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January 2009, Volume 6, Issue 1
- 1-7 Explaining Adherence Success in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Ethnographic Study
by Norma C Ware & John Idoko & Sylvia Kaaya & Irene Andia Biraro & Monique A Wyatt & Oche Agbaji & Guerino Chalamilla & David R Bangsberg
December 2008, Volume 5, Issue 12
- 1-1 Ovarian Carcinoma Subtypes Are Different Diseases: Implications for Biomarker Studies
by Martin Köbel & Steve E Kalloger & Niki Boyd & Steven McKinney & Erika Mehl & Chana Palmer & Samuel Leung & Nathan J Bowen & Diana N Ionescu & Ashish Rajput & Leah M Prentice & Dianne Miller & Jennifer Santos & Kenneth Swenerton & C Blake Gilks & David Huntsman - 1-1 The Prevalence of Mental Disorders among the Homeless in Western Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
by Seena Fazel & Vivek Khosla & Helen Doll & John Geddes - 1-2 The Disconnect between China's Public Health and Public Security Responses to Injection Drug Use, and the Consequences for Human Rights
by Stephen Koester - 1-2 Poverty and Cataract—A Deeper Look at a Complex Issue
by Susan Lewallen - 1-2 Mental Disorders among Homeless People in Western Countries
by Helen Herrman - 1-2 The Dirty War Index: Statistical Issues, Feasibility, and Interpretation
by Nathan Taback - 1-13 A Case-Control Study to Assess the Relationship between Poverty and Visual Impairment from Cataract in Kenya, the Philippines, and Bangladesh
by Hannah Kuper & Sarah Polack & Cristina Eusebio & Wanjiku Mathenge & Zakia Wadud & Allen Foster
November 2008, Volume 5, Issue 11
- 1-2 Mathematical Models for a New Era of Malaria Eradication
by Maciej F Boni & Caroline O Buckee & Nicholas J White - 1-3 Bias, Spin, and Misreporting: Time for Full Access to Trial Protocols and Results
by An-Wen Chan - 1-5 Is Private Health Care the Answer to the Health Problems of the World's Poor?
by Kara Hanson & Lucy Gilson & Catherine Goodman & Anne Mills & Richard Smith & Richard Feachem & Neelam Sekhri Feachem & Tracey Perez Koehlmoos & Heather Kinlaw - 1-8 The Chilling Effect: How Do Researchers React to Controversy?
by Joanna Kempner - 1-10 Reporting Bias in Drug Trials Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration: Review of Publication and Presentation
by Kristin Rising & Peter Bacchetti & Lisa Bero - 1-12 The Long-Term Effects of a Peer-Led Sex Education Programme (RIPPLE): A Cluster Randomised Trial in Schools in England
by Judith Stephenson & Vicki Strange & Elizabeth Allen & Andrew Copas & Anne Johnson & Chris Bonell & Abdel Babiker & Ann Oakley & the RIPPLE Study Team
October 2008, Volume 5, Issue 10
- 1-2 Reform Should Make Health the First Item of Business
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-5 Why Current Publication Practices May Distort Science
by Neal S Young & John P A Ioannidis & Omar Al-Ubaydli - 1-10 The Relationship between Proteinuria and Coronary Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Vlado Perkovic & Christine Verdon & Toshiharu Ninomiya & Federica Barzi & Alan Cass & Anushka Patel & Meg Jardine & Martin Gallagher & Fiona Turnbull & John Chalmers & Jonathan Craig & Rachel Huxley - 1-12 Vitamin K Supplementation in Postmenopausal Women with Osteopenia (ECKO Trial): A Randomized Controlled Trial
by Angela M Cheung & Lianne Tile & Yuna Lee & George Tomlinson & Gillian Hawker & Judy Scher & Hanxian Hu & Reinhold Vieth & Lilian Thompson & Sophie Jamal & Robert Josse
September 2008, Volume 5, Issue 9
- 1-2 Tobacco Control Yields Clear Dividends for Health and Wealth
by Kelley Lee - 1-3 Making Sense of Non-Financial Competing Interests
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-5 Towards a Data Sharing Culture: Recommendations for Leadership from Academic Health Centers
by Heather A Piwowar & Michael J Becich & Howard Bilofsky & Rebecca S Crowley & on behalf of the caBIG Data Sharing and Intellectual Capital Workspace - 1-5 Ethical and Practical Issues Associated with Aggregating Databases
by David R Karp & Shelley Carlin & Robert Cook-Deegan & Daniel E Ford & Gail Geller & David N Glass & Hank Greely & Joel Guthridge & Jeffrey Kahn & Richard Kaslow & Cheryl Kraft & Kathleen MacQueen & Bradley Malin & Richard H Scheuerman & Jeremy Sugarman - 1-13 Key Issues in Conducting a Meta-Analysis of Gene Expression Microarray Datasets
by Adaikalavan Ramasamy & Adrian Mondry & Chris C Holmes & Douglas G Altman - 1-15 Birth Size and Breast Cancer Risk: Re-analysis of Individual Participant Data from 32 Studies
by Isabel dos Santos Silva & Bianca De Stavola & Valerie McCormack & Collaborative Group on Pre-Natal Risk Factors and Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer - 1-15 Lung Cancer Occurrence in Never-Smokers: An Analysis of 13 Cohorts and 22 Cancer Registry Studies
by Michael J Thun & Lindsay M Hannan & Lucile L Adams-Campbell & Paolo Boffetta & Julie E Buring & Diane Feskanich & W Dana Flanders & Sun Ha Jee & Kota Katanoda & Laurence N Kolonel & I-Min Lee & Tomomi Marugame & Julie R Palmer & Elio Riboli & Tomotaka Sobue & Erika Avila-Tang & Lynne R Wilkens & Jon M Samet
August 2008, Volume 5, Issue 8
- 1-3 Developing a Prognostic Model for Traumatic Brain Injury—A Missed Opportunity?
