S D Helgerson

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1 Hemorrhagic colitis associated with a rare Escherichia coli serotype. N Engl J Med 1983 25.72
2 Employee smoking behavior changes and attitudes following a restrictive policy on worksite smoking in a large company. Public Health Rep 1988 2.47
3 A data-driven approach to improving the care of in-center hemodialysis patients. Health Care Financ Rev 1995 1.75
4 Estimating the proportion of community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: two definitions used in the USA yield dramatically different estimates. J Hosp Infect 2005 1.67
5 Using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System to monitor year 2000 objectives among American Indians. Public Health Rep 1992 1.55
6 Diarrhea associated with adherent enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in an infant and toddler center, Seattle, Washington. Pediatrics 1986 1.48
7 Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Native American women in a southwestern tribe. J Fam Pract 1990 1.39
8 Prevalence of behavioral risk factors in two American Indian populations in Montana. Am J Prev Med 1991 1.27
9 End state renal disease among Native Americans, 1983-86. Am J Public Health 1990 1.26
10 Cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1980 through 1987. Am J Public Health 1993 1.23
11 HIV infection in American Indians and Alaska Natives: surveys in the Indian Health Service. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 1992 1.20
12 Preventing type 2 diabetes: perceptions about risk and prevention in a population-based sample of adults > or =45 years of age. Diabetes Care 2001 1.17
13 Excess infant mortality in an American Indian population, 1940 to 1990. JAMA 1991 1.17
14 Control of day care shigellosis: a trial of convalescent day care in isolation. Am J Public Health 1986 1.15
15 Cardiovascular disease and risk factors in Montana American Indians and non-Indians. Am J Prev Med 2001 1.14
16 Pharyngeal culturing and reporting of pediatric gonorrhea in Connecticut. Pediatrics 1986 1.14
17 Cancer incidence and survival among American Indians registered for Indian health service care in Montana, 1982-1987. J Natl Cancer Inst 1992 1.12
18 Enhancing student practicum opportunities: the outbreak investigation option. J Public Health Manag Pract 1995 1.10
19 Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1987. Estimates from a national outpatient data base. Diabetes Care 1993 1.10
20 Neuropathy in Navajo children: clinical and epidemiologic features. Neurology 1990 1.03
21 Community health effects of a municipal water supply hyperfluoridation accident. Am J Public Health 1988 0.97
22 Secondary Haemophilus influenzae type b in day-care facilities. Risk factors and prevention. JAMA 1985 0.96
23 Diabetes screening practices among individuals aged 45 years and older. Diabetes Care 2000 0.93
24 Foot care practices, services and perceptions of risk among medicare beneficiaries with diabetes at high and low risk for future foot complications. Foot Ankle Int 2001 0.93
25 Impact of facility size and profit status on intermediate outcomes in chronic dialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis 2000 0.90
26 Comparing self-reported measures of diabetes care with similar measures from a chart audit in a well-defined population. Am J Med Qual 2001 0.90
27 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: how reliable is laboratory reporting? Infect Control 1986 0.90
28 Implementing the Health Care Quality Improvement Program in the Medicare ESRD Program: a new era of quality improvement in ESRD. Adv Ren Replace Ther 1995 0.84
29 Can dialysis therapy be improved? A report from the ESRD Core Indicators Project. Am J Kidney Dis 1999 0.84
30 Improving glycemic control: can techniques used in a managed care setting be successfully adapted to a rural fee-for-service practice? Am J Med Qual 2001 0.84
31 Relationship between urea reduction ratio, demographic characteristics, and body weight for patients in the 1996 National ESRD Core Indicators Project. Am J Kidney Dis 1999 0.83
32 Farm workers electrocuted when irrigation pipes contact powerlines. Public Health Rep 1985 0.82
33 Improving the pneumococcal immunization rate for patients with diabetes in a managed care population: a simple intervention with a rapid effect. Jt Comm J Qual Improv 2000 0.81
34 Influenza outbreaks in nursing homes: how effective is influenza vaccine in the institutionalized elderly? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1990 0.80
35 Prevention of Haemophilus influenzae type b infections in day care: a public health perspective. Rev Infect Dis 1986 0.80
36 Direct mail intervention to increase retinal examination rates in Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes. Am J Med Qual 2000 0.80
37 Increasing pneumococcal vaccination rates among residents of long-term--care facilities: provider-based improvement strategies implemented by peer-review organizations in four western states. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000 0.80
38 Prevalence and risk factors for diabetes and diabetes-related amputations in American Indians in southern Arizona. Diabetes Care 1993 0.79
39 Using 1990 national MCH objectives to assess health status and risk in an American Indian community. Public Health Rep 1990 0.78
40 Evaluation of the effect of school-based education on adolescents' AIDS knowledge and attitudes. Conn Med 1991 0.78
41 Establishing surveillance for diabetes in American Indian youth. Diabetes Care 2001 0.77
42 Toxic shock syndrome in Oregon. Risk of recurrence. JAMA 1984 0.76
43 Intestinal myiasis in a baby attending a public health clinic. Nurse Pract 1987 0.76
44 Smoking during pregnancy among northwest Native Americans. Public Health Rep 1992 0.76
45 Trends in clinical indicators of care for adult peritoneal dialysis patients in the United States from 1995 to 1997. ESRD Core Indicators Workgroup. Kidney Int 1999 0.76
46 Toxic shock syndrome in Oregon: epidemiologic findings. Ann Intern Med 1982 0.76
47 Report from the 1995 Core Indicators for Peritoneal Dialysis Study Group. Am J Kidney Dis 1997 0.75
48 Adolescents' knowledge of AIDS near AIDS epicenter. Am J Public Health 1987 0.75
49 Laboratory testing for microalbuminuria in the general community. Diabetes Care 2000 0.75
50 Correction: article on toxic shock syndrome. Ann Intern Med 1984 0.75
51 Toxic-shock syndrome: tampons, toxins, and time: the evolution of understanding an illness. Women Health 1983 0.75
52 The founding of a Medical Service Bureau in King County, Washington -- 1933. West J Med 1976 0.75
53 Immunization coverage of children in a semi-urban village panchayat in Nepal, 1985. Soc Sci Med 1988 0.75
54 Handling of antineoplastic drugs in Washington hospitals. Am J Hosp Pharm 1984 0.75
55 Symptoms consistent with carpal tunnel syndrome among hotel and restaurant workers. J Occup Med 1984 0.75
56 The effect of a national crisis on patient government. Hosp Community Psychiatry 1974 0.75