BMJ Open: 1 (2)

Anaesthesia

Research

Mapping physicians' admission diagnoses to structured concepts towards fully automatic calculation of acute physiology and chronic health evaluation score (14 November, 2011)
Subhash Chandra, Rahul Kashyap, Cesar A Trillo-Alvarez, Mykola Tsapenko, Murat Yilmaz, Andrew C Hanson, Brian W Pickering, Ognjen Gajic, Vitaly Herasevich

Cardiovascular medicine

Research

UK stroke incidence, mortality and cardiovascular risk management 1999–2008: time-trend analysis from the General Practice Research Database (12 October, 2011)
Sally Lee, Anna C E Shafe, Martin R Cowie
Postoperative atrial fibrillation predicts long-term survival after aortic-valve surgery but not after mitral-valve surgery: a retrospective study (27 October, 2011)
Nicolas Girerd, Julien Magne, Philippe Pibarot, Pierre Voisine, François Dagenais, Patrick Mathieu
Mini-sternotomy for aortic valve replacement reduces the length of stay in the cardiac intensive care unit: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (24 November, 2011)
E Khoshbin, S Prayaga, J Kinsella, F W H Sutherland
The polypill in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: cost-effectiveness in the Dutch population (21 December, 2011)
Paul F van Gils, Eelco A B Over, Heleen H Hamberg-van Reenen, G Ardine de Wit, Matthijs van den Berg, Albertine J Schuit, Peter M Engelfriet

Diabetes and endocrinology

Research

Asymptomatic coronary heart disease in patients with type 2 diabetes with vascular complications: a cross-sectional study (19 October, 2011)
Tetsuro Tsujimoto, Hiroshi Kajio, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Miyako Kishimoto, Hiroshi Noto, Ritsuko Yamamoto-Honda, Munehiro Kamimura, Miyako Morooka, Kazuo Kubota, Takuro Shimbo, Michiaki Hiroe, Mitsuhiko Noda
Increase in physical activity and cardiometabolic risk profile change during lifestyle intervention in primary healthcare: 1-year follow-up study among individuals at high risk for type 2 diabetes (19 December, 2011)
Urho M Kujala, Jari Jokelainen, Heikki Oksa, Timo Saaristo, Nina Rautio, Leena Moilanen, Eeva Korpi-Hyövälti, Juha Saltevo, Mauno Vanhala, Leo Niskanen, Markku Peltonen, Jaakko Tuomilehto, Matti Uusitupa, Sirkka Keinänen-Kiukaannemi

Drugs and medicines

Research

Communicating trends in resistance using a drug resistance index (14 November, 2011)
Ramanan Laxminarayan, Keith P Klugman

Emergency medicine

Research

Disaster-related injury and predictors of health complaints after exposure to a natural disaster: an online survey (20 December, 2011)
Geertruid M H Marres, Luke P H Leenen, Jolanda de Vries, Paul G H Mulder, Eric Vermetten

Epidemiology

Research

Passive smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: cross-sectional analysis of data from the Health Survey for England (6 September, 2011)
Rachel E Jordan, Kar Keung Cheng, Martin R Miller, Peymané Adab
Effectiveness and safety of the A-H1N1 vaccine in children: a hospital-based case–control study (12 September, 2011)
Italian Multicenter Study Group for Drug and Vaccine Safety in Children
Is there an association between wheezing and constipation in preschool children? Explanations from a longitudinal birth cohort (30 September, 2011)
J C Kiefte-de Jong, A Lebon, V W V Jaddoe, A Hofman, J C de Jongste, H A Moll
Impact of walking on life expectancy and lifetime medical expenditure: the Ohsaki Cohort Study (30 September, 2011)
Masato Nagai, Shinichi Kuriyama, Masako Kakizaki, Kaori Ohmori-Matsuda, Toshimasa Sone, Atsushi Hozawa, Miyuki Kawado, Shuji Hashimoto, Ichiro Tsuji
Mortality from Parkinson's disease and other causes among a workforce manufacturing paraquat: a retrospective cohort study (27 October, 2011)
John Andrew Tomenson, Clive Campbell
Child malnutrition and recurrent flooding in rural eastern India: a community-based survey (1 November, 2011)
Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Shisir Ranjan-Dash, Olivier Degomme, Alok Mukhopadhyay, Debarati Guha-Sapir
Epidemiology of syphilis-related hospitalisations in Spain between 1997 and 2006: a retrospective study (1 November, 2011)
Laura García-García, M Carmen Ariza-Megía, Alba González-Escalada, Alejandro Álvaro-Meca, Ángel Gil-deMiguel, Ruth Gil-Prieto
Primary and repeat surgical treatment for female pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence in parous women in the UK: a register linkage study (14 November, 2011)
Mohamed Abdel-fattah, Akinbowale Familusi, Shona Fielding, John Ford, Sohinee Bhattacharya
Sensor recorded changes in rates of hand washing with soap in response to the media reports of the H1N1 pandemic in Britain (24 November, 2011)
Diana S Fleischman, Gregory D Webster, Gaby Judah, Mícheál de Barra, Robert Aunger, Valerie A Curtis