by Neil H Young & Peter J D Andrews - 1-3 Children Are Not Just Small Adults: The Urgent Need for High-Quality Trial Evidence in Children
by Terry P Klassen & Lisa Hartling & Jonathan C Craig & Martin Offringa - 1-6 Mendelian Randomisation and Causal Inference in Observational Epidemiology
by Nuala A Sheehan & Vanessa Didelez & Paul R Burton & Martin D Tobin - 1-9 Assessing Antimalarial Efficacy in a Time of Change to Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapies: The Role of Médecins Sans Frontières
by Jean-Paul Guthmann & Francesco Checchi & Ingrid van den Broek & Suna Balkan & Michel van Herp & Eric Comte & Oscar Bernal & Jean-Marie Kindermans & Sarah Venis & Dominique Legros & Philippe J Guerin - 1-9 Effect of the California Tobacco Control Program on Personal Health Care Expenditures
by James M Lightwood & Alexis Dinno & Stanton A Glantz - 1-9 Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Diabetes—Mendelian Randomization Using CRP Haplotypes Points Upstream
by Eric J Brunner & Mika Kivimäki & Daniel R Witte & Debbie A Lawlor & George Davey Smith & Jackie A Cooper & Michelle Miller & Gordon D O Lowe & Ann Rumley & Juan P Casas & Tina Shah & Steve E Humphries & Aroon D Hingorani & Michael G Marmot & Nicholas J Timpson & Meena Kumari - 1-11 Cancer Screening: A Mathematical Model Relating Secreted Blood Biomarker Levels to Tumor Sizes
by Amelie M Lutz & Juergen K Willmann & Frank V Cochran & Pritha Ray & Sanjiv S Gambhir - 1-15 Greater Response to Placebo in Children Than in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis in Drug-Resistant Partial Epilepsy
by Sylvain Rheims & Michel Cucherat & Alexis Arzimanoglou & Philippe Ryvlin - 1-16 Two Faces of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan in Spinal Cord Repair: A Role in Microglia/Macrophage Activation
by Asya Rolls & Ravid Shechter & Anat London & Yifat Segev & Jasmin Jacob-Hirsch & Ninette Amariglio & Gidon Rechavi & Michal Schwartz
July 2008, Volume 5, Issue 7
- 1-2 Divergent Goals and Commitments in Global Malaria Intervention
by Anthony E Kiszewski - 1-2 Next Stop, Don't Block the Doors: Opening Up Access to Clinical Trials Results
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-3 The Effects of International Monetary Fund Loans on Health Outcomes
by Megan Murray & Gary King - 1-6 Scaling Up Programmatic Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Prioritized Research Agenda
by Frank G J Cobelens & Einar Heldal & Michael E Kimerling & Carole D Mitnick & Laura J Podewils & Rajeswari Ramachandran & Hans L Rieder & Karin Weyer & Matteo Zignol & on behalf of the Working Group on MDR-TB of the Stop TB Partnership - 1-7 Evidence-Based Tuberculosis Diagnosis
by Madhukar Pai & Andrew Ramsay & Richard O'Brien - 1-8 Documenting Mortality in Crises: What Keeps Us from Doing Better?
