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Volume 5;  2007

Commentary

Corrections in an electronic environment
Melissa L Norton, Deborah C Saltman
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 4. Published online 2007 Mar 23. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-4
PMCID:
PMC1845168
Abstract Article PDF–180K

Correspondence

International ranking systems for universities and institutions: a critical appraisal
John PA Ioannidis, Nikolaos A Patsopoulos, Fotini K Kavvoura, Athina Tatsioni, Evangelos Evangelou, Ioanna Kouri, Despina G Contopoulos-Ioannidis, George Liberopoulos
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 30. Published online 2007 Oct 25. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-30
PMCID:
PMC2174504
Abstract Article PDF–317K

Debate

How to optimise the coverage rate of infant and adult immunisations in Europe
Heinz-J Schmitt, Robert Booy, Robert Aston, Pierre Van Damme, R Fabian Schumacher, Magda Campins, Carlos Rodrigo, Terho Heikkinen, Catherine Weil-Olivier, Adam Finn, Per Olcén, David Fedson, Heikki Peltola
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 11. Published online 2007 May 29. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-11
PMCID:
PMC1903356
Abstract Article PDF–294K

Research Articles

Risk factors and myocardial infarction in patients with obstructive sleep apnea: impact of β2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms
Nina K Bartels, Jan Börgel, Stefan Wieczorek, Nikolaus Büchner, Christoph Hanefeld, Daniel Bulut, Andreas Mügge, Lars C Rump, Bernd M Sanner, Jörg T Epplen
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 1. Published online 2007 Jan 1. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-1
PMCID:
PMC1785383
Abstract Article PDF–273K
Are MRI-defined fat infiltrations in the multifidus muscles associated with low back pain?
Per Kjaer, Tom Bendix, Joan Solgaard Sorensen, Lars Korsholm, Charlotte Leboeuf-Yde
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 2. Published online 2007 Jan 25. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-2
PMCID:
PMC1796893
Abstract Article PDF–705K
Evidence for placebo effects on physical but not on biochemical outcome parameters: a review of clinical trials
Karin Meissner, Hans Distel, Ulla Mitzdorf
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 3. Published online 2007 Mar 19. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-3
PMCID:
PMC1847831
Abstract Article PDF–403K
In vitro prediction of stop-codon suppression by intravenous gentamicin in patients with cystic fibrosis: a pilot study
Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Michel Renouil, Anne Fajac, Laure Bidou, Bastien Parbaille, Sébastien Pierrot, Nolwen Davy, Elise Bismuth, Philippe Reinert, Gérard Lenoir, Jean François Lesure, Jean Pierre Rousset, Aleksander Edelman
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 5. Published online 2007 Mar 29. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-5
Correction in:
BMC Med. 2018; 16: 159.
PMCID:
PMC1852113
Abstract Article PDF–421K
Analysis of NAMCS data for multiple sclerosis, 1998–2004
Jagannadha R Avasarala, Cormac A O'Donovan, Steve E Roach, Fabian Camacho, Steven R Feldman
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 6. Published online 2007 Apr 5. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-6
PMCID:
PMC1855349
Abstract Article PDF–245K
Promoting childbirth companions in South Africa: a randomised pilot study
Heather Brown, G Justus Hofmeyr, V Cheryl Nikodem, Helen Smith, Paul Garner
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 7. Published online 2007 Apr 30. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-7
PMCID:
PMC1905915
Abstract Article PDF–258K
Performance in the MRCP(UK) Examination 2003–4: analysis of pass rates of UK graduates in relation to self-declared ethnicity and gender
Neil G Dewhurst, Chris McManus, Jennifer Mollon, Jane E Dacre, Allister J Vale
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 8. Published online 2007 May 3. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-8
PMCID:
PMC1871601
Abstract Article PDF–275K
Impact of long-term treatment of onchocerciasis with ivermectin in Ecuador: potential for elimination of infection
Juan Carlos Vieira, Philip J Cooper, Raquel Lovato, Tamara Mancero, Jorge Rivera, Roberto Proaño, Andrea A López, Ronald H Guderian, José Rumbea Guzmán
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 9. Published online 2007 May 23. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-9
PMCID:
PMC1890547
Abstract Article PDF–640K
A review of the methodological features of systematic reviews in maternal medicine
Lumaan Sheikh, Shelley Johnston, Shakila Thangaratinam, Mark D Kilby, Khalid S Khan
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 10. Published online 2007 May 24. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-10
PMCID:
PMC1910604
Abstract Article PDF–323K
Are benefits and harms in mammography screening given equal attention in scientific articles? A cross-sectional study
Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Anders Klahn, Peter C Gøtzsche
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 12. Published online 2007 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-12
PMCID:
PMC1896173
