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Amedeo Prize 2008 - Best Results per Category

The following data are based on the results of the second voting round. All articles with 15 points or more have been included.

For authors, who are still in the competition for the Amedeo Prize 2008, the number of points is not indicated.


Category
 		AuthorPointsArticle
Basic ScienceTo be announced on July 4, 3 p.m. CEST
 
Cardiovascular Diseases Baker, Jennifer L Baker JL, Olsen LW, Sorensen TI. Childhood body-mass index and the risk of coronary heart disease in adulthood. N Engl J Med 2007;357:2329-37.
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Critical and Intensive CareTo be announced on July 4, 3 p.m. CEST
 
Endocrinology and Metabolism Nissen, Steven E / Wolski K Nissen SE, Wolski K. Effect of rosiglitazone on the risk of myocardial infarction and death from cardiovascular causes. N Engl J Med 2007;356:2457-71.
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Epidemiology Zhang, David D Zhang DD, Brecke P, Lee HF, He YQ, Zhang J. Global climate change, war, and population decline in recent human history. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007;104:19214-9.
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Gastroenterology Fernandez, Javier Fernandez J, Navasa M, Planas R, Montoliu S, Monfort D, Soriano G, Vila C, Pardo A, Quintero E, Vargas V, Such J, Gines P, Arroyo V. Primary prophylaxis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis delays hepatorenal syndrome and improves survival in cirrhosis. Gastroenterology 2007;133:818-24.
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Genetics Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls. Nature 2007;447:661-78.
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Geriatrics Fischer, Andre 22Fischer A, Sananbenesi F, Wang X, Dobbin M, Tsai LH. Recovery of learning and memory is associated with chromatin remodelling. Nature 2007;447:178-82.
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Hematology Bussel, James B 16Bussel JB, Cheng G, Saleh MN, Psaila B, Kovaleva L, Meddeb B, Kloczko J, Hassani H, Mayer B, Stone NL, Arning M, Provan D, Jenkins JM. Eltrombopag for the treatment of chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. N Engl J Med 2007;357:2237-47.
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Immunology Amanna, Ian J Amanna IJ, Carlson NE, Slifka MK. Duration of humoral immunity to common viral and vaccine antigens. N Engl J Med 2007;357:1903-15.
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Infectious DiseasesTo be announced on July 4, 3 p.m. CEST
 
Kidney Diseases Strippoli, Giovanni F M 16Strippoli GF, Tognoni G, Navaneethan SD, Nicolucci A, Craig JC. Haemoglobin targets: we were wrong, time to move on. Lancet 2007;369:346-50.
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NeurologyTo be announced on July 4, 3 p.m. CEST
 
Nutrition Jacobs, David R Jr 15Jacobs DR Jr, Tapsell LC. Food, not nutrients, is the fundamental unit in nutrition. Nutr Rev 2007;65:439-50.
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Obstetrics and Gynecology Fonseca, Eduardo B 18Fonseca EB, Celik E, Parra M, Singh M, Nicolaides KH. Progesterone and the risk of preterm birth among women with a short cervix. N Engl J Med 2007;357:462-9.
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Oncology Ricci-Vitiani, Lucia 25Ricci-Vitiani L, Lombardi DG, Pilozzi E, Biffoni M, Todaro M, Peschle C, De Maria R. Identification and expansion of human colon-cancer-initiating cells. Nature 2007;445:111-5.
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Orthopedics Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society 24Nonoperative treatment compared with plate fixation of displaced midshaft clavicular fractures. A multicenter, randomized clinical trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2007;89:1-10.
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Pathology Jass, J R Jass JR. Classification of colorectal cancer based on correlation of clinical, morphological and molecular features. Histopathology 2007;50:113-30.
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PediatricsTo be announced on July 4, 3 p.m. CEST
 
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Critchley, Duncan J Critchley DJ, Ratcliffe J, Noonan S, Jones RH, Hurley MV. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of three types of physiotherapy used to reduce chronic low back pain disability: a pragmatic randomized trial with economic evaluation. Spine 2007;32:1474-81.
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Psychiatry Gunderson, John G 24Gunderson JG. Disturbed relationships as a phenotype for borderline personality disorder. Am J Psychiatry 2007;164:1637-40.
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Psychology Lautrette, Alexandre 19Lautrette A, Darmon M, Megarbane B, Joly LM, Chevret S, Adrie C, Barnoud D, Bleichner G, Bruel C, Choukroun G, Curtis JR, Fieux F, Galliot R, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Georges H, Goldgran-Toledano D, Jourdain M, Loubert G, Reignier J, Saidi F, Souweine B, Vincent F, Barnes NK, Pochard F, Schlemmer B, Azoulay E. A communication strategy and brochure for relatives of patients dying in the ICU. N Engl J Med 2007;356:469-78.
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Radiation Therapy Lengele, Benoit 20Lengele B, Hamoir M, Scalliet P, Gregoire V. Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Major collecting trunks, head and neck. Radiother Oncol 2007;85:146-55.
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Radiology Tan, Jessica C 21Tan JC, Dillon WP, Liu S, Adler F, Smith WS, Wintermark M. Systematic comparison of perfusion-CT and CT-angiography in acute stroke patients. Ann Neurol 2007;61:533-43.
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Respiratory Diseases Calverley, Peter M A Calverley PM, Anderson JA, Celli B, Ferguson GT, Jenkins C, Jones PW, Yates JC, Vestbo J. Salmeterol and fluticasone propionate and survival in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med 2007;356:775-89.
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Surgery, General Dubernard, Jean-Michel 23Dubernard JM, Lengele B, Morelon E, Testelin S, Badet L, Moure C, Beziat JL, Dakpe S, Kanitakis J, D'Hauthuille C, El Jaafari A, Petruzzo P, Lefrancois N, Taha F, Sirigu A, Di Marco G, Carmi E, Bachmann D, Cremades S, Giraux P, Burloux G, Hequet O, Parquet N, Frances C, Michallet M, Martin X, Devauchelle B. Outcomes 18 months after the first human partial face transplantation. N Engl J Med 2007;357:2451-60.
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Transplantation Ekberg, Henrik 21Ekberg H, Tedesco-Silva H, Demirbas A, Vitko S, Nashan B, Gurkan A, Margreiter R, Hugo C, Grinyo JM, Frei U, Vanrenterghem Y, Daloze P, Halloran PF. Reduced exposure to calcineurin inhibitors in renal transplantation. N Engl J Med 2007;357:2562-75.
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