by Francesco Checchi & Les Roberts - 1-11 Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk of Active Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review of 13 Observational Studies
by Christie Y Jeon & Megan B Murray - 1-11 International Funding for Malaria Control in Relation to Populations at Risk of Stable Plasmodium falciparum Transmission
by Robert W Snow & Carlos A Guerra & Juliette J Mutheu & Simon I Hay - 1-12 International Monetary Fund Programs and Tuberculosis Outcomes in Post-Communist Countries
by David Stuckler & Lawrence P King & Sanjay Basu
June 2008, Volume 5, Issue 6
- 1-6 Guidelines for Reporting Health Research: The EQUATOR Network's Survey of Guideline Authors
by Iveta Simera & Douglas G Altman & David Moher & Kenneth F Schulz & John Hoey - 1-7 Gene-Environment Interaction in the Onset of Eczema in Infancy: Filaggrin Loss-of-Function Mutations Enhanced by Neonatal Cat Exposure
by Hans Bisgaard & Angela Simpson & Colin NA Palmer & Klaus Bønnelykke & Irwin Mclean & Somnath Mukhopadhyay & Christian B Pipper & Liselotte B Halkjaer & Brian Lipworth & Jenny Hankinson & Ashley Woodcock & Adnan Custovic
May 2008, Volume 5, Issue 5
- 1-2 A Paradigm Shift to Prevent HIV Drug Resistance
by David R Bangsberg - 1-3 Disease Mongering Is Now Part of the Global Health Debate
by Ray Moynihan & Evan Doran & David Henry - 1-3 Retail Sales of Alcohol and the Risk of Being a Victim of Assault
by Russell Bennetts & Rachel Seabrook - 1-5 How Do US Journalists Cover Treatments, Tests, Products, and Procedures? An Evaluation of 500 Stories
by Gary Schwitzer - 1-7 Communicating the Results of Clinical Research to Participants: Attitudes, Practices, and Future Directions
by David I Shalowitz & Franklin G Miller - 1-8 Expectations for Recovery Important in the Prognosis of Whiplash Injuries
by Lena W Holm & Linda J Carroll & J David Cassidy & Eva Skillgate & Anders Ahlbom
April 2008, Volume 5, Issue 4
- 1-2 Standardising Outcomes in Paediatric Clinical Trials
by Mike Clarke - 1-2 Better Reporting, Better Research: Guidelines and Guidance in PLoS Medicine
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-6 Chile's Neoliberal Health Reform: An Assessment and a Critique
by Jean-Pierre Unger & Pierre De Paepe & Giorgio Solimano Cantuarias & Oscar Arteaga Herrera - 1-7 Progress in Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b in the Americas
by M Carolina Danovaro-Holliday & Salvador Garcia & Ciro de Quadros & Gina Tambini & Jon K Andrus - 1-10 A Systematic Review of Studies That Aim to Determine Which Outcomes to Measure in Clinical Trials in Children
by Ian Sinha & Leanne Jones & Rosalind L Smyth & Paula R Williamson - 1-11 Long-Term Interleukin-6 Levels and Subsequent Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: Two New Prospective Studies and a Systematic Review
by John Danesh & Stephen Kaptoge & Andrea G Mann & Nadeem Sarwar & Angela Wood & Sara B Angleman & Frances Wensley & Julian P T Higgins & Lucy Lennon & Gudny Eiriksdottir & Ann Rumley & Peter H Whincup & Gordon D O Lowe & Vilmundur Gudnason - 1-12 Estimating Incidence from Prevalence in Generalised HIV Epidemics: Methods and Validation
by Timothy B Hallett & Basia Zaba & Jim Todd & Ben Lopman & Wambura Mwita & Sam Biraro & Simon Gregson & J Ties Boerma & on behalf of the ALPHA Network - 1-12 The Reversal of Fortunes: Trends in County Mortality and Cross-County Mortality Disparities in the United States
by Majid Ezzati & Ari B Friedman & Sandeep C Kulkarni & Christopher J L Murray
March 2008, Volume 5, Issue 3
- 1-1 Social Contacts and Mixing Patterns Relevant to the Spread of Infectious Diseases
by Joël Mossong & Niel Hens & Mark Jit & Philippe Beutels & Kari Auranen & Rafael Mikolajczyk & Marco Massari & Stefania Salmaso & Gianpaolo Scalia Tomba & Jacco Wallinga & Janneke Heijne & Malgorzata Sadkowska-Todys & Magdalena Rosinska & W John Edmunds - 1-3 Determining Origins and Causes of Childhood Obesity via Mendelian Randomization Analysis
by Eric L Ding & Frank B Hu - 1-3 Could an Open-Source Clinical Trial Data-Management System Be What We Have All Been Looking For?
by Greg W Fegan & Trudie A Lang - 1-5 Observational Research, Randomised Trials, and Two Views of Medical Science
by Jan P Vandenbroucke - 1-10 Exploring the Developmental Overnutrition Hypothesis Using Parental–Offspring Associations and FTO as an Instrumental Variable
by Debbie A Lawlor & Nicholas J Timpson & Roger M Harbord & Sam Leary & Andy Ness & Mark I McCarthy & Timothy M Frayling & Andrew T Hattersley & George Davey Smith - 1-11 Alcohol Intake and Blood Pressure: A Systematic Review Implementing a Mendelian Randomization Approach
by Lina Chen & George Davey Smith & Roger M Harbord & Sarah J Lewis
February 2008, Volume 5, Issue 2
- 1-2 Does Preventing Obesity Lead to Reduced Health-Care Costs?
