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The NEtherlands Cervical Kinematics (NECK) trial. Cost-effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with or without interbody fusion and arthroplasty in the treatment of cervical disc herniation; a double-blind randomised multicenter study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord (2010) 0.87

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A randomized, controlled pilot study of acupuncture treatment for menopausal hot flashes. Menopause (2008) 1.60

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The effect of conflicting medication information and physician support on medication adherence for chronically ill patients. Patient Educ Couns (2009) 1.18

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Functional integrin subunits regulating cell-matrix interactions in the intervertebral disc. J Orthop Res (2007) 1.09

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Development and testing of a self-report instrument to measure actions: outpatient physical therapy improvement in movement assessment log (OPTIMAL). Phys Ther (2005) 1.01

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Comparison of superior-level facet joint violations during open and percutaneous pedicle screw placement. Neurosurgery (2012) 0.96

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Exploring outcomes associated with acupuncture. J Altern Complement Med (2006) 0.96

Factors associated with potentially inappropriate drug utilization in a sample of rural community-dwelling older adults. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother (2005) 0.95

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An injectable and in situ-gelling biopolymer for sustained drug release following perineural administration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 0.95

Parameter sensitivity analysis of a lumped-parameter model of a chain of lymphangions in series. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2013) 0.95

Venous thromboembolism in spine surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg (2008) 0.94

Effect of couple illness perception congruence on psychological adjustment in women with rheumatoid arthritis. Health Psychol (2008) 0.94

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A critical guide to case series reports. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 0.93

Chronic low back pain among older adults: a population-based perspective. J Aging Health (2010) 0.93

Kinematic and dynamic gait compensations in a rat model of lumbar radiculopathy and the effects of tumor necrosis factor-alpha antagonism. Arthritis Res Ther (2011) 0.93

A national strategy to develop pragmatic clinical trials infrastructure. Clin Transl Sci (2014) 0.93

A randomized controlled trial of acupuncture for initiation of labor in nulliparous women. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med (2006) 0.93

Bariatric surgeries in north Carolina, 1990 to 2001: a gender comparison. Obes Res (2003) 0.92

The impact of vasculitis on patients' social participation and friendships. Clin Exp Rheumatol (2012) 0.92

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the short musculoskeletal function assessment questionnaire: the SMFA-BR. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2005) 0.91

Attenuation of inflammatory events in human intervertebral disc cells with a tumor necrosis factor antagonist. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2011) 0.91

Interprofessional collaboration and job satisfaction of chiropractic physicians. J Manipulative Physiol Ther (2004) 0.90

Lumbar spine radiographic features and demographic, clinical, and radiographic knee, hip, and hand osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2012) 0.90

Transcription factor AP-2γ is a core regulator of tight junction biogenesis and cavity formation during mouse early embryogenesis. Development (2012) 0.90

Conflicting medication information: prevalence, sources, and relationship to medication adherence. J Health Commun (2013) 0.90

Management of back and neck pain: who seeks care from physical therapists? Phys Ther (2005) 0.89

Systematic review of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for juvenile idiopathic arthritis. BMC Pediatr (2012) 0.88

Identifying research needs for improving health care. Ann Intern Med (2012) 0.88

Prioritization of patient-centered comparative effectiveness research for osteoarthritis. Ann Intern Med (2014) 0.88

Reflections on the use of electronic health record data for clinical research. Health Informatics J (2009) 0.88

Does adherence-related support from physicians and partners predict medication adherence for vasculitis patients? J Behav Med (2012) 0.88

Documentation of pain care processes does not accurately reflect pain management delivered in primary care. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 0.88

Three-year outcomes of multivessel revascularization in very elderly acute coronary syndrome patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 0.88