Published in Int J Technol Assess Health Care on January 01, 2002
The use of exogenous melatonin in delayed sleep phase disorder: a meta-analysis. Sleep (2010) 1.18
Eccentric overload training in patients with chronic Achilles tendinopathy: a systematic review. Br J Sports Med (2006) 1.17
Evaluating the role of quality assessment of primary studies in systematic reviews of cancer practice guidelines. BMC Med Res Methodol (2005) 0.93
Development and evaluation of a pedagogical tool to improve understanding of a quality checklist: a randomised controlled trial. PLoS Clin Trials (2007) 0.81
The influence of methodologic quality on the conclusion of a landmark meta-analysis on thrombolytic therapy. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (2009) 0.75
Quality criteria were proposed for measurement properties of health status questionnaires. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 20.17
Development of AMSTAR: a measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. BMC Med Res Methodol (2007) 13.46
EULAR recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis with synthetic and biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs: 2013 update. Ann Rheum Dis (2013) 10.92
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. BMJ (2003) 10.80
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med (2003) 10.28
Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: a cohort study. Lancet (2002) 9.69
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Ann Intern Med (2003) 8.58
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy. Clin Chem (2003) 8.13
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. Clin Chem (2003) 7.92
Factors influencing the composition of the intestinal microbiota in early infancy. Pediatrics (2006) 7.40
Splinting vs surgery in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2002) 7.31
Progression of radiologic damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission. Arthritis Rheum (2004) 7.13
A prospective survey of patients with valvular heart disease in Europe: The Euro Heart Survey on Valvular Heart Disease. Eur Heart J (2003) 6.88
The COSMIN study reached international consensus on taxonomy, terminology, and definitions of measurement properties for health-related patient-reported outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 6.61
American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism provisional definition of remission in rheumatoid arthritis for clinical trials. Arthritis Rheum (2011) 6.28
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study. Qual Life Res (2010) 6.09
AMSTAR is a reliable and valid measurement tool to assess the methodological quality of systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 6.00
COBRA combination therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: long-term structural benefits of a brief intervention. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 5.57
Conducting systematic reviews of diagnostic studies: didactic guidelines. BMC Med Res Methodol (2002) 4.19
American College of Rheumatology/European League against Rheumatism provisional definition of remission in rheumatoid arthritis for clinical trials. Ann Rheum Dis (2011) 4.15
Long-term effects of traffic-related air pollution on mortality in a Dutch cohort (NLCS-AIR study). Environ Health Perspect (2008) 3.70
Effectiveness of positron emission tomography in the preoperative assessment of patients with suspected non-small-cell lung cancer: the PLUS multicentre randomised trial. Lancet (2002) 3.67
Clinically important outcomes in low back pain. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol (2005) 3.50
Methods for pooling results of epidemiologic studies: the Pooling Project of Prospective Studies of Diet and Cancer. Am J Epidemiol (2006) 3.41
OMERACT: an international initiative to improve outcome measurement in rheumatology. Trials (2007) 3.29
Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist. Qual Life Res (2011) 3.27
Incidence of retinoblastoma in children born after in-vitro fertilisation. Lancet (2003) 3.22
Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies. Ann Intern Med (2004) 3.18
Manual therapy, physical therapy, or continued care by a general practitioner for patients with neck pain. A randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med (2002) 3.13
The relationship between disease activity and radiologic progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a longitudinal analysis. Arthritis Rheum (2004) 2.99
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Fam Pract (2004) 2.99
Value of symptoms and additional diagnostic tests for colorectal cancer in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ (2010) 2.94
Gut microbiota composition and development of atopic manifestations in infancy: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study. Gut (2006) 2.85
The Four-Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire (4DSQ): a validation study of a multidimensional self-report questionnaire to assess distress, depression, anxiety and somatization. BMC Psychiatry (2006) 2.80
Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies. JAMA (2005) 2.76
Workplace interventions for preventing work disability. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 2.75
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation for subacute low back pain: graded activity or workplace intervention or both? A randomized controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 2.74
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: The STARD Initiative. Radiology (2003) 2.73
External validation of a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews (AMSTAR). PLoS One (2007) 2.70
Does rheumatoid arthritis equal diabetes mellitus as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease? A prospective study. Arthritis Rheum (2009) 2.55
Dairy foods, calcium, and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 2.54
Red flags to screen for malignancy and fracture in patients with low back pain: systematic review. BMJ (2013) 2.50
Mode and place of delivery, gastrointestinal microbiota, and their influence on asthma and atopy. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2011) 2.39
K-ras oncogene mutations in sporadic colorectal cancer in The Netherlands Cohort Study. Carcinogenesis (2003) 2.38
Comparison of expert and job-exposure matrix-based retrospective exposure assessment of occupational carcinogens in The Netherlands Cohort Study. Occup Environ Med (2012) 2.37
Sentinel-lymph-node procedure in colon and rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol (2011) 2.36
Outcomes from the Patient Perspective Workshop at OMERACT 6. J Rheumatol (2003) 2.20
Meat and dairy food consumption and breast cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. Int J Epidemiol (2002) 2.19
