1.
Correction: study protocol: improving patient choice in treating Low back pain (IMPACT - LBP): a randomised controlled trial of a decision support package for use in physical therapy
Shilpa
Patel,
Sally
Brown,
Tim
Friede,
Frances
Griffiths,
Joanne
Lord,
Anne
Ngunjiri,
Jill
Thistlethwaite,
Colin
Tysall,
Mark
Woolvine,
Martin
Underwood
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2013, 14 :158 (3 May 2013)
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Genomics and outbreak investigation: from sequence to consequence
Esther
R
Robinson,
Timothy
M
Walker,
Mark
J
Pallen
Genome Medicine 2013, 5 :36 (29 April 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Mark Pallen and co-authors review advances in applying high-throughput sequencing approaches for outbreak investigation (focusing on bacterial infections), and discuss the implications for clinical microbiology.
3.
Exploring variations in childhood stunting in Nigeria using league table, control chart and spatial analysis
Victor
T
Adekanmbi,
Olalekan
A
Uthman,
Oludare
M
Mudasiru
BMC Public Health 2013, 13 :361 (18 April 2013)
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4.
The first suicides: a legacy inherited by parasitic protozoans from prokaryote ancestors
Emilie
Taylor-Brown,
Hilary
Hurd
Parasites & Vectors 2013, 6 :108 (18 April 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Theories concerning the ancient origin of apoptosis are discussed and evaluated with respect to phenotypes and molecular pathways detected in unicellular parasites. Present-day death pathways may have had multifaceted beginnings. Image: A scenario for the origin of apoptosis in parasitic protozoans.
5.
Vitamin D to prevent acute lung injury following oesophagectomy (VINDALOO): study protocol for a randomised placebo controlled trial
Dhruv
Parekh,
Rachel C A
Dancer,
Sian
Lax,
Mark
S
Cooper,
Adrian
R
Martineau,
William
D
Fraser,
Olga
Tucker,
Derek
Alderson,
Gavin
D
Perkins,
Fang
Gao-Smith,
David
R
Thickett
Trials 2013, 14 :100 (17 April 2013)
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A systematic review of biomarkers for disease progression in Parkinson’s disease
David
JM
McGhee,
Pamela
L
Royle,
Paul
A
Thompson,
David
E
Wright,
John
P
Zajicek,
Carl
E
Counsell
BMC Neurology 2013, 13 :35 (12 April 2013)
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Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement
Don
Husereau,
Michael
Drummond,
Stavros
Petrou,
Chris
Carswell,
David
Moher,
Dan
Greenberg,
Federico
Augustovski,
Andrew
H
Briggs,
Josephine
Mauskopf,
Elizabeth
Loder,
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2013, 11 :6 (25 March 2013)
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Editor’s summary
The Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS), an updated version of current guidelines, providing clear recommendations for reporting health economic evaluations has been published in 10 journals including BMC Medicine and Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation .
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Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement
Don
Husereau,
Michael
Drummond,
Stavros
Petrou,
Chris
Carswell,
David
Moher,
Dan
Greenberg,
Federico
Augustovski,
Andrew
H
Briggs,
Josephine
Mauskopf,
Elizabeth
Loder,
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :80 (25 March 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Don Husereau et al. present the Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS), a consolidated and updated version of current guidelines, which aims to provide clear recommendations for the reporting of health economic evaluations; the statement has been published in 10 journals including BMC Medicine and Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
9.
Validation of the mothers object relations scales in 2–4 year old children and comparison with the child–parent relationship scale
Douglas
E
Simkiss,
Fiona
MacCallum,
Emma
EY
Fan,
John
M
Oates,
Peter
K
Kimani,
Sarah
Stewart-Brown
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013, 11 :49 (21 March 2013)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
10.
‘Trying to pin down jelly’ - exploring intuitive processes in quality assessment for meta-ethnography
Francine
Toye,
Kate
Seers,
Nick
Allcock,
Michelle
Briggs,
Eloise
Carr,
JoyAnn
Andrews,
Karen
Barker
BMC Medical Research Methodology 2013, 13 :46 (21 March 2013)
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11.
Evaluation of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Families for Health V2 for the treatment of childhood obesity: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Wendy
Robertson,
Sarah
Stewart-Brown,
Nigel
Stallard,
Stavros
Petrou,
Frances
Griffiths,
Margaret
Thorogood,
Douglas
Simkiss,
Rebecca
Lang,
Kate
Reddington,
Fran
Poole,
Gloria
Rye,
Kamran
A
Khan,
Thomas
Hamborg,
Joanna
Kirby
Trials 2013, 14 :81 (20 March 2013)
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12.
Overexpression of the transcription factor RAP2.6 leads to enhanced callose deposition in syncytia and enhanced resistance against the beet cyst nematode Heterodera schachtii in Arabidopsis roots
Muhammad Amjad
Ali,
Amjad
Abbas,
David
P
Kreil,
Holger
Bohlmann
BMC Plant Biology 2013, 13 :47 (19 March 2013)
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13.