by Klim McPherson - 1-2 The Neglected Diseases Section in PLoS Medicine: Moving Beyond Tropical Infections
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-8 Lifetime Medical Costs of Obesity: Prevention No Cure for Increasing Health Expenditure
by Pieter H M van Baal & Johan J Polder & G Ardine de Wit & Rudolf T Hoogenveen & Talitha L Feenstra & Hendriek C Boshuizen & Peter M Engelfriet & Werner B F Brouwer - 1-9 Initial Severity and Antidepressant Benefits: A Meta-Analysis of Data Submitted to the Food and Drug Administration
by Irving Kirsch & Brett J Deacon & Tania B Huedo-Medina & Alan Scoboria & Thomas J Moore & Blair T Johnson - 1-15 The Fall and Rise of US Inequities in Premature Mortality: 1960–2002
by Nancy Krieger & David H Rehkopf & Jarvis T Chen & Pamela D Waterman & Enrico Marcelli & Malinda Kennedy
January 2008, Volume 5, Issue 1
- 1-2 Model-Based Insights into Multi-Host Transmission and Control of Schistosomiasis
by Song Liang & Robert C Spear - 1-2 From Theory to Practice: Translating Research into Health Outcomes
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-3 Why Pakistani Medical Graduates Must Remain Free to Emigrate
by Zarmeneh Aly & Fawad Taj - 1-3 In the Era of Systematic Reviews, Does the Size of an Individual Trial Still Matter?
by Gordon H Guyatt & Edward J Mills & Diana Elbourne - 1-5 The Cost of Pushing Pills: A New Estimate of Pharmaceutical Promotion Expenditures in the United States
by Marc-André Gagnon & Joel Lexchin - 1-9 CONSORT for Reporting Randomized Controlled Trials in Journal and Conference Abstracts: Explanation and Elaboration
by Sally Hopewell & Mike Clarke & David Moher & Elizabeth Wager & Philippa Middleton & Douglas G Altman & Kenneth F Schulz & and the CONSORT Group
December 2007, Volume 4, Issue 12
- 1-2 Drug Consumption in Conflict Zones in Somalia
by Kamaldeep Bhui & Nasir Warfa - 1-4 Meat Consumption and Cancer Risk
by Jeanine M Genkinger & Anita Koushik - 1-6 The Challenges of Chagas Disease— Grim Outlook or Glimmer of Hope?
by Rick L Tarleton & Richard Reithinger & Julio A Urbina & Uriel Kitron & Ricardo E Gürtler - 1-10 Assessment of Recent HIV-1 Infection by a Line Immunoassay for HIV-1/2 Confirmation
by Jörg Schüpbach & Martin D Gebhardt & Zuzana Tomasik & Christoph Niederhauser & Sabine Yerly & Philippe Bürgisser & Lukas Matter & Meri Gorgievski & Rolf Dubs & Detlev Schultze & Ingrid Steffen & Corinne Andreutti & Gladys Martinetti & Bruno Güntert & Roger Staub & Synove Daneel & Pietro Vernazza - 1-11 Elevated Risk for HIV Infection among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries 2000–2006: A Systematic Review
by Stefan Baral & Frangiscos Sifakis & Farley Cleghorn & Chris Beyrer - 1-12 A Prospective Study of Red and Processed Meat Intake in Relation to Cancer Risk
by Amanda J Cross & Michael F Leitzmann & Mitchell H Gail & Albert R Hollenbeck & Arthur Schatzkin & Rashmi Sinha
November 2007, Volume 4, Issue 11
- 1-2 Understanding Health Care Workers' Anxieties in a Diversifying World
by Karen Daniels & Leslie Swartz - 1-2 Who Needs Cause-of-Death Data?
by Peter Byass - 1-2 How Can We Draw the Line between Clinical Care and Medical Research?