Evidence-based practice

Research

The value of intervening for intimate partner violence in South African primary care: project evaluation (6 December, 2011)
Kate Joyner, Robert James Mash
Clinical decision making in spinal fusion for chronic low back pain. Results of a nationwide survey among spine surgeons (21 December, 2011)
Paul Willems, Rob de Bie, Cumhur Öner, René Castelein, Marinus de Kleuver

Gastroenterology and hepatology

Research

Viusid, a nutritional supplement, increases survival and reduces disease progression in HCV-related decompensated cirrhosis: a randomised and controlled trial (30 September, 2011)
Eduardo Vilar Gomez, Yoan Sanchez Rodriguez, Ana Torres Gonzalez, Luis Calzadilla Bertot, Enrique Arus Soler, Yadina Martinez Perez, Ali Yasells Garcia, Maria del Rosario Abreu Vazquez
Characteristics of randomised trials on diseases in the digestive system registered in ClinicalTrials.gov: a retrospective analysis (27 October, 2011)
Signe Wildt, Aleksander Krag, LiseLotte Gluud

General practice & family practice

Research

Benchmarking the burden of 100 diseases: results of a nationwide representative survey within general practices (14 November, 2011)
Lamiae Grimaldi-Bensouda, Bernard Begaud, France Lert, Frederic Rouillon, Jacques Massol, Didier Guillemot, Bernard Avouac, Gerard Duru, Anne-Marie Magnier, Michel Rossignol, Lucien Abenhaim, for the EPI3-LA-SER Group
Experiences with general practitioners described by families of children with intellectual disabilities and challenging behaviour: a qualitative study (28 November, 2011)
Terje Fredheim, Lars Lien, Lars J Danbolt, Kari Kjønsberg, Ole R Haavet
Use and usefulness of guidelines for sickness certification: results from a national survey of all general practitioners in Sweden (20 December, 2011)
Ylva Skånér, Gunnar H Nilsson, Britt Arrelöv, Christina Lindholm, Elin Hinas, Anna Löfgren Wilteus, Kristina Alexanderson

Protocol

Attitudes and perceptions of medical students about family medicine in Spain: protocol for a cross-sectional survey (21 December, 2011)
Pablo Alonso-Coello, Josep Jiménez Villa, Antonio Monreal Hijar, Xavier Mundet Tuduri, Ángel Otero Puime, Amando Martín Zurro, for the University and Family Medicine Research Group (UNIMEDFAM)

Geriatric medicine

Research

Interim analyses from a randomised controlled trial to improve visual processing speed in older adults: the Iowa Healthy and Active Minds Study (21 November, 2011)
Fredric D Wolinsky, Mark W Vander Weg, M Bryant Howren, Michael P Jones, Rene Martin, Tana M Luger, Kevin Duff, Megan M Dotson

Protocol

Protocol for a randomised controlled trial to improve cognitive functioning in older adults: the Iowa Healthy and Active Minds Study (24 September, 2011)
Fredric D Wolinsky, Mark W Vander Weg, M Bryant Howren, Michael P Jones, Rene Martin, Tana M Luger, Kevin Duff, Christopher Goerdt, Steven Wolfe, Megan M Dotson

Global health

Research

The association of maternal age with infant mortality, child anthropometric failure, diarrhoea and anaemia for first births: evidence from 55 low- and middle-income countries (30 September, 2011)
Jocelyn E Finlay, Emre Özaltin, David Canning

Haematology

Research

Incidence of postpartum haemorrhage in women receiving therapeutic doses of low-molecular-weight heparin: results of a retrospective cohort study (14 November, 2011)
Sara Roshani, Danny M Cohn, Alexander C Stehouwer, Hans Wolf, Joris A M van der Post, Harry R Büller, Pieter W Kamphuisen, Saskia Middeldorp

Health economics

Research

Cost-effectiveness of cardiac resynchronisation therapy for patients with moderate-to-severe heart failure: a lifetime Markov model (20 October, 2011)
Mattias Neyt, Serge Stroobandt, Caroline Obyn, Cécile Camberlin, Stephan Devriese, Chris De Laet, Hans Van Brabandt

