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R D Stevenson

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1 Is evidence for homoeopathy reproducible? Lancet 1994 6.55
2 Differences in hospital asthma management. Lancet 1988 5.86
3 Home treatment of exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by an acute respiratory assessment service. Lancet 1998 4.02
4 Management of asthma in hospital: a prospective audit. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988 2.77
5 Evaluating temperature regulation by field-active ectotherms: the fallacy of the inappropriate question. Am Nat 1993 2.70
6 Early discharge for patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized controlled trial. Thorax 2000 2.59
7 Glasgow supported self-management trial (GSuST) for patients with moderate to severe COPD: randomised controlled trial. BMJ 2012 2.33
8 Investigation and management of pulmonary infiltrates following bone marrow transplantation: an eight year review. Thorax 1993 2.08
9 Health status of children with moderate to severe cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 2001 1.51
10 Effect of lysophosphatidic acid on motility, polarisation and metabolic burst of human neutrophils. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol 1994 1.48
11 Thymosin beta 4 sulfoxide is an anti-inflammatory agent generated by monocytes in the presence of glucocorticoids. Nat Med 1999 1.37
12 Lyme disease with acute purulent meningitis. BMJ 1988 1.32
13 Septic arthritis in patients with rheumatoid disease: a still underdiagnosed complication. J Rheumatol 1976 1.31
14 Bronchial hyperreactivity in patients who cough after receiving angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1988 1.29
15 Improving management of asthma: closing the loop or progressing along the audit spiral? Qual Health Care 1992 1.27
16 Hydrocortisone and the migration of human leucocytes: an indirect effect mediated by mononuclear cells. Clin Exp Immunol 1973 1.26
17 Effect of corticosteroids on sputum sol-phase protease inhibitors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Thorax 1982 1.15
18 Vindesine and cisplatin combination chemotherapy compared with vindesine as a single agent in the management of non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized study. Eur J Cancer Clin Oncol 1984 1.02
19 Mechanism of anti-inflammatory action of glucocorticosteroids. Lancet 1977 0.99
20 Hospital at home services for acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a survey of British practice. Health Bull (Edinb) 2001 0.97
21 Polymorph migration stimulator. A new factor produced by hydrocortisone-treated monocytes. Clin Exp Immunol 1974 0.96
22 Total thyroidal content of iodine in thyrotoxic patients measured by in vivo neutron activation analysis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 1976 0.95
23 Serological cross-reactivity among chlamydial strains in a family outbreak of psittacosis. J Infect 1989 0.93
24 Progressive tracheobronchial polychondritis: need for early diagnosis. Thorax 1985 0.92
25 High-dose cyclophosphamide and VP 16 as late dosage intensification therapy for small cell carcinoma of lung. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 1985 0.92
26 Immunological studies in pre-eclamptic toxaemia. Br Med J 1976 0.92
27 Identification of malnutrition in children with cerebral palsy: poor performance of weight-for-height centiles. Dev Med Child Neurol 2000 0.91
28 Effect of hemiplegia on skeletal maturation. J Pediatr 1994 0.90
29 Studies on the production and action of polymorph migration stimulator. Clin Exp Immunol 1976 0.89
30 Stimulation of capillary tube polymorph migration: an indirect glucocorticoid effect on microtubular function. Clin Exp Immunol 1978 0.89
31 Gastric ulceration induced by spironolactone. Lancet 1977 0.89
32 Subclinical pulmonary function defects following autologous and allogeneic bone marrow transplantation: relationship to total body irradiation and graft-versus-host disease. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 1991 0.87
33 Apparent growth hormone deficiency in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1996 0.87
34 Dual X-ray absorptiometry assessment of body composition in children with altered body posture. J Clin Densitom 2001 0.86
35 Growth hormone deficiency in two children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1995 0.85