A bibliometric analysis of childhood immunization research productivity in Africa since the onset of the Expanded Program on Immunization in 1974
Charles
S
Wiysonge,
Olalekan
A
Uthman,
Peter
M
Ndumbe,
Gregory
D
Hussey
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :66 (14 March 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Since the onset of the Expanded Program on Immunization, vaccine research productivity in Africa has skewed towards those funded privately, with minimal research input from African authors, suggesting a need for better communication between all stakeholders.
14.
The role of evidence, context, and facilitation in an implementation trial: implications for the development of the PARIHS framework
Jo
Rycroft-Malone,
Kate
Seers,
Jackie
Chandler,
Claire
A
Hawkes,
Nicola
Crichton,
Claire
Allen,
Ian
Bullock,
Leo
Strunin
Implementation Science 2013, 8 :28 (9 March 2013)
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15.
Feasibility trial evaluation of a physical activity and screen-viewing course for parents of 6 to 8 year-old children: Teamplay
Russell
Jago,
Simon
J
Sebire,
Katrina
M
Turner,
Georgina
F
Bentley,
Joanna
K
Goodred,
Kenneth
R
Fox,
Sarah
Stewart-Brown,
Patricia
J
Lucas
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2013, 10 :31 (4 March 2013)
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Perceptions of an older patient on the role of the family doctor in health promotion: a qualitative case study
Ludmila
Marcinowicz,
Teresa
Pawlikowska,
Adam
Windak,
Slawomir
Chlabicz
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2013, 7 :57 (28 February 2013)
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Perceptions of UK medical graduates’ preparedness for practice: A multi-centre qualitative study reflecting the importance of learning on the job
Jan
C
Illing,
Gill
M
Morrow,
Charlotte
R
Rothwell nee Kergon,
Bryan
C
Burford,
Beate
K
Baldauf,
Carol
L
Davies,
Ed
B
Peile,
John
A
Spencer,
Neil
Johnson,
Maggie
Allen,
Jill
Morrison
BMC Medical Education 2013, 13 :34 (28 February 2013)
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Cross cultural evaluation of the Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale (WEMWBS) -a mixed methods study
Frances
Taggart,
Tim
Friede,
Scott
Weich,
Aileen
Clarke,
Mark
Johnson,
Sarah
Stewart-Brown
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2013, 11 :27 (27 February 2013)
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THERACOM: a systematic review of the evidence base for interventions to improve Therapeutic Communications between black and minority ethnic populations and staff in specialist mental health services
Kamaldeep
Bhui,
Rosemarie
McCabe,
Scott
Weich,
Swaran
Singh,
Mark
Johnson,
Ala
Szczepura
Systematic Reviews 2013, 2 :15 (25 February 2013)
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Don’t turn your back on the symptoms of psychosis: a proof-of-principle, quasi-experimental public health trial to reduce the duration of untreated psychosis in Birmingham, UK
Charlotte
Connor,
Max
Birchwood,
Colin
Palmer,
Sunita
Channa,
Nick
Freemantle,
Helen
Lester,
Paul
Patterson,
Swaran
Singh
BMC Psychiatry 2013, 13 :67 (22 February 2013)
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21.
Evidence-based medicine and values-based medicine: partners in clinical education as well as in clinical practice
Ed
Peile
BMC Medicine 2013, 11 :40 (15 February 2013)
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Editor’s summary
Linking values-based and evidence-based medicine in an education strategy promotes better practice; Ed Peile discusses the importance of this for decision processes, highlighting the influence of well designed education strategies.
22.
Giant solitary synovial osteochondromatosis of the elbow causing ulnar nerve neuropathy: a case report and review of literature
Munnan
Al-Najjim,
Abubakar
Mustafa,
Carl
Fenton,
Syam
Morapudi,
Mohammad
Waseem
Journal of Brachial Plexus and Peripheral Nerve Injury 2013, 8 :1 (25 January 2013)
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Evaluating the responsiveness of the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS): Group and individual level analysis
Hendramoorthy
Maheswaran,
Scott
Weich,
John
Powell,
Sarah
Stewart-Brown
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2012, 10 :156 (27 December 2012)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central
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Medical errors in primary care clinics – a cross sectional study
Ee Ming
Khoo,
Wai Khew
Lee,
Sondi
Sararaks,
Azah
Abdul Samad,
Su May
Liew,
Ai Theng
Cheong,
Mohd Yusof
Ibrahim,
Sebrina HC
Su,
Ainul Nadziha
Mohd Hanafiah,
Kalsom
Maskon,
Rohana
Ismail,
Maimunah
A
Hamid
BMC Family Practice 2012, 13 :127 (26 December 2012)
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Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial)
Jaimin
M
Patel,
Catherine
Snaith,
David
R
Thickett,
Lucie
Linhartova,
Teresa
Melody,
Peter
Hawkey,
Anthony
H
Barnett,
Alan
Jones,
Tan
Hong,
Matthew
W
Cooke,
Gavin
D
Perkins,
Fang
Gao
Critical Care 2012, 16 :R231 (11 December 2012)
Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central | F1000 Biology