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BMC Medicine - the flagship medical journal of the BMC series - publishes original research articles, commentaries and reviews in all areas of medical science and clinical practice. To be appropriate for BMC Medicine , articles need to be of outstanding quality, broad interest and special importance. BMC Medicine (ISSN 1741-7015) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, BIOSIS, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Current Contents, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
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BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :5
Pre-pubertal body composition in girls predicts those likely to have a high fat mass in adulthood, but physical activity and good diet could benefit susceptible individuals by increasing lean mass.
BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :4
Among individuals from 29 Asian countries, self rated satisfaction in overall health is associated with trust in the mass media, suggesting that enhancing such trust may promote public health.
BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :3
In anticipation of the first official Impact Factor for BMC Medicine this year, the editorial team reflects on the success of the journal so far and reveals plans for its further development as a high quality general medical journal.
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Trait-specific tracking and determinants of body composition: a 7-year follow-up study of pubertal growth in girls Sulin Cheng, Eszter Volgyi, Frances A Tylavsky, Arja Lyytikainen, Timo Tormakangas, Leiting Xu, Shu Mei Cheng, Heikki Kroger, Markku Alen, Urho M Kujala BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :5 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The relationship between trust in mass media and the healthcare system and individual health: evidence from the AsiaBarometer Survey Yasuharu Tokuda, Seiji Fujii, Masamine Jimba, Takashi Inoguchi BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :4 (22 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Editorial
BMC Medicine celebrates its 5th anniversary Joanne M Appleford, Robin L Cassady-Cain, Jigisha Patel, Melissa L Norton BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :3 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Inhaled drugs to reduce exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a network meta-analysis Milo A Puhan, Lucas M Bachmann, Jos Kleijnen, Gerben ter Riet, Alphons G Kessels BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :2 (14 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Metabolic Syndrome: A Study of Increased Health Risk in Veterans Pia S Heppner, Eric F Crawford, Uzair A Haji, Niloofar Afari, Richard L Hauger, Boris A Dashevsky, Paul S Horn, Sarah E Nunnink, Dewleen G Baker BMC Medicine 2009, 7 :1 (9 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Upregulation of CRABP1 in human neuroblastoma cells overproducing the Alzheimer-typical Abeta42 reduces their differentiation potential Markus Uhrig, Peter Brechlin, Olaf Jahn, Yuri Knyazev, Annette Weninger, Laura Busia, Kamran Honarnejad, Markus Otto, Tobias Hartmann BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :38 (16 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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A controlled trial of the effectiveness of internet continuing medical education Linda Casebeer, Sally Engler, Nancy Bennett, Martin Irvine, Destry Sulkes, Marc DesLauriers, Sijian Zhang BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :37 (4 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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The cost-effectiveness of increasing alcohol taxes: a modelling study Matthijs van den Berg, Pieter HM van Baal, Luqman Tariq, Albertine J Schuit, G A de Wit, Rudolf T Hoogenveen BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :36 (28 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Correspondence
Herbal remedy clinical trials in the media: a comparison with the coverage of conventional pharmaceuticals Tania Bubela, Heather Boon, Timothy Caulfield BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :35 (26 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Valvular regurgitation and surgery associated with fenfluramine use: an analysis of 5743 individuals Charles F Dahl, Marvin R Allen, Paul M Urie, Paul N Hopkins BMC Medicine 2008, 6 :34 (6 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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