Published in BMC Med Inform Decis Mak on April 25, 2001
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Using patient-identifiable data for observational research and audit. BMJ (2000) 5.52
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Professional codes for electronic HC record protection: ethical, legal, economic and structural issues. Int J Med Inform (2000) 0.82
Breast cancer survival by teaching status of the initial treating hospital. CMAJ (2001) 4.75
The validity of a sore throat score in family practice. CMAJ (2000) 3.34
Variation in breast cancer surgery in Ontario. CMAJ (1994) 2.70
Comparison of breast magnetic resonance imaging, mammography, and ultrasound for surveillance of women at high risk for hereditary breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2001) 2.41
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Perioperative parenteral nutrition: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med (1987) 1.62
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Waiting times from abnormal breast screen to diagnosis in 7 Canadian provinces. CMAJ (2001) 1.52
A Critical Look at HIV-Antibody Tests: 2. Benefits, Risks and Clinical Use. Can Fam Physician (1987) 1.52
Meaning and measurement: an inclusive model of evidence in health care. J Eval Clin Pract (2001) 1.50
Visits by adults to family physicians for the common cold. J Fam Pract (1998) 1.46
Prophylactic oophorectomy in Ontario. Fam Cancer (2001) 1.41
Stress, social support, and emotional distress in a community sample of pregnant women. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol (2005) 1.40
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Technology assessment and cost-effectiveness analysis: misguided guidelines? CMAJ (1993) 1.33
Time-series analysis of the relation between influenza virus and hospital admissions of the elderly in Ontario, Canada, for pneumonia, chronic lung disease, and congestive heart failure. Am J Epidemiol (1999) 1.33
Meningococcal disease in Ontario during the winter of 1988-1989. Can Dis Wkly Rep (1989) 1.29
The association between population-based treatment guidelines and adjuvant therapy for node-negative breast cancer. British Columbia/Ontario Working Group. Br J Cancer (1997) 1.25
Making decisions about cancer screening when the guidelines are unclear or conflicting. J Fam Pract (2001) 1.24
Factors related to emergency department use: results from the Ontario Health Survey 1990. Ann Emerg Med (1994) 1.20
Compliance with practice guidelines for node-negative breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (1997) 1.18
1990 Volvo Award in clinical sciences. The consistency and accuracy of roentgenograms for measuring sagittal translation in the lumbar vertebral motion segment. An experimental model. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1990) 1.17
Quality of hospital discharge and physician data for type of breast cancer surgery. Med Care (2000) 1.17
Prostate cancer screening in the midst of controversy: Canadian men's knowledge, beliefs, utilization, and future intentions. Can J Public Health (1998) 1.16
Sore throat management practices of Canadian family physicians. Fam Pract (1997) 1.16
Changes in neurohormonal gut peptides following bariatric surgery. Int J Obes (Lond) (2010) 1.13
Sex differences in the use of invasive coronary procedures in Ontario. Can J Cardiol (1994) 1.12
Prostate-specific antigen testing in Ontario: reasons for testing patients without diagnosed prostate cancer. CMAJ (1999) 1.11
Sociodemographic factors related to breastfeeding in Ontario: results from the Ontario Health Survey. Can J Public Health (1996) 1.05
Socioeconomic status and cancer incidence and survival. Cancer Prev Control (1998) 1.04
Hereditary breast cancer. Risk assessment of patients with a family history of breast cancer. Can Fam Physician (1999) 1.04
Lack of concordance between the ICD-9 classification of soft tissue disorders of the neck and upper limb and chart review diagnosis: one steel mill's experience. Am J Ind Med (1996) 1.01
Development of a knowledge scale about breast cancer and heredity (BCHK). Breast Cancer Res Treat (1999) 0.99
Effect of an explicit decision-support tool on decisions to prescribe antibiotics for sore throat. Med Decis Making (1998) 0.99
Laboratory survey of prostate specific antigen testing in Ontario. Clin Biochem (1998) 0.96
The rise of tamoxifen: temporal and geographical trends of tamoxifen use in Ontario. Breast Cancer Res Treat (1997) 0.95
Lung capillary changes in hepatic cirrhosis in rats. Am J Physiol (1997) 0.95
A novel function of the DNA repair gene rhp6 in mating-type silencing by chromatin remodeling in fission yeast. Mol Cell Biol (1998) 0.94
A Critical Look at HIV-Antibody Tests: 1. How Accurate Are They? Can Fam Physician (1987) 0.93
Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome with transverse testicular ectopia presenting as an incarcerated inguinal hernia. Hernia (2010) 0.93
Hereditary breast cancer. Identifying and managing BRCA1 and BRCA2 carriers. Can Fam Physician (1999) 0.92