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-3 Sharing H5N1 Viruses to Stop a Global Influenza Pandemic
by Laurie Garrett & David P Fidler - 1-4 Clinical Trials and Medical Care: Defining the Therapeutic Misconception
by Gail E Henderson & Larry R Churchill & Arlene M Davis & Michele M Easter & Christine Grady & Steven Joffe & Nancy Kass & Nancy M P King & Charles W Lidz & Franklin G Miller & Daniel K Nelson & Jeffrey Peppercorn & Barbra Bluestone Rothschild & Pamela Sankar & Benjamin S Wilfond & Catherine R Zimmer - 1-8 Controlling Endemic Cholera with Oral Vaccines
by Ira M Longini Jr. & Azhar Nizam & Mohammad Ali & Mohammad Yunus & Neeta Shenvi & John D Clemens - 1-11 Cholinesterase Inhibitors in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review of Randomised Trials
by Roberto Raschetti & Emiliano Albanese & Nicola Vanacore & Marina Maggini - 1-14 Evolution of Antiretroviral Drug Costs in Brazil in the Context of Free and Universal Access to AIDS Treatment
by Amy S Nunn & Elize M Fonseca & Francisco I Bastos & Sofia Gruskin & Joshua A Salomon - 1-15 Validation of the Symptom Pattern Method for Analyzing Verbal Autopsy Data
by Christopher J L Murray & Alan D Lopez & Dennis M Feehan & Shanon T Peter & Gonghuan Yang
October 2007, Volume 4, Issue 10
- 1-1 The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: A Call for Cooperation
by Jay Silverman & Michele Decker - 1-2 Thirty Ways to Improve the Health of the World's Poorest People
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-4 Which Single Intervention Would Do the Most to Improve the Health of Those Living on Less Than $1 Per Day?
by Gavin Yamey & on Behalf of the Interviewees - 1-4 Child Rights and Child Poverty: Can the International Framework of Children's Rights Be Used to Improve Child Survival Rates?
by Simon Pemberton & David Gordon & Shailen Nandy & Christina Pantazis & Peter Townsend - 1-5 Access to Health Care in Contexts of Livelihood Insecurity: A Framework for Analysis and Action
by Brigit Obrist & Nelly Iteba & Christian Lengeler & Ahmed Makemba & Christopher Mshana & Rose Nathan & Sandra Alba & Angel Dillip & Manuel W Hetzel & Iddy Mayumana & Alexander Schulze & Hassan Mshinda - 1-5 The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
by Erik von Elm & Douglas G Altman & Matthias Egger & Stuart J Pocock & Peter C Gøtzsche & Jan P Vandenbroucke & for the STROBE Initiative - 1-5 Squaring the Circle: AIDS, Poverty, and Human Development
by Peter Piot & Robert Greener & Sarah Russell - 1-6 Slum Health: From Understanding to Action
by Alon Unger & Lee W Riley - 1-11 Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
by Sydney Rosen & Matthew P Fox & Christopher J Gill - 1-27 Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration
by Jan P Vandenbroucke & Erik von Elm & Douglas G Altman & Peter C Gøtzsche & Cynthia D Mulrow & Stuart J Pocock & Charles Poole & James J Schlesselman & Matthias Egger & for the STROBE Initiative
September 2007, Volume 4, Issue 9
- 1-2 Excessive Work Hours of Physicians in Training: Maladaptive Coping Strategies
by Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi & Masoom Kassi & Talha Khawar - 1-3 Do Abstinence-Plus Interventions Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior among Youth?
by Shari L Dworkin & John Santelli - 1-4 Grand Challenges in Global Health: Engaging Civil Society Organizations in Biomedical Research in Developing Countries
by Anant Bhan & Jerome A Singh & Ross E G Upshur & Peter A Singer & Abdallah S Daar - 1-4 Will Spam Overwhelm Our Defenses? Evaluating Offerings for Drugs and Natural Health Products
by Peter Gernburd & Alejandro R Jadad - 1-5 Grand Challenges in Global Health: Community Engagement in Research in Developing Countries
by Paulina O Tindana & Jerome A Singh & C Shawn Tracy & Ross E G Upshur & Abdallah S Daar & Peter A Singer & Janet Frohlich & James V Lavery - 1-6 Grand Challenges in Global Health: Ethical, Social, and Cultural Issues Based on Key Informant Perspectives
by Kathryn Berndtson & Tina Daid & C Shawn Tracy & Anant Bhan & Emma R M Cohen & Ross E G Upshur & Jerome A Singh & Abdallah S Daar & James V Lavery & Peter A Singer - 1-6 Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?