Health informatics

Research

Training the biomedical informatics workforce in Latin America: results of a needs assessment (1 November, 2011)
Magaly M Blas, Walter H Curioso, Patricia J Garcia, Mirko Zimic, Cesar P Carcamo, Jesus M Castagnetto, Andres G Lescano, Diego M Lopez

Health policy

Research

Regional and temporal variations in organ donation across the UK (secondary analyses of databases) (3 October, 2011)
Donal McGlade, Gordon Rae, Carol McClenahan, Barbara Pierscionek

Health services research

Research

Respectful encounters and return to work: empirical study of long-term sick-listed patients' experiences of Swedish healthcare (19 October, 2011)
Niels Lynöe, Maja Wessel, Daniel Olsson, Kristina Alexanderson, Gert Helgesson
A randomised controlled pilot study of standardised counselling and cost-free pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation among stroke and TIA patients (28 November, 2011)
Sophia Papadakis, Debbie Aitken, Sophia Gocan, Dana Riley, Mary Ann Laplante, Abha Bhatnagar-Bost, Donna Cousineau, Danielle Simpson, Rojiemiahd Edjoc, Andrew L Pipe, Mukul Sharma, Robert D Reid
Publication trends in newspapers and scientific journals for SSRIs and suicidality: a systematic longitudinal study (6 December, 2011)
J F Hernandez, A K Mantel-Teeuwisse, G J M W van Thiel, S V Belitser, J A M Raaijmakers, T Pieters

Protocol

What determines adherence to treatment in cardiovascular disease prevention? Protocol for a mixed methods preference study (27 October, 2011)
Stephen Jan, Tim Usherwood, Jo Anne Brien, David Peiris, John Rose, Noel Hayman, Kirsten Howard, Julie Redfern, Tracey Laba, Alan Cass, Anushka Patel
The At Home/Chez Soi trial protocol: a pragmatic, multi-site, randomised controlled trial of a Housing First intervention for homeless individuals with mental illness in five Canadian cities (14 November, 2011)
Paula N Goering, David L Streiner, Carol Adair, Tim Aubry, Jayne Barker, Jino Distasio, Stephen W Hwang, Janina Komaroff, Eric Latimer, Julian Somers, Denise M Zabkiewicz

Infectious diseases

Research

Open versus closed IV infusion systems: a state based model to predict risk of catheter associated blood stream infections (6 September, 2011)
Nicholas Graves, Adrian G Barnett, Victor D Rosenthal
A Phase I study evaluating the safety and immunogenicity of MVA85A, a candidate TB vaccine, in HIV-infected adults (14 November, 2011)
Angela M Minassian, Rosalind Rowland, Natalie E R Beveridge, Ian D Poulton, Iman Satti, Stephanie Harris, Hazel Poyntz, Matthew Hamill, Kristin Griffiths, Clare R Sander, David R Ambrozak, David A Price, Brenna J Hill, Joseph P Casazza, Daniel C Douek, Richard A Koup, Mario Roederer, Alan Winston, Jonathan Ross, Jackie Sherrard, Guy Rooney, Nicola Williams, Alison M Lawrie, Helen A Fletcher, Ansar A Pathan, Helen McShane
Incidence, time and determinants of tuberculosis treatment default in Yaounde, Cameroon: a retrospective hospital register-based cohort study (24 November, 2011)
Eric Walter Pefura Yone, André Pascal Kengne, Christopher Kuaban
Survival of drug resistant tuberculosis patients in Lithuania: retrospective national cohort study (28 November, 2011)
Yanina Balabanova, Birute Radiulyte, Edita Davidaviciene, Richard Hooper, Olga Ignatyeva, Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy, Francis A Drobniewski

Intensive care

Protocol

Effect of intravenous GLutamine supplementation IN Trauma patients receiving enteral nutrition study protocol (GLINT Study): a prospective, blinded, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial (14 November, 2011)
Ruqaiya M Al Balushi, Jennifer D Paratz, Jeremy Cohen, Merrilyn Banks, Joel Dulhunty, Jason A Roberts, Jeffrey Lipman