Group education interventions for people with low back pain. An overview of the literature. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (1994) 0.92
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The derivation of life tables for local areas. Chronic Dis Can (1998) 0.91
Health-adjusted life expectancy at the local level in ontario. Chronic Dis Can (2000) 0.90
Reducing demand for physician visits through public education: a look at the pilot cold-and-flu campaign in London, Ontario. CMAJ (1996) 0.90
Health informatics education: an opportunity for public health in Canada. Can J Public Health (2001) 0.90
Spinal stability with anterior or posterior ray threaded fusion cages. J Neurosurg (2000) 0.90
Utilization of health care services by immigrants and other ethnic/cultural groups in Ontario. Ethn Health (1996) 0.89
Testing for HIV infection: ethical considerations revisited. CMAJ (1988) 0.89
Using explicit decision rules to manage issues of justice, risk, and ethics in decision analysis: when is it not rational to maximize expected utility? Med Decis Making (1990) 0.88
Intramuscular, intravenous and oral levetiracetam in dogs: safety and pharmacokinetics. J Vet Pharmacol Ther (2008) 0.88
Utilization of professional supportive care services by women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2000) 0.87
Measles in Ontario--overview of 1989 cases. Can Dis Wkly Rep (1989) 0.87
Hereditary breast cancer. Psychosocial issues and family physicians' role. Can Fam Physician (1999) 0.87
Assessing the evidence for organised cancer screening programmes. Eur J Cancer (2003) 0.86
In vitro activities of ampicillin-sulbactam and amoxicillin-clavulanic acid against Acinetobacter baumannii. J Clin Microbiol (1998) 0.86
Factors associated with the use of mammography: the Ontario Health Survey. Cancer Prev Control (1997) 0.86
Life expectancy at birth at the local level in Ontario. Can J Public Health (1999) 0.85
Outbreak of nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia in a high risk ward. Med Oncol (1998) 0.85
Social inequity in risk of coronary artery disease in Ontario. Can J Cardiol (1994) 0.85
Sex differences in the factors related to hospital utilization: results from the 1990 Ontario Health Survey. J Womens Health (1998) 0.85
Can the health utilities index measure change? Med Care (2001) 0.84
Blood lead levels in Toronto children and abatement of lead-contaminated soil and house dust. Arch Environ Health (1996) 0.84
Why are investigations not recommended by practice guidelines ordered at the periodic health examination? J Eval Clin Pract (2000) 0.84
Comparison of the biomechanics of hydroxyapatite and polymethylmethacrylate vertebroplasty in a cadaveric spinal compression fracture model. J Neurosurg (2001) 0.83
Neurilemmoma of the greater omentum. J Indian Med Assoc (1972) 0.82
Measuring the impact of influenza on the hospital admission rates of the elderly in Ontario: a five-year admission rate analysis, 1988-1993. Can J Public Health (2000) 0.81
Experience of the Manitoba Perinatal Screening Program, 1965-85. CMAJ (1988) 0.81
Tamoxifen and breast cancer prevention: what should you tell your patients? CMAJ (1998) 0.81
Predicting risk of back injuries, work absenteeism, and chronic disability. The shortcomings of preplacement screening. J Occup Med (1994) 0.80
Mechanisms of action of sodium cromoglycate. Can J Physiol Pharmacol (1985) 0.80
Comparison of the bronchoconstrictor and cardiovascular effects of some tachykinins in guinea pigs. Life Sci (1987) 0.79
Cost-effectiveness of intravenous thrombolytic drugs for acute myocardial infarction. Can J Cardiol (1993) 0.79
Development of an instrument to measure cancer screening knowledge, attitudes and behaviours. Chronic Dis Can (1997) 0.79
Written patient information about triple-marker screening: a randomized, controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol (1997) 0.79
Fenestration of the posterior communicating artery. Neurol India (2003) 0.78
Does capsaicin cause reflex bronchospasm in guinea-pigs? Eur J Pharmacol (1985) 0.77
Role of DNA probes in characterization of pathogenic and non-pathogenic E. histolytica. J Assoc Physicians India (1998) 0.76
Effect of Red Bull energy drink on muscle performance: an electromyographic overview. J Sports Med Phys Fitness (2014) 0.76
Necromancing the stones. CMAJ (1995) 0.75
The impact of relocating vasectomies from hospital outpatient departments to non-hospital sites. Healthc Manage Forum (1995) 0.75
The rate of breast-conserving surgery for early breast cancer is not influenced by the surgical strategy of excisional biopsy followed by the definitive procedure. Breast J (2001) 0.75
Estimation of pulmonary artery pressure by colour guided continuous wave Doppler in cases of ventricular septal defect and tricuspid regurgitation. J Assoc Physicians India (1989) 0.75
Biotyping of Acinetobacter species isolated from clinical samples. Indian J Med Res (1999) 0.75
Intrapulmonary stromal mesothelioma. Indian J Cancer (1968) 0.75
Urinary tract infections--a fresh look. J Assoc Physicians India (1996) 0.75
Comparing angiographic coronary revascularization strategies: a 'natural' experiment. Can J Cardiol (2000) 0.75