by Lundy Braun & Anne Fausto-Sterling & Duana Fullwiley & Evelynn M Hammonds & Alondra Nelson & William Quivers & Susan M Reverby & Alexandra E Shields - 1-7 The Absolute Risk of Venous Thrombosis after Air Travel: A Cohort Study of 8,755 Employees of International Organisations
by Saskia Kuipers & Suzanne C Cannegieter & Saskia Middeldorp & Luc Robyn & Harry R Büller & Frits R Rosendaal - 1-11 Renal Function and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in General Populations: New Prospective Study and Systematic Review
by Emanuele Di Angelantonio & John Danesh & Gudny Eiriksdottir & Vilmundur Gudnason - 1-11 Physician Awareness of Drug Cost: A Systematic Review
by G Michael Allan & Joel Lexchin & Natasha Wiebe - 1-15 Systematic Review of Abstinence-Plus HIV Prevention Programs in High-Income Countries
by Kristen Underhill & Don Operario & Paul Montgomery
August 2007, Volume 4, Issue 8
- 1-2 Qualitative Research: Understanding Patients' Needs and Experiences
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-4 Making Performance-Based Funding Work for Health
by Daniel Low-Beer & Houtan Afkhami & Ryuichi Komatsu & Prerna Banati & Musoke Sempala & Itamar Katz & John Cutler & Paul Schumacher & Ronald Tran-Ba-Huy & Bernhard Schwartländer - 1-6 Setting Priorities in Child Health Research Investments for South Africa
by Mark Tomlinson & Mickey Chopra & David Sanders & Debbie Bradshaw & Michael Hendricks & David Greenfield & Robert E Black & Shams El Arifeen & Igor Rudan - 1-8 Translating Pharmacogenomics: Challenges on the Road to the Clinic
by Jesse J Swen & Tom W Huizinga & Hans Gelderblom & Elisabeth G E de Vries & Willem J J Assendelft & Julia Kirchheiner & Henk-Jan Guchelaar - 1-8 How Evidence-Based Are the Recommendations in Evidence-Based Guidelines?
by Finlay A McAlister & Sean van Diepen & Rajdeep S Padwal & Jeffrey A Johnson & Sumit R Majumdar - 1-8 Increasing Coverage and Decreasing Inequity in Insecticide-Treated Bed Net Use among Rural Kenyan Children
by Abdisalan M Noor & Abdinasir A Amin & Willis S Akhwale & Robert W Snow - 1-11 Whole Grain, Bran, and Germ Intake and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study and Systematic Review
by Jeroen S L de Munter & Frank B Hu & Donna Spiegelman & Mary Franz & Rob M van Dam
July 2007, Volume 4, Issue 7
- 1-1 Transparent Development of WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines: A Useful Approach
by Antonio Cunha - 1-1 Tobacco Substitutes: Harm Reduction or Smokescreen?
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-1 Medicines without Doctors: In Mozambique, Salaries Are Not the Biggest Problem
by Wouter Arrazola de Oñate - 1-3 Excessive Work Hours of Physicians in Training in El Salvador: Putting Patients at Risk
by Kenneth R Fernández Taylor - 1-9 The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis
by Atle Fretheim & Kari Håvelsrud & Graeme MacLennan & Doris Tove Kristoffersen & Andrew D Oxman - 1-10 Plasticity of Central Chemoreceptors: Effect of Bilateral Carotid Body Resection on Central CO2 Sensitivity
by Albert Dahan & Diederik Nieuwenhuijs & Luc Teppema - 1-16 Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research
by Salla A Munro & Simon A Lewin & Helen J Smith & Mark E Engel & Atle Fretheim & Jimmy Volmink
June 2007, Volume 4, Issue 6
- 1-1 Consent for Genomic Epidemiology in Developing Countries: Added Human Subject Protection Also Needed
by Robert Reinhard - 1-1 Reporting of Systematic Reviews: The Challenge of Genetic Association Studies
by Muin J Khoury & Julian Little & Julian Higgins & John P A Ioannidis & Marta Gwinn - 1-2 Why Most Published Research Findings Are False: Author's Reply to Goodman and Greenland
by John P A Ioannidis - 1-2 Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Fragility Fracture
by Harri Sievänen & Pekka Kannus - 1-2 Can Pay-for-Performance Improve Quality and Reduce Health Disparities?
by Katie Coleman & Richard Hamblin - 1-2 The Changing Face of Occupational Medicine
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-2 Late HIV Diagnosis: Bad Medicine and Worse Public Health
by Ronald O Valdiserri - 1-2 Reporting of Systematic Reviews: Better Software Required
by Jan Brogger - 1-2 Biomedical Journals and Global Poverty: Is HINARI a Step Backwards?
by Javier Villafuerte-Gálvez & Walter H Curioso & Oscar Gayoso - 1-3 Influenza Pandemic Vaccines: Spread Them Thin?
by Christophe Fraser - 1-3 Teaching Global Health at the Frontlines
by Javier Villafuerte-Galvez & Walter H Curioso - 1-4 The Adult Film Industry: Time to Regulate?
by Corita R Grudzen & Peter R Kerndt - 1-4 Serial Testing for Tuberculosis: Can We Make Sense of T Cell Assay Conversions and Reversions?
