1.
Critical research gaps and translational priorities for the successful prevention and treatment of breast cancer
Suzanne
A
Eccles,
Eric
O
Aboagye,
Simak
Ali,
Annie
S
Anderson,
Jo
Armes,
Fedor
Berditchevski,
Jeremy
P
Blaydes,
Keith
Brennan,
Nicola
J
Brown,
Helen
E
Bryant,
Nigel
J
Bundred,
Joy
M
Burchell,
Anna
M
Campbell,
Jason
S
Carroll,
Robert
B
Clarke,
Charlotte
E
Coles,
Gary
JR
Cook,
Angela
Cox,
Nicola
J
Curtin,
Lodewijk
V
Dekker,
Isabel
dos Santos Silva,
Stephen
W
Duffy,
Douglas
F
Easton,
Diana
M
Eccles,
Dylan
R
Edwards,
Joanne
Edwards,
D
Evans,
Deborah
F
Fenlon,
James
M
Flanagan,
Claire
Foster
et al.
Breast Cancer Research 2013, 15 :R92 (1 October 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Current knowledge 'gaps' in the understanding of breast cancer are examined, and research should focus on these to improve future clinical care.
2.
Development and evaluation of the feasibility and effects on staff, patients, and families of a new tool, the Psychosocial Assessment and Communication Evaluation (PACE), to improve communication and palliative care in intensive care and during clinical uncertainty
Irene
J
Higginson,
Jonathan
Koffman,
Philip
Hopkins,
Wendy
Prentice,
Rachel
Burman,
Sara
Leonard,
Caroline
Rumble,
Jo
Noble,
Odette
Dampier,
William
Bernal,
Sue
Hall,
Myfanwy
Morgan,
Cathy
Shipman
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :213 (1 October 2013)
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Editor’s summary
A new tool, Psychosocial Assessment and Communication Evaluation (PACE), shows promising results in improving communication and palliative care for both patients and their families during clinical uncertainty in intensive care units (ICU).
3.
Health system challenges to integration of mental health delivery in primary care in Kenya- perspectives of primary care health workers
Rachel
Jenkins,
Caleb
Othieno,
Stephen
Okeyo,
Julyan
Aruwa,
James
Kingora,
Ben
Jenkins
BMC Health Services Research 2013, 13 :368 (30 September 2013)
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4.
Perineal Assessment and Repair Longitudinal Study (PEARLS): a matched-pair cluster randomized trial
Khaled M
K
Ismail,
Christine
Kettle,
Sue
E
Macdonald,
Sue
Tohill,
Peter
W
Thomas,
Debra
Bick
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :209 (23 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Women with perineal trauma after childbirth have lower risk of wound infection when managed by healthcare practitioners who undergo evidence-based perineal trauma training, suggesting that this training may improve some maternal clinical outcomes.
5.
Validity of 2D lateral cephalometry in orthodontics: a systematic review
Ana
R
Durão,
Pisha
Pittayapat,
Ivete
B
Rockenbach,
Raphael
Olszewski,
Suk
Ng,
Afonso
P
Ferreira,
Reinhilde
Jacobs
Progress in Orthodontics 2013, 14 :31 (20 September 2013)
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6.
Oral rivaroxaban versus standard therapy for the treatment of symptomatic venous thromboembolism: a pooled analysis of the EINSTEIN-DVT and PE randomized studies
Martin
H
Prins,
Anthonie
WA
Lensing,
Rupert
Bauersachs,
Bonno
van Bellen,
Henri
Bounameaux,
Timothy
A
Brighton,
Alexander
T
Cohen,
Bruce
L
Davidson,
Hervé
Decousus,
Gary
E
Raskob,
Scott
D
Berkowitz,
Philip
S
Wells
Thrombosis Journal 2013, 11 :21 (20 September 2013)
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7.
Preventing academic difficulties in preterm children: a randomised controlled trial of an adaptive working memory training intervention – IMPRINT study
Leona
Pascoe,
Gehan
Roberts,
Lex
W
Doyle,
Katherine
J
Lee,
Deanne
K
Thompson,
Marc
L
Seal,
Elisha
K
Josev,
Chiara
Nosarti,
Susan
Gathercole,
Peter
J
Anderson
BMC Pediatrics 2013, 13 :144 (16 September 2013)
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8.
The impact of early life factors on cognitive function in old age: The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
Jens
Skogen,
Simon
Øverland,
A
Smith,
Arnstein
Mykletun,
Robert
Stewart
BMC Psychology 2013, 1 :16 (16 September 2013)
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9.
Adherence to the USDA dietary recommendations for fruit and vegetable intake and risk of fatal stroke among ethnic groups: a prospective cohort study
Sangita
Sharma,
Mohammadreza
Pakserescht,
Kennedy
Cruickshank,
Deborah
M
Green,
Laurence
N
Kolonel
BMC Neurology 2013, 13 :120 (13 September 2013)
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10.
DSM-5 and ADHD – an interview with Eric Taylor
Eric
Taylor
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :204 (12 September 2013)
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Editor’s summary
In this Q&A audio podcast, we interview child and adolescent psychiatrist Eric Taylor about the revisions to the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in DSM-5, and explore how these changes will affect clinical practice.
11.
