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BMC Endocrine Disorders is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology.
BMC Endocrine Disorders (ISSN 1472-6823) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE and Google Scholar.
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Validation of ICD-9-CM coding algorithm for improved identification of hypoglycemia visits Adit A Ginde, Phillip G Blanc, Rebecca M Lieberman, Carlos A Camargo Jr BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :4 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Exercise training with dietary counselling increases mitochondrial chaperone expression in middle-aged subjects with impaired glucose tolerance Mika Venoj BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :3 (27 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The role of selenium, vitamin C, and zinc in benign thyroid diseases and of selenium in malignant thyroid diseases: Low selenium levels are found in subacute and silent thyroiditis and in papillary and follicular carcinoma Roy Moncayo, Alexander Kroiss, Manfred Oberwinkler, Fatih Karakolcu, Matthias Starzinger, Klaus Kapelari, Heribert Talasz, Helga Moncayo BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :2 (25 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Relating circulating thyroid hormone concentrations to serum interleukins-6 and -10 in association with non-thyroidal illnesses including chronic renal insufficiency Hamdy A Abo-Zenah, Sabry A Shoeb, Alaa A Sabry, Hesham A Ismail BMC Endocrine Disorders 2008, 8 :1 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Study protocol
Study Protocol: insulin and its role in cancer K Harish, M Dharmalingam, M Himanshu BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :10 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Pakistanis living in Oslo have lower serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels but higher serum ionized calcium levels compared with ethnic Norwegians. The Oslo Health Study Kristin Holvik, Haakon E Meyer, Anne Johanne S BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :9 (18 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Mitochondrial DNA mutations in oxyphilic and chief cell parathyroid adenomas Jessica Costa-Guda, Takehiko Tokura, Sanford I Roth, Andrew Arnold BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :8 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Association between erythrocyte Na+ K+ -ATPase activity and some blood lipids in type 1 diabetic patients from Lagos, Nigeria Bamidele A Iwalokun, Senapon O Iwalokun BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :7 (1 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Brief Intervention in Type 1 diabetes Jyothis T George, Abel Pe BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :6 (14 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Diagnostic accuracy of basal TSH determinations based on the intravenous TRH stimulation test: An evaluation of 2570 tests and comparison with the literature Helga Moncayo, Otto Dapunt, Roy Moncayo BMC Endocrine Disorders 2007, 7 :5 (2 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
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An assessment of the levels of phthalate esters and metals in the Muledane open dump, Thohoyandou, Limpopo Province, South Africa Adeleke Adeniyi, Matthew Dayomi, Pitso Siebe, Olumuyiwa Okedeyi Chemistry Central Journal 2008, 2 :9 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
Eruptive xanthomas and acute pancreatitis in a patient with hypertriglyceridemia Desiree Perez-Martinez, Juan OSCAR Fernandez-Diaz, Carmen Macia-Bobes International Archives of Medicine 2008, 1 :6 (12 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Adrenal insufficiency in prolonged critical illness Jenn-Yu Wu, Szu-Chun Hsu, Shih-Chi Ku, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu, Pan-Chyr Yang Critical Care 2008, 12 :R65 (8 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Development and Validation of the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT) Mary Margaret Huizinga, Tom A Elasy, Kenneth A Wallston, Kerri Cavanaugh, Dianne Davis, Rebecca P Gregory, Lynn S Fuchs, Robert Malone, Andrea Cherrington, Darren A DeWalt, John Buse, Michael Pignone, Russell L Rothman BMC Health Services Research 2008, 8 :96 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
Exercise-induced expression of angiogenic growth factors in skeletal muscle and in capillaries of healthy and diabetic mice Riikka Kivela, Mika Silvennoinen, Maarit Lehti, Sanni Jalava, Veikko Vihko, Heikki Kainulainen Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008, 7 :13 (1 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case Report
Treatment with pioglitazone induced significant, reversible mitral regurgitation Mozhgan Dorkhan, Magnus Dencker, Anders Frid Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008, 7 :12 (30 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Partial trisomy 13q22-qter associated to leukoencephalopathy and late onset generalised epilepsy Renee Ribacoba, Manuel Menendez-Gonzalez, Ines Hernando, Javier Salas, Maria Luisa Giros International Archives of Medicine 2008, 1 :5 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma with concurrent thyroid carcinoma: a case report Vittorio Gebbia, Carlo Di Gregorio, Marco Attard Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2 :132 (29 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Research
Effects of a high fat diet on bone of growing rats . Correlations between visceral fat, adiponectin and bone mass density. Gerard Lac, Helian Cavalie, Edmond Ebal, Odile Michaux Lipids in Health and Disease 2008, 7 :16 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Original investigation
Diabetic retinopathy is associated with pulse wave velocity, not with the augmentation index of pulse waveform Osamu Ogawa, Kiyoko Hiraoka, Takahiro Watanabe, Junichiro Kinoshita, Masahiko Kawasumi, Hidenori Yoshii, Ryuzo Kawamori Cardiovascular Diabetology 2008, 7 :11 (25 [Abstract ] [Full Text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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