderline to mild intellectual disability and psychosocial problems: a randomized controlled trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Marijke Kleefman
- Daniëlle EMC Jansen
- Sijmen A Reijneveld
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2014
- Article: 191
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Trends in and disparities for acute myocardial infarction: an analysis of Medicare claims data from 1992 to 2010
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jasvinder A Singh
- Xin Lu
- Peter Cram
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2014
- Article: 190
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Why does society accept a higher risk for alcohol than for other voluntary or involuntary risks?
Authors
- Jürgen Rehm
- Dirk W Lachenmeier
- Robin Room
- Content type: Opinion
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2014
- Article: 189
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Epidemiology of multimorbidity in China and implications for the healthcare system: cross-sectional survey among 162,464 community household residents in southern China
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Harry HX Wang
- Jia Ji Wang
- Stewart W Mercer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2014
- Article: 188
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Environmental enteropathy and malnutrition: do we know enough to intervene?
Authors
- William A Petri
- Caitlin Naylor
- Rashidul Haque
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2014
- Article: 187
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