Abstract Article PDF–266K
The effect of acetaminophen (four grams a day for three consecutive days) on hepatic tests in alcoholic patients – a multicenter randomized study
EK Kuffner, JL Green, GM Bogdan, PC Knox, RB Palmer, K Heard, JT Slattery, RC Dart
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 13. Published online 2007 May 30. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-13
PMCID:
PMC1894983
Abstract Article PDF–308K
Do citizens have minimum medical knowledge? A survey
Lucas M Bachmann, Florian S Gutzwiller, Milo A Puhan, Johann Steurer, Claudia Steurer-Stey, Gerd Gigerenzer
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 14. Published online 2007 May 31. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-14
PMCID:
PMC1894984
Abstract Article PDF–242K
Multidisciplinary team meetings and their impact on workflow in radiology and pathology departments
Bridget Kane, Saturnino Luz, D Sean O'Briain, Ronan McDermott
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 15. Published online 2007 Jun 13. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-15
PMCID:
PMC1919390
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How far will we need to go to reach HIV-infected people in rural South Africa?
David P Wilson, Sally Blower
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 16. Published online 2007 Jun 19. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-16
PMCID:
PMC1906822
Abstract Article PDF–292K
Association between cancer prevalence and use of thiazolidinediones: results from the Vermont Diabetes Information System
Maria E Ramos-Nino, Charles D MacLean, Benjamin Littenberg
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 17. Published online 2007 Jun 21. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-17
PMCID:
PMC1934377
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Corticortophin releasing factor 2 receptor agonist treatment significantly slows disease progression in mdx mice
Richard T Hinkle, Frank R Lefever, Elizabeth T Dolan, Deborah L Reichart, Jefferey A Dietrich, Kathryn E Gropp, Robert I Thacker, Jeffrey P Demuth, Paula J Stevens, Xiaoyan A Qu, Alex R Varbanov, Feng Wang, Robert J Isfort
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 18. Published online 2007 Jul 12. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-18
PMCID:
PMC1936998
Abstract Article PDF–548K
Migraine aura or transient ischemic attacks? A five-year follow-up case-control study of women with transient central nervous system disorders in pregnancy
Janne Marit Ertresvg, Lars Jacob Stovner, Lene Ekern Kvavik, Hans-Jorgen Johnsen, John-Anker Zwart, Grethe Helde, Gunnar Bovim
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 19. Published online 2007 Jul 17. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-19
PMCID:
PMC1939710
Abstract Article PDF–246K
Simvastatin is associated with a reduced incidence of dementia and Parkinson's disease
Benjamin Wolozin, Stanley W Wang, Nien-Chen Li, Austin Lee, Todd A Lee, Lewis E Kazis
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 20. Published online 2007 Jul 19. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-20
PMCID:
PMC1955446
Abstract Article PDF–952K
The effects of dictatorship on health: the case of Turkmenistan
Bernd Rechel, Martin McKee
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 21. Published online 2007 Jul 30. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-21
PMCID:
PMC1948003
Abstract Article PDF–340K
Methodological issues in detecting gene-gene interactions in breast cancer susceptibility: a population-based study in Ontario
Laurent Briollais, Yuanyuan Wang, Isaac Rajendram, Venus Onay, Ellen Shi, Julia Knight, Hilmi Ozcelik
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 22. Published online 2007 Aug 7. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-22
PMCID:
PMC1976420
Abstract Article PDF–409K
Health inequalities, physician citizens and professional medical associations: an Australian case study
John Furler, Elizabeth Harris, Mark Harris, Lucio Naccarella, Doris Young, Teri Snowdon
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 23. Published online 2007 Aug 13. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-23
PMCID:
PMC1995197
Abstract Article PDF–248K
Planning an integrated disease surveillance and response system: a matrix of skills and activities
Helen N Perry, Sharon M McDonnell, Wondimagegnehu Alemu, Peter Nsubuga, Stella Chungong, Mac W Otten, Jr, Paul S Lusamba-dikassa, Stephen B Thacker
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 24. Published online 2007 Aug 15. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-24
PMCID:
PMC1988797
Abstract Article PDF–496K
Gestational diabetes as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer: a prospective cohort study
MC Perrin, MB Terry, K Kleinhaus, L Deutsch, R Yanetz, E Tiram, R Calderon, Y Friedlander, O Paltiel, S Harlap
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 25. Published online 2007 Aug 16. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-25
PMCID:
PMC2042496
Abstract Article PDF–254K
Which doctors and with what problems contact a specialist service for doctors? A cross sectional investigation
Antony I Garelick, Samantha R Gross, Irene Richardson, Matthias von der Tann, Julia Bland, Rob Hale
