Published in Internist on May 01, 1978
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Comparison of health outcomes at a health maintenance organisation with those of fee-for-service care. Lancet (1986) 4.22
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A six-item short-form survey for measuring headache impact: the HIT-6. Qual Life Res (2003) 3.53
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Psychometric and clinical tests of validity of the Japanese SF-36 Health Survey. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 3.52
A randomized clinical trial of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management. J Am Geriatr Soc (2001) 3.33
Differences in the mix of patients among medical specialties and systems of care. Results from the medical outcomes study. JAMA (1992) 3.32
Dimensions of patient attitudes regarding doctors and medical care services. Med Care (1975) 3.23
Overview of adult health measures fielded in Rand's health insurance study. Med Care (1979) 3.20
The Doctor Fox Lecture: a paradigm of educational seduction. J Med Educ (1973) 3.18
Methodology for measuring health-state preferences--II: Scaling methods. J Clin Epidemiol (1989) 3.06
Do physicians preach what they practice? A study of physicians' health habits and counseling practices. JAMA (1984) 3.05
The effects of doctor--patient communication on satisfaction and outcome of care. Soc Sci Med (1978) 3.00
A randomised controlled trial of hospice care. Lancet (1984) 2.93
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Detection of depressive disorder for patients receiving prepaid or fee-for-service care. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA (1989) 2.79
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Care of the aged: old problems in need of new solutions. Science (1978) 2.70
Short- and long-term residents of nursing homes. Med Care (1981) 2.69
Physician conduct and other factors that affect consumer satisfaction with medical care. J Med Educ (1977) 2.69
Choosing measures of health status for individuals in general populations. Am J Public Health (1981) 2.60
Effects of acquiescent response set on patient satisfaction ratings. Med Care (1978) 2.59
A controlled trial of multiphasic screening. N Engl J Med (1976) 2.47
Involving consumers in quality of care assessment. Health Aff (Millwood) (1988) 2.46
Chronic conditions that lead to functional limitation in the elderly. J Gerontol (1994) 2.36
A health status questionnaire using 30 items from the Medical Outcomes Study. Preliminary validation in persons with early HIV infection. Med Care (1991) 2.30
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Methods for validating and norming translations of health status questionnaires: the IQOLA Project approach. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 2.24
Canadian-French, German and UK versions of the Child Health Questionnaire: methodology and preliminary item scaling results. Qual Life Res (1998) 2.22
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Evaluation of neuroleptic drug use by nursing home elderly under proposed Medicare and Medicaid regulations. JAMA (1991) 2.18
Is early natural menopause a biologic marker of health and aging? Am J Public Health (1989) 2.16
Hospital ownership of post-acute care: does it increase access to post-acute care services? Inquiry (1996) 2.05
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Standards for validating health measures: definition and content. J Chronic Dis (1987) 2.03
Developing a new metric for ADLs. J Am Geriatr Soc (1995) 2.02
Advances in the measurement of functional status: construction of aggregate indexes. Med Care (1981) 2.02
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Health status in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and in general population and disease comparison groups. Am J Med (1996) 1.98
Base-line quality-of-life assessment in the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Breast Cancer Prevention Trial. J Natl Cancer Inst (1995) 1.94
Quality of life in asthma. I. Internal consistency and validity of the SF-36 questionnaire. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1994) 1.88
Testing the equivalence of translations of widely used response choice labels: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 1.86
How sophisticated are consumers about the medical care delivery system? Med Care (1981) 1.85
Use of structural equation modeling to test the construct validity of the SF-36 Health Survey in ten countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 1.79
Evaluation of the MOS SF-36 Physical Functioning Scale (PF-10): II. Comparison of relative precision using Likert and Rasch scoring methods. J Clin Epidemiol (1997) 1.77
Effects of cost sharing on seeking care for serious and minor symptoms. Results of a randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (1986) 1.72
Urinary incontinence in elderly nursing home patients. JAMA (1982) 1.70
Comparison of Rasch and summated rating scales constructed from SF-36 physical functioning items in seven countries: results from the IQOLA Project. International Quality of Life Assessment. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 1.69
Manipulating the patient. A comparison of the effectiveness of physician and chiropractor care. Lancet (1974) 1.69
Using structured implicit review to assess quality of care in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) J Am Geriatr Soc (2000) 1.68
Decreasing disability in the 21st century: the future effects of controlling six fatal and nonfatal conditions. Am J Public Health (1996) 1.67
Methods for assessing condition-specific and generic functional status outcomes after total knee replacement. Med Care (1992) 1.66
Issues underlying prevalence of "doctor-shopping" behavior. J Health Soc Behav (1976) 1.65
Education, survival, and independence in elderly Catholic sisters, 1936-1988. Am J Epidemiol (1989) 1.59
Construction and validation of an alternate form general mental health scale for the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey. Med Care (1995) 1.58
Measuring components of children's health status. Med Care (1979) 1.56
The immediate and subsequent outcomes of nursing home care. Am J Public Health (1985) 1.55
HMO membership and patient age and the use of specialty care for hospitalized patients with acute stroke: The Minnesota Stroke Survey. Med Care (1999) 1.55
Methodology for measuring health-state preferences--I: Measurement strategies. J Clin Epidemiol (1989) 1.54
Potential for bone turnover markers to cost-effectively identify and select post-menopausal osteopenic women at high risk of fracture for bisphosphonate therapy. Osteoporos Int (2006) 1.52
Organizational and financial characteristics of health plans: are they related to primary care performance? Arch Intern Med (2000) 1.52
Does scoliosis have a psychological impact and does gender make a difference? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1997) 1.51
Changing physician prescribing practices. Regulation vs education. JAMA (1994) 1.51
The risk of placement in a nursing home after acute hospitalization. Med Care (1983) 1.51
Health status and the use of outpatient mental health services. Am Psychol (1984) 1.51
The effects of interferon alpha-2b in combination with ribavirin on health related quality of life and work productivity. J Hepatol (2001) 1.50