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Volume 4(9);  September 2007
Correspondence
Excessive Work Hours of Physicians in Training: Maladaptive Coping Strategies
Pashtoon Murtaza Kasi, Masoom Kassi, and Talha Khawar
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e279. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040279.
PMCID: PMC1989746
Treating Schizophrenia with DOTS in Developing Countries: One Size Does Not Fit All
Renato Souza, Silvia Yasuda, and Susanna Cristofani
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e281. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040281.
PMCID: PMC1989747
Treating Schizophrenia with DOTS in Developing Countries: Author's Reply
Saeed Farooq
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e285. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040285.
PMCID: PMC1989750
Editorial
Defining Human Differences in Biomedicine
Maggie Brown and The PLoS Medicine Editors
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e288. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040288.
PMCID: PMC1989753
Essays
Racial Categories in Medical Practice: How Useful Are They?
Lundy Braun, Anne Fausto-Sterling, Duana Fullwiley, Evelynn M Hammonds, Alondra Nelson, William Quivers, Susan M Reverby, and Alexandra E Shields
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e271. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040271.
PMCID: PMC1989738
Ghost Management: How Much of the Medical Literature Is Shaped Behind the Scenes by the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Sergio Sismondo
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e286. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040286.
PMCID: PMC1989751
Perspectives
Do Abstinence-Plus Interventions Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior among Youth?
Shari L Dworkin and John Santelli
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e276. Published online 2007 September 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040276.
PMCID: PMC1976625
Racial Categories in Medicine: A Failure of Evidence-Based Practice?
George T. H Ellison, Andrew Smart, Richard Tutton, Simon M Outram, Richard Ashcroft, and Paul Martin
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e287. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040287.
PMCID: PMC1989752
Policy Forum
Grand Challenges in Global Health: The Ethical, Social and Cultural Program
Peter A Singer, Andrew D Taylor, Abdallah S Daar, Ross E. G Upshur, Jerome A Singh, and James V Lavery
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e265. Published online 2007 September 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040265.
PMCID: PMC1989734
Grand Challenges in Global Health: Ethical, Social, and Cultural Issues Based on Key Informant Perspectives
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, and Peter A Singer
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e268. Published online 2007 September 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040268.
PMCID: PMC1989735
Grand Challenges in Global Health: Engaging Civil Society Organizations in Biomedical Research in Developing Countries
Anant Bhan, Jerome A Singh, Ross E. G Upshur, Peter A Singer, and Abdallah S Daar
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e272. Published online 2007 September 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040272.
PMCID: PMC1989739
Grand Challenges in Global Health: Community Engagement in Research in Developing Countries
Paulina O Tindana, Jerome A Singh, C. Shawn Tracy, Ross E. G Upshur, Abdallah S Daar, Peter A Singer, Janet Frohlich, and James V Lavery
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e273. Published online 2007 September 11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040273.
PMCID: PMC1989740
Will Spam Overwhelm Our Defenses? Evaluating Offerings for Drugs and Natural Health Products
Peter Gernburd and Alejandro R Jadad
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e274. Published online 2007 September 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040274.
PMCID: PMC1976627
Research in Translation
Hypertrophic Scar Formation Following Burns and Trauma: New Approaches to Treatment
Shahram Aarabi, Michael T Longaker, and Geoffrey C Gurtner
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e234. Published online 2007 September 4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040234.
PMCID: PMC1961631
Research Articles
Prevention of LPS-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice by Mesenchymal Stem Cells Overexpressing Angiopoietin 1
Shirley H. J Mei, Sarah D McCarter, Yupu Deng, Colleen H Parker, W. Conrad Liles, and Duncan J Stewart
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e269. Published online 2007 September 4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040269.
PMCID: PMC1961632
Renal Function and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in General Populations: New Prospective Study and Systematic Review
Emanuele Di Angelantonio, John Danesh, Gudny Eiriksdottir, and Vilmundur Gudnason
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e270. Published online 2007 September 4. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040270.
PMCID: PMC1961630
Systematic Review of Abstinence-Plus HIV Prevention Programs in High-Income Countries
Kristen Underhill, Don Operario, and Paul Montgomery
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e275. Published online 2007 September 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040275.
PMCID: PMC1976624
A Candidate Gene Approach Identifies the TRAF1/C5 Region as a Risk Factor for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Fina A. S Kurreeman, Leonid Padyukov, Rute B Marques, Steven J Schrodi, Maria Seddighzadeh, Gerrie Stoeken-Rijsbergen, Annette H. M van der Helm-van Mil, Cornelia F Allaart, Willem Verduyn, Jeanine Houwing-Duistermaat, Lars Alfredsson, Ann B Begovich, Lars Klareskog, Tom W. J Huizinga, and Rene E. M Toes
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e278. Published online 2007 September 18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040278.
PMCID: PMC1976626
Physician Awareness of Drug Cost: A Systematic Review
G. Michael Allan, Joel Lexchin, and Natasha Wiebe
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e283. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040283.
PMCID: PMC1989748
Optimal Management of High-Risk T1G3 Bladder Cancer: A Decision Analysis
Girish S Kulkarni, Antonio Finelli, Neil E Fleshner, Michael A. S Jewett, Steven R Lopushinsky, and Shabbir M. H Alibhai
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e284. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040284.
PMCID: PMC1989749
The Absolute Risk of Venous Thrombosis after Air Travel: A Cohort Study of 8,755 Employees of International Organisations
Saskia Kuipers, Suzanne C Cannegieter, Saskia Middeldorp, Luc Robyn, Harry R Büller, and Frits R Rosendaal
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e290. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040290.
PMCID: PMC1989755
Corrections
Correction: Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
Peter J Hotez, David H Molyneux, Alan Fenwick, Eric Ottesen, Sonia Ehrlich Sachs, and Jeffrey D Sachs
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e277. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040277.
PMCID: PMC1989744
Corrects: Peter J Hotez, et al. Incorporating a Rapid-Impact Package for Neglected Tropical Diseases with Programs for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria: A comprehensive pro-poor health policy and strategy for the developing world. PLoS Med. 2006 May; 3(5): e102.
Correction: The Global Threat of Counterfeit Drugs: Why Industry and Governments Must Communicate the Dangers
Robert Cockburn, Paul N Newton, E. Kyeremateng Agyarko, Dora Akunyili, and Nicholas J White
PLoS Med. 2007 September; 4(9): e289. Published online 2007 September 25. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040289.
PMCID: PMC1989754
Corrects: Robert Cockburn, et al. The Global Threat of Counterfeit Drugs: Why Industry and Governments Must Communicate the Dangers. PLoS Med. 2005 April; 2(4): e100.
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