by Madhukar Pai & Richard O'Brien - 1-7 Ethnic Disparities in Diabetes Management and Pay-for-Performance in the UK: The Wandsworth Prospective Diabetes Study
by Christopher Millett & Jeremy Gray & Sonia Saxena & Gopalakrishnan Netuveli & Kamlesh Khunti & Azeem Majeed - 1-8 Costs and Consequences of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Recommendations for Opt-Out HIV Testing
by David R Holtgrave - 1-9 Optimizing the Dose of Pre-Pandemic Influenza Vaccines to Reduce the Infection Attack Rate
by Steven Riley & Joseph T Wu & Gabriel M Leung - 1-10 Factors Associated with Findings of Published Trials of Drug–Drug Comparisons: Why Some Statins Appear More Efficacious than Others
by Lisa Bero & Fieke Oostvogel & Peter Bacchetti & Kirby Lee - 1-20 Commercial Serological Antibody Detection Tests for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review
by Karen R Steingart & Megan Henry & Suman Laal & Philip C Hopewell & Andrew Ramsay & Dick Menzies & Jane Cunningham & Karin Weldingh & Madhukar Pai
May 2007, Volume 4, Issue 5
- 1-1 Undertaking Research in Other Countries: Further Considerations
by Adamson Muula - 1-1 Natural Ventilation for Prevention of Airborne Contagion: Conclusions Overgeneralized
by Hal Levin - 1-2 Natural Ventilation for Prevention of Airborne Contagion: Authors' Reply
by Adrian Roderick Escombe & David A J Moore & Jon S Friedland & Carlton A Evans & Robert H Gilman - 1-2 Undertaking Research in Other Countries: Author's Reply
by Loane Skene - 1-4 Using Clinical Evidence in a National Continuing Medical Education Program in Italy
by Lorenzo Moja & Ivan Moschetti & Alessandro Liberati & Roberto Manfrini & Christian Deligant & Roberto Satolli & Antonio Addis & Nello Martini & Pietro Dri - 1-6 Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: A Drug–Drug Interaction?
by Luis Alberto García Rodríguez & Karine Egan & Garret A FitzGerald - 1-8 Transparent Development of the WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines
by Holger J Schünemann & Suzanne R Hill & Meetali Kakad & Gunn E Vist & Richard Bellamy & Lauren Stockman & Torbjørn Fosen Wisløff & Chris Del Mar & Frederick Hayden & Timothy M Uyeki & Jeremy Farrar & Yazdan Yazdanpanah & Howard Zucker & John Beigel & Tawee Chotpitayasunondh & Tran Tinh Hien & Bülent Özbay & Norio Sugaya & Andrew D Oxman - 1-9 Childhood Conditions Influence Adult Progesterone Levels
by Alejandra Núñez-de la Mora & Robert T Chatterton & Osul A Choudhury & Dora A Napolitano & Gillian R Bentley - 1-11 Cost-Effectiveness of Rapid Syphilis Screening in Prenatal HIV Testing Programs in Haiti
by Bruce R Schackman & Christopher P Neukermans & Sandy N Nerette Fontain & Claudine Nolte & Patrice Joseph & Jean W Pape & Daniel W Fitzgerald
April 2007, Volume 4, Issue 4
- 1-1 Why Most Published Research Findings Are False: Problems in the Analysis
by Steven Goodman & Sander Greenland - 1-1 Training of Peer Reviewers: Validation of a 5-Point Rating Scale
by Michael Callaham - 1-2 XDR-TB in South Africa: Theory and Practice
by Jason Andrews & Sanjay Basu & David Scales & Duncan Smith-Rohrberg Maru & Ramnath Subbaraman - 1-3 Comparing Alcohol Policies Between Countries: Science or Silliness?
by Alison Ritter - 1-3 Reducing Medical Costs and Improving Quality via Self-Management Tools
by Harold J DeMonaco & Eric von Hippel - 1-4 Medicines without Doctors: Why the Global Fund Must Fund Salaries of Health Workers to Expand AIDS Treatment
by Gorik Ooms & Wim Van Damme & Marleen Temmerman - 1-5 Malaria in Pregnancy: What Can the Social Sciences Contribute?
by Joan Muela Ribera & Susanna Hausmann-Muela & Umberto D'Alessandro & Koen Peeters Grietens - 1-5 Addressing the Global Neglect of Childhood Hearing Impairment in Developing Countries
by Bolajoko O Olusanya - 1-6 Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Regulations to Reduce Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) Poisoning
by Oliver W Morgan & Clare Griffiths & Azeem Majeed - 1-6 Valid Consent for Genomic Epidemiology in Developing Countries
by Dave A Chokshi & Mahamadou A Thera & Michael Parker & Mahamadou Diakite & Julie Makani & Dominic P Kwiatkowski & Ogobara K Doumbo - 1-8 Comparative Analysis of Alcohol Control Policies in 30 Countries
by Donald A Brand & Michaela Saisana & Lisa A Rynn & Fulvia Pennoni & Albert B Lowenfels - 1-9 Genetics of Ischaemic Stroke among Persons of Non-European Descent: A Meta-Analysis of Eight Genes Involving ∼ 32,500 Individuals
by Roshan Ariyaratnam & Juan P Casas & John Whittaker & Liam Smeeth & Aroon D Hingorani & Pankaj Sharma
March 2007, Volume 4, Issue 3
- 1-1 Training and Experience of Peer Reviewers: Is Being a “Good Reviewer” a Persistent Quality?