DSM-5: a collection of psychiatrist views on the changes, controversies, and future directions
Charles
B
Nemeroff,
Daniel
Weinberger,
Michael
Rutter,
Harriet
L
MacMillan,
Richard
A
Bryant,
Simon
Wessely,
Dan
J
Stein,
Carmine
M
Pariante,
Florian
Seemüller,
Michael
Berk,
Gin
S
Malhi,
Martin
Preisig,
Martin
Brüne,
Paul
Lysaker
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :202 (12 September 2013)
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Our Editorial Board Members and their colleagues discuss their personal views on the newly released fifth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), specifically with regard to how it may, or may not, affect their specific areas of psychiatric medicine.
12.
Characteristic profiles among students and junior doctors with specific career preferences
Yuko
Takeda,
Kunimasa
Morio,
Linda
Snell,
Junji
Otaki,
Miyako
Takahashi,
Ichiro
Kai
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :125 (12 September 2013)
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13.
Team-based learning for psychiatry residents: a mixed methods study
Isabel
McMullen,
Jonathan
Cartledge,
Ruth
Levine,
Amy
Iversen
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :124 (11 September 2013)
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14.
Standardization of T1 measurements with MOLLI in differentiation between health and disease – the ConSept study
Toby
Rogers,
Darius
Dabir,
Islam
Mahmoud,
Tobias
Voigt,
Tobias
Schaeffter,
Eike
Nagel,
Valentina
O
Puntmann
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2013, 15 :78 (11 September 2013)
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15.
Taking part in a pharmacogenetic clinical trial: assessment of trial participants understanding of information disclosed during the informed consent process
Diana
Rose,
Jasna
Russo,
Til
Wykes
BMC Medical Ethics 2013, 14 :34 (11 September 2013)
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16.
Effectiveness of alcohol brief intervention delivered by community pharmacists: two-arm randomised controlled trial
Ranjita
Dhital,
Cate
Whittlesea,
Ian
J
Norman,
Trevor
Murrells,
Jim
McCambridge
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice 2013, 8 (Suppl 1):A21 (4 September 2013)
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Health risk appraisal in older people 6: factors associated with self-reported poor vision and uptake of eye tests in older people
Steve
Iliffe,
Kalpa
Kharicha,
Danielle
Harari,
Cameron
Swift,
Gerhard
Gillmann,
Andreas
E
Stuck
BMC Family Practice 2013, 14 :130 (3 September 2013)
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18.
The systemic iron-regulatory proteins hepcidin and ferroportin are reduced in the brain in Alzheimer’s disease
Animesh
Raha,
Radhika
Vaishnav,
Robert
Friedland,
Adrian
Bomford,
Ruma
Raha-Chowdhury
Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2013, 1 :55 (3 September 2013)
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19.
Design and descriptive epidemiology of the Infectious Diseases of East African Livestock (IDEAL) project, a longitudinal calf cohort study in western Kenya
Barend
de Clare Bronsvoort,
Samuel
Thumbi,
Elizabeth
Poole,
Henry
Kiara,
Olga
Auguet,
Ian
Handel,
Amy
Jennings,
Ilana
Conradie,
Mary
Mbole-Kariuki,
Philip
G
Toye,
Olivier
Hanotte,
JAW
Coetzer,
Mark
EJ
Woolhouse
BMC Veterinary Research 2013, 9 :171 (30 August 2013)
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20.
Prevalence and correlates of fecal incontinence among nursing home residents: a population-based cross-sectional study
Susan
Saga,
Anne
Vinsnes,
Siv
Mørkved,
Christine
Norton,
Arnfinn
Seim
BMC Geriatrics 2013, 13 :87 (30 August 2013)
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Do health partnerships with organisations in lower income countries benefit the UK partner? A review of the literature
Felicity
AE
Jones,
Daniel
PH
Knights,
Vita
FE
Sinclair,
Paula
Baraitser
Globalization and Health 2013, 9 :38 (30 August 2013)
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22.
Protein kinase G oxidation contribute to hypotension and organ injury during sepsis
Olena
Rudyk,
Alkystis
Phinikaridou,
Oleksandra
Prysyazhna,
Joseph
R
Burgoyne,
Rene
Botnar,
Philip
Eaton
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology 2013, 14 (Suppl 1):P58 (29 August 2013)
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23.
Redox signalling by protein kinase G Iα in cardiovascular physiology and pathology
Philip
Eaton
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology 2013, 14 (Suppl 1):O19 (29 August 2013)
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Study protocol: cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical and cost effectiveness of a staff training intervention in inpatient mental health rehabilitation units in increasing service users’ engagement in activities
Helen
Killaspy,
Sarah
Cook,
Tim
Mundy,
Thomas
Craig,
Frank
Holloway,
Gerard
Leavey,
Louise
Marston,
Paul
McCrone,
Leonardo
Koeser,
Maurice
Arbuthnott,
Rumana
Z
Omar,
Michael
King
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :216 (28 August 2013)
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25.
A protocol for a systematic review of research on managing behavioural and psychological symptoms in dementia for community-dwelling older people: evidence mapping and syntheses
Daksha
Trivedi,
Claire
Goodman,
Angela
Dickinson,
Heather
Gage,
Jennifer
McLaughlin,
Jill
Manthorpe,
Kunle
Ashaye,
Steve
Iliffe
Systematic Reviews 2013, 2 :70 (28 August 2013)
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