Giannella-Neto and Gomes Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2013, 5:14 DIABETOLOGY & http://www.dmsjournal.com/content/5/1/14 METABOLIC SYNDROME

REVIEWER ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Open Access Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers Daniel Giannella-Neto* and Marilia de Brito Gomes

Contributing reviewers The Editors of Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome would like to thank all reviewers, both external and Editorial Board Members, who have contributed to the journal since its inception, and whose valuable support continues to be essential to the success of the journal.

Nader Abraham Ather Ali David Araújo-Vilar United States United States Sean Adams Sabrina E M Almeida Ehud Arbit United States Brazil United States Adejuwon Adeneye Marlene M Alvarez Pablo Aschner Nigeria Brazil Colombia Raghu Adya Andion C Alves Yoshimasa Aso United Kingdom Brazil Bharat B Aggarwal Kamal Amin Nimer Assy United States Israel Navneet Agrawal Amy Anderson Martin Auinger United States Austria Abelardo Aguilera Christian Andersson Fabienne Aujard Spain France Bo Ahrén Claudia R M Andrade Navneet Aujla Sweden Brazil United Kingdom Jaweed Akhtar Francesco Andreozzi Márcio Augusto Averbeck United States Brazil Baris Akinci Theodore Angelopoulos Álvaro Avezum Turkey United States Brazil Eduardo Alegria Tiago Antunes-Lopes Daud M. Ishaq Aweis Brazil Brazil Malaysia Adnan A Ali Peter Apor Fereidoun Azizi Canada Iran

* Correspondence: [email protected] Post Graduation Programme in Medicine, Universidade Nove de Julho, Rua Vergueiro, 235-249 – 2º SS, São Paulo 01345-000, Brazil

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doi:10.1186/1758-5996-5-14 Cite this article as: Giannella-Neto and Gomes: Annual acknowledgement of manuscript reviewers. Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome 2013 5:14.