by Ignacio García-Doval - 1-1 Training and Experience of Peer Reviewers: Authors' Reply
by Michael Callaham - 1-1 Pollution and Tuberculosis: Outdoor Sources
by Aaron Cohen & Sumi Mehta - 1-2 World Social Health Insurance: Strengthening Health Systems in Low-Income Countries
by Wim Van Damme - 1-2 Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Failure to Fully Account for Behavioral Risk Compensation
by Seth Kalichman & Lisa Eaton & Steven Pinkerton - 1-2 Training and Experience of Peer Reviewers: An Additional Variable to Consider
by Erik Kulstad - 1-2 Many Reviews Are Systematic but Some Are More Transparent and Completely Reported than Others
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-2 Medicines Prices and Malaysia—Untangling the Medicines Web
by Suzanne Hill - 1-7 X-Linked G6PD Deficiency Protects Hemizygous Males but Not Heterozygous Females against Severe Malaria
by Aldiouma Guindo & Rick M Fairhurst & Ogobara K Doumbo & Thomas E Wellems & Dapa A Diallo - 1-9 Epidemiology and Reporting Characteristics of Systematic Reviews
by David Moher & Jennifer Tetzlaff & Andrea C Tricco & Margaret Sampson & Douglas G Altman - 1-10 Evaluating Drug Prices, Availability, Affordability, and Price Components: Implications for Access to Drugs in Malaysia
by Zaheer Ud Din Babar & Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim & Harpal Singh & Nadeem Irfan Bukahri & Andrew Creese - 1-10 Selection in Reported Epidemiological Risks: An Empirical Assessment
by Fotini K Kavvoura & George Liberopoulos & John P A Ioannidis - 1-11 Loperamide Therapy for Acute Diarrhea in Children: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Su-Ting T Li & David C Grossman & Peter Cummings
February 2007, Volume 4, Issue 2
- 1-2 Blindness Survey Methods: Response from Sudan Study Authors
by Jeremiah Ngondi & Francis Ole-Sempele & Alice Onsarigo & Ibrahim Matende & Samson Baba & Mark Reacher & Fiona Matthews & Carol Brayne & Paul M Emerson - 1-2 PLoS Medicine's Advisory Group on Publication Ethics
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-2 Management of Cryptococcosis: How Are We Doing?
by John R Perfect - 1-2 Is Natural Ventilation a Useful Tool to Prevent the Airborne Spread of TB?
by Peter Wilson - 1-2 Educating Health Professionals about Drug and Device Promotion: Authors' Reply
by Peter R Mansfield & Jerome R Hoffman & Joel Lexchin - 1-2 Contraceptive Use and the Poor: A Matter of Choice?
by Duff Gillespie - 1-4 Most Published Research Findings Are False—But a Little Replication Goes a Long Way
by Ramal Moonesinghe & Muin J Khoury & A Cecile J W Janssens - 1-4 What Drives Health-Care Spending Priorities? An International Survey of Health-Care Professionals
by Glenn Salkeld & David Henry & Suzanne Hill & Danielle Lang & Nick Freemantle & Jefferson D'Assunção - 1-4 Opportunities for Providing Web-Based Interventions to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections in Peru
by Walter H Curioso & Magaly M Blas & Bobbi Nodell & Isaac E Alva & Ann E Kurth - 1-5 Monopolizing Clinical Trial Data: Implications and Trends
by Karin Timmermans - 1-7 When Should Potentially False Research Findings Be Considered Acceptable?
by Benjamin Djulbegovic & Iztok Hozo - 1-9 Use of Modern Contraception by the Poor Is Falling Behind
by Emmanuela Gakidou & Effy Vayena
January 2007, Volume 4, Issue 1
- 1-1 Tobacco Smoke, Indoor Air Pollution and Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
by Hsien-Ho Lin & Majid Ezzati & Megan Murray - 1-1 HIV, Stigma, and Rates of Infection: More Complicated than Reidpath and Chan Suggest
by Sam Singer - 1-2 Eight Americas: Differences in Asian Communities Are Important
by Linda Silka & Robin Toof & Dorcas Grigg-Saito - 1-2 Mental Health in the Millennium Development Goals: Not Ignored
by Sonia Ehrlich Sachs & Jeffrey D Sachs - 1-2 Peer Review in PLoS Medicine
by The PLoS Medicine Editors - 1-2 Authors, Ghosts, Damned Lies, and Statisticians
by Elizabeth Wager - 1-2 Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries: Action Needed in South Asia Too
by Ali Khan Khuwaja & Riaz Qureshi & Zafar Fatmi - 1-2 HIV, Stigma, and Rates of Infection: But Is AIDS-Related Stigma Understood?
by Arachu Castro