Medical education and training

Research

International medical graduates in the USA: a qualitative study on perceptions of physician migration (12 September, 2011)
P G Chen, M Nunez-Smith, D Berg, A Gozu, S Rulisa, L A Curry
Exploring differences in patient mix in a cohort of GP trainees and their trainers (14 November, 2011)
Jip De Jong, Mechteld R M Visser, Margreet Wieringa-de Waard
Clinical instructors' perception of a faculty development programme promoting postgraduate year-1 (PGY₁) residents' ACGME six core competencies: a 2-year study
(24 November, 2011)
Fa-Yauh Lee, Ying-Ying Yang, Hui-Chi Hsu, Chiao-Lin Chuang, Wei-Shin Lee, Ching-Chih Chang, Chia-Chang Huang, Jaw-Wen Chen, Hao-Min Cheng, Tjin-Shing Jap

Mental health

Research

Citalopram for major depressive disorder in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published placebo-controlled trials (6 September, 2011)
Alex Apler
Suicide-related discussions with depressed primary care patients in the USA: gender and quality gaps. A mixed methods analysis (30 September, 2011)
Steven D Vannoy, Lynne S Robins

Neurology

Research

Obesity, orbitofrontal structure and function are associated with food choice: a cross-sectional study (6 September, 2011)
Jessica I Cohen, Kathy F Yates, Michelle Duong, Antonio Convit
A botulinum toxin A treatment algorithm for de novo management of torticollis and laterocollis (12 September, 2011)
Harald Hefter, Andreas Kupsch, Martina Müngersdorf, Sebastian Paus, Andrea Stenner, Wolfgang Jost
Factors associated with depressive state in patients with myasthenia gravis: a multicentre cross-sectional study (19 December, 2011)
Yasushi Suzuki, Kimiaki Utsugisawa, Shigeaki Suzuki, Yuriko Nagane, Masayuki Masuda, Chiaki Kabasawa, Yuko Shimizu, Hiroya Utsumi, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Kazuo Fujihara, Norihiro Suzuki

Occupational and environmental medicine

Research

Oral contraceptive use is associated with prostate cancer: an ecological study (14 November, 2011)
David Margel, Neil E Fleshner

Oncology

Research

Predictors of early death in female patients with breast cancer in the UK: a cohort study (28 November, 2011)
Ceilidh Stapelkamp, Lars Holmberg, Daniela Tataru, Henrik Møller, David Robinson
Employment status and work-related problems of gastrointestinal cancer patients at diagnosis: a cross-sectional study (3 December, 2011)
A G E M de Boer, D J Bruinvels, K M A J Tytgat, A Schoorlemmer, J H G Klinkenbijl, M H W Frings-Dresen
Serum vitamin D levels among patients in a clinical oncology practice compared to primary care patients in the same community: a case–control study (19 December, 2011)
Thomas M Churilla, Samuel L Lesko, Harmar D Brereton, Mary Klem, Patrick E Donnelly, Christopher A Peters

Paediatrics

Research

Unidentified Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a major cause of school absence: surveillance outcomes from school-based clinics (12 December, 2011)
Esther M Crawley, Alan M Emond, Jonathan A C Sterne

Pharmacology and therapeutics

Research

Evaluation of the incremental cost to the National Health Service of prescribing analogue insulin (22 September, 2011)
Sarah E Holden, Chris D Poole, Christopher Ll Morgan, Craig J Currie

Public health

Research

Self-diagnosis of influenza during a pandemic: a cross-sectional survey (12 September, 2011)
Annemarie Jutel, Michael G Baker, James Stanley, Q Sue Huang, Don Bandaranayake
Condom use during commercial sex among clients of Hijra sex workers in Karachi, Pakistan (cross-sectional study) (30 September, 2011)
Anees ur Rehman Siddiqui, Han-Zhu Qian, Arshad Altaf, Holly Cassell, Sharaf Ali Shah, Sten H Vermund
The ‘Eigenständig werden’ prevention trial: a cluster randomised controlled study on a school-based life skills programme to prevent substance use onset (1 November, 2011)
Julia Hansen, Reiner Hanewinkel, Karin Maruska, Barbara Isensee
Tobacco consumption and secondhand smoke exposure in vehicles: a cross-sectional study (25 November, 2011)
Ariadna Curto, Jose M Martínez-Sánchez, Esteve Fernández
Suicide by burning in the South Asian origin population in England and Wales a secondary analysis of a national data set (19 December, 2011)
Andrew Tuck, Kamaldeep Bhui, Kiran Nanchahal, Kwame McKenzie

Protocol

A cluster randomised controlled trial of a comprehensive accreditation intervention to reduce alcohol consumption at community sports clubs: study protocol (30 September, 2011)
Melanie Kingsland, Luke Wolfenden, Bosco C Rowland, Jennifer Tindall, Karen E Gillham, Patrick McElduff, John C Rogerson, John H Wiggers