36 Transpulmonary angiotensin II formation in patients with chronic stable cor pulmonale. Am Rev Respir Dis 1987 0.85
37 Use of reactance to estimate transpulmonary resistance. Eur Respir J 2005 0.84
38 A retrospective survey of asthma management in hospital. Scott Med J 1988 0.83
39 Management of an acute exacerbation of copd: are we ignoring the evidence? Thorax 2002 0.83
40 Bone mineral density and vitamin D status in ambulatory and non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy. Osteoporos Int 2014 0.83
41 Studies on the physico-chemical characteristics of polymorph migration stimulator. Clin Exp Immunol 1976 0.82
42 The time course of pulmonary transfer factor changes following heart transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1997 0.81
43 Ventilatory and gas exchange abnormalities on exercise in chronic heart failure. Eur Respir J 1995 0.81
44 Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia. Nephrol Dial Transplant 1991 0.80
45 Life-threatening respiratory failure due to a previously undescribed myopathy. Q J Med 1986 0.80
46 Obliterative bronchiolitis in juvenile chronic arthritis. J Rheumatol 1992 0.79
47 Linear growth velocity in children with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol 1998 0.79
48 Dispersive locomotion of human neutrophils in response to a steroid-induced factor from monocytes. J Cell Sci 1994 0.79
49 Exercise intolerance following heart transplantation: the role of pulmonary diffusing capacity impairment. Chest 2000 0.79
50 The efficiency of a flight muscle from the locust Schistocerca americana. J Physiol 1991 0.78
51 Mechanisms of pulmonary transfer factor decline following heart transplantation. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2000 0.78
52 The measurement of the single-breath transfer factor for carbon monoxide and its components using the Morgan Transflow system. Respir Med 1998 0.78
53 Endobronchial metastases simulating primary carcinoma of the lung. Respir Med 1989 0.78
54 Metabolic rate variation over adult lifetime in the butterfly Vanessa cardui (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae): aging, feeding, and repeatability. Physiol Biochem Zool 2010 0.77
55 Exercise responses following heart transplantation: 5 year follow-up. Scott Med J 2006 0.77
56 Long term haemodynamic, pulmonary function and symptomatic effects of pirbuterol in COPD. Respir Med 1989 0.76
57 Audit of oxygen therapy. Int J Clin Pract 1997 0.76
58 Measurement of intrathyroid iodine by neutron activation analysis. Proc R Soc Med 1975 0.75
59 A factor released by monocytes in the presence of dexamethasone stimulates neutrophil locomotion. Br J Pharmacol 1993 0.75
60 Honeybee thermoregulation. Science 1997 0.75
61 The alveolar-capillary membrane diffusing capacity and the pulmonary capillary blood volume in heart transplant candidates. Heart 2000 0.75
62 Effect of prednisolone on the growth of human bone marrow cells in vitro. Br J Exp Pathol 1978 0.75
63 The pulmonary angiographic appearance of pleurisy associated with subdiaphragmatic inflammation. Thorax 1979 0.75
64 Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome with partial response to transfer factor. Br J Dermatol 1978 0.75
65 A field-portable racetrack and timer for measuring acceleration and speed of small cursorial animals. Experientia 1981 0.75
66 Effects of theophylline on capillary tube leucocyte migration. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1979 0.75
67 Chemotaxis of mononuclear cells in patients with community acquired pneumonia. FEMS Microbiol Immunol 1989 0.75
68 Proceedings: Stimulation of polymorph migration by a factor produced by steroid-treated monocytes. Ann Rheum Dis 1975 0.75
69 Apical pulmonary fibrosis in psoriasis. Br J Dis Chest 1988 0.75
70 Serum-mediated inhibition of human lymphocyte fc gamma-receptors in extrinsic and intrinsic bronchial asthma. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1982 0.75
71 Alveolar macrophage chemotaxis in fire victims with smoke inhalation and burns injury. Eur J Clin Invest 1991 0.75
72 The social and psychological background of young drug abusers in Dublin. Br J Addict Alcohol Other Drugs 1972 0.75
73 Horsepower from a horse. Nature 1993 0.75
74 Secondary amyloidosis in association with Aspergillus lung disease. Br J Dis Chest 1986 0.75
75 Social and psychological back-ground of drug addicts interviewed in Dublin. J Ir Med Assoc 1971 0.75