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 26. Published online 2007 Aug 28. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-26
PMCID:
PMC2025601
Abstract Article PDF–272K
Parasitological impact of 2-year preventive chemotherapy on schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda
Yaobi Zhang, Artemis Koukounari, Narcis Kabatereine, Fiona Fleming, Francis Kazibwe, Edridah Tukahebwa, J Russell Stothard, Joanne P Webster, Alan Fenwick
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 27. Published online 2007 Sep 3. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-27
PMCID:
PMC2014753
Abstract Article PDF–546K
A new therapy for highly effective tumor eradication using HVJ-E combined with chemotherapy
Hirokazu Kawano, Shintarou Komaba, Toshihide Kanamori, Yasufumi Kaneda
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 28. Published online 2007 Sep 21. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-28
PMCID:
PMC2039728
Abstract Article PDF–297K
The influence of gender on the effects of aspirin in preventing myocardial infarction
Todd Yerman, Wen Q Gan, Don D Sin
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 29. Published online 2007 Oct 18. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-29
PMCID:
PMC2131749
Abstract Article PDF–293K
Contraception use and pregnancy among 15–24 year old South African women: a nationally representative cross-sectional survey
Catherine MacPhail, Audrey E Pettifor, Sophie Pascoe, Helen V Rees
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 31. Published online 2007 Oct 28. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-31
PMCID:
PMC2190760
Abstract Article PDF–252K
A meta-analysis of N-acetylcysteine in contrast-induced nephrotoxicity: unsupervised clustering to resolve heterogeneity
Denise A Gonzales, Kelly J Norsworthy, Steven J Kern, Steve Banks, Pamela C Sieving, Robert A Star, Charles Natanson, Robert L Danner
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 32. Published online 2007 Nov 14. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-32
PMCID:
PMC2200657
Abstract Article PDF–465K
Kisspeptin and GPR54 immunoreactivity in a cohort of 518 patients defines favourable prognosis and clear cell subtype in ovarian carcinoma
Leah M Prentice, Christian Klausen, Steve Kalloger, Martin Köbel, Steven McKinney, Jennifer L Santos, Challayne Kenney, Erika Mehl, C Blake Gilks, Peter Leung, Ken Swenerton, David G Huntsman, Samuel AJ Aparicio
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 33. Published online 2007 Nov 15. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-33
PMCID:
PMC2200658
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Predictability and epidemic pathways in global outbreaks of infectious diseases: the SARS case study
Vittoria Colizza, Alain Barrat, Marc Barthélemy, Alessandro Vespignani
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 34. Published online 2007 Nov 21. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-34
PMCID:
PMC2213648
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Validity of electron beam computed tomography for coronary artery disease: asystematic review and meta-analysis
Nandini Dendukuri, Keith Chiu, James M Brophy
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 35. Published online 2007 Nov 25. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-35
PMCID:
PMC2228285
Abstract Article PDF–340K
Clinical effectiveness of usual care with or without antidepressant medication for primary care patients with minor or mild-major depression: a randomized equivalence trial
Marleen LM Hermens, Hein PJ van Hout, Berend Terluin, Herman J Adèr, Brenda WJH Penninx, Harm WJ van Marwijk, Judith E Bosmans, Richard van Dyck, Marten de Haan
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 36. Published online 2007 Dec 7. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-36
PMCID:
PMC2234409
Abstract Article PDF–308K
Information for decision making from imperfect national data: tracking major changes in health care use in Kenya using geostatistics
Peter W Gething, Abdisalan M Noor, Catherine A Goodman, Priscilla W Gikandi, Simon I Hay, Shahnaaz K Sharif, Peter M Atkinson, Robert W Snow
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 37. Published online 2007 Dec 11. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-37
PMCID:
PMC2225405
Abstract Article PDF–559K
Knee arthroscopy and exercise versus exercise only for chronic patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
Jyrki A Kettunen, Arsi Harilainen, Jerker Sandelin, Dietrich Schlenzka, Kalevi Hietaniemi, Seppo Seitsalo, Antti Malmivaara, Urho M Kujala
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 38. Published online 2007 Dec 13. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-38
PMCID:
PMC2249589
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Predicting long-term response to strong opioids in patients with low back pain: findings from a randomized, controlled trial of transdermal fentanyl and morphine
Eija Kalso, Karen H Simpson, Robert Slappendel, Joachim Dejonckheere, Ute Richarz
BMC Med. 2007; 5: 39. Published online 2007 Dec 21. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-5-39
PMCID:
PMC2242794
Abstract Article PDF–376K
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