Rehabilitation medicine

Research

A nationwide prospective cohort study on return to gainful occupation after stroke in Denmark 1996–2006 (17 October, 2011)
Harald Hannerz, Betina Holbæk Pedersen, Otto M Poulsen, Frank Humle, Lars L Andersen
Physiotherapy rehabilitation for whiplash associated disorder II: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (14 November, 2011)
Alison Rushton, Chris Wright, Nicola Heneghan, Gillian Eveleigh, Melanie Calvert, Nick Freemantle

Protocol

A manual physical therapy approach versus subacromial corticosteroid injection for treatment of shoulder impingement syndrome: a protocol for a randomised clinical trial (24 September, 2011)
Daniel I Rhon, Robert E Boyles, Joshua A Cleland, David L Brown

Renal medicine

Research

Chronic kidney disease: a large-scale population-based study of the effects of introducing the CKD-EPI formula for eGFR reporting
(19 December, 2011)
Christopher A O'Callaghan, Brian Shine, Daniel S Lasserson
Feasibility of a structured group education session to improve self-management of blood pressure in people with chronic kidney disease: an open randomised pilot trial (19 December, 2011)
Jo Byrne, Kamlesh Khunti, Margaret Stone, Azhar Farooqi, Sue Carr

Protocol

Prospective Swiss cohort study of living-kidney donors: study protocol (1 November, 2011)
Gilbert T Thiel, Christa Nolte, Dimitrios Tsinalis

Reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology

Research

The correlation between third-trimester maternal and newborn-serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D in a selected South Australian group of newborn samples (12 September, 2011)
Sunethra Devika C Thomas, Andrew N Fudge, Malcolm Whiting, Penelope S Coates
Freestanding midwifery unit versus obstetric unit: a matched cohort study of outcomes in low-risk women (30 September, 2011)
Charlotte Overgaard, Anna Margrethe Møller, Morten Fenger-Grøn, Lisbeth B Knudsen, Jane Sandall
Oxytocin during labour and risk of severe postpartum haemorrhage: a population-based, cohort-nested case–control study (21 December, 2011)
Jérémie Belghiti, Gilles Kayem, Corinne Dupont, René-Charles Rudigoz, Marie-Hélène Bouvier-Colle, Catherine Deneux-Tharaux
Helping pregnant women make better decisions: a systematic review of the benefits of patient decision aids in obstetrics (21 December, 2011)
Rebecca Say, Stephen Robson, Richard Thomson

Research methods

Research

Meeting the demand for more sophisticated study designs. A proposal for a new type of clinical trial: the hybrid design (6 September, 2011)
Guoxing G Soon, Lei Nie, Thomas Hammerstrom, Wen Zeng, Haitao Chu

Respiratory medicine

Research

Application of impulse oscillometry for within-breath analysis in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: pilot study (12 September, 2011)
Junichi Ohishi, Hajime Kurosawa, Hiromasa Ogawa, Toshiya Irokawa, Wataru Hida, Masahiro Kohzuki

Sports and exercise medicine

Research

Grip strength and lower limb extension power in 19–72-year-old Danish men and women: the Health2006 study (13 September, 2011)
Mette Aadahl, Nina Beyer, Allan Linneberg, Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen, Torben Jørgensen

Urology

Research

Do urology journals enforce trial registration? A cross-sectional study of published trials (6 December, 2011)
Frank Kunath, Henrik R Grobe, Bastian Keck, Gerta Rücker, Bernd Wullich, Gerd Antes, Joerg J Meerpohl

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Table of contents

January 2011 - Volume 1 - 2

Anaesthesia

Research

Cardiovascular medicine

Research

Diabetes and endocrinology

Research

Drugs and medicines

Research

Emergency medicine

Research

Epidemiology

Research

Evidence-based practice

Research

Gastroenterology and hepatology

Research

General practice & family practice

Research

Protocol

Geriatric medicine

Research

Protocol

Global health

Research

Haematology

Research

Health economics

Research

Health informatics

Research

Health policy

Research

Health services research

Research

Protocol

Infectious diseases

Research

Intensive care

Protocol

Medical education and training

Research

Mental health

Research

Neurology

Research

Occupational and environmental medicine

Research

Oncology

Research

Paediatrics

Research

Pharmacology and therapeutics

Research

Public health

Research

Protocol

Rehabilitation medicine

Research

Protocol

Renal medicine

Research

Protocol

Reproductive medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology

Research

Research methods

Research

Respiratory medicine

Research

Sports and exercise medicine

Research

Urology

Research