Effectiveness of exercise therapy: a best-evidence summary of systematic reviews. Aust J Physiother (2005) 2.18
Towards complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Clin Chem Lab Med (2003) 2.10
Effects of dietary folate and alcohol intake on promoter methylation in sporadic colorectal cancer: the Netherlands cohort study on diet and cancer. Cancer Res (2003) 2.03
Type I and II endometrial cancers: have they different risk factors? J Clin Oncol (2013) 2.01
Traditional versus up-front [18F] fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography staging of non-small-cell lung cancer: a Dutch cooperative randomized study. J Clin Oncol (2006) 2.01
Alcohol consumption and risk of lung cancer: a pooled analysis of cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr (2005) 1.97
Yield of a new method to detect cognitive impairment in general practice. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry (2007) 1.95
Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of breast cancer by hormone receptor status. J Natl Cancer Inst (2013) 1.94
How to report radiographic data in randomized clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis: guidelines from a roundtable discussion. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 1.91
Fatigue and psychological distress in the working population: psychometrics, prevalence, and correlates. J Psychosom Res (2002) 1.88
Determination of the minimal clinically important difference in rheumatoid arthritis joint damage of the Sharp/van der Heijde and Larsen/Scott scoring methods by clinical experts and comparison with the smallest detectable difference. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 1.86
Development of a methodological PubMed search filter for finding studies on measurement properties of measurement instruments. Qual Life Res (2009) 1.83
Evaluation of the methodological quality of systematic reviews of health status measurement instruments. Qual Life Res (2009) 1.82
Cost-effectiveness of biologics as first-line treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: case closed? Ann Intern Med (2009) 1.81
Fat, protein, and meat consumption and renal cell cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 13 prospective studies. J Natl Cancer Inst (2008) 1.81
Minimal clinically important change for pain intensity, functional status, and general health status in patients with nonspecific low back pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2006) 1.78
Repeatability of 18F-FDG uptake measurements in tumors: a metaanalysis. J Nucl Med (2012) 1.78
Outcome measures for clinical research in sepsis: a report of the 2nd Cambridge Colloquium of the International Sepsis Forum. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.77
A delphi exercise to identify characteristic features of gout - opinions from patients and physicians, the first stage in developing new classification criteria. J Rheumatol (2013) 1.77
Height, body mass index, and ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 1.77
The STARD statement for reporting studies of diagnostic accuracy: explanation and elaboration. The Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy Group. Croat Med J (2003) 1.76
Studying the benefit/risk ratio of glucocorticoids in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol (2007) 1.74
The association between smoking, beverage consumption, diet and bladder cancer: a systematic literature review. World J Urol (2003) 1.72
Minimal disease activity for rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary definition. J Rheumatol (2005) 1.70
Quality of reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies. Radiology (2005) 1.70
Qualitative attributes and measurement properties of physical activity questionnaires: a checklist. Sports Med (2010) 1.69
Global Perceived Effect scales provided reliable assessments of health transition in people with musculoskeletal disorders, but ratings are strongly influenced by current status. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 1.69
Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and lung cancer risk. Epidemiology (2008) 1.68
Rehabilitation following first-time lumbar disc surgery: a systematic review within the framework of the cochrane collaboration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.68
Content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: perspectives from a PROMIS meeting. Qual Life Res (2011) 1.68
Minimally important change determined by a visual method integrating an anchor-based and a distribution-based approach. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.68
A meta-analysis of observational studies identifies predictors of sickness absence. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 1.67
Occupational asbestos exposure and risk of pleural mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal cancer in the prospective Netherlands cohort study. J Occup Environ Med (2014) 1.66
Prognosis, disease progression, and treatment of atrial fibrillation patients during 1 year: follow-up of the Euro Heart Survey on atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.64
Toward complete and accurate reporting of studies of diagnostic accuracy: the STARD initiative. Acad Radiol (2003) 1.64
Detecting radiological changes in rheumatoid arthritis that are considered important by clinical experts: influence of reading with or without known sequence. J Rheumatol (2002) 1.63
Psychometric properties of vision-related quality of life questionnaires: a systematic review. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt (2004) 1.62
Rehabilitation after lumbar disc surgery: an update Cochrane review. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 1.60
Anthropometry, physical activity, and endometrial cancer risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study. J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 1.60
Minimal clinically important change of the Neck Disability Index and the Numerical Rating Scale for patients with neck pain. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2007) 1.59
Computer-aided detection in full-field digital mammography in a clinical population: performance of radiologist and technologists. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2009) 1.58
Fruits, vegetables, and colon cancer risk in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies. J Natl Cancer Inst (2007) 1.57
Variable selection under multiple imputation using the bootstrap in a prognostic study. BMC Med Res Methodol (2007) 1.57
The relationship of the position of the metatarsal heads and peak plantar pressure. Foot Ankle Int (2003) 1.56
Understanding the window of opportunity concept in early rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2003) 1.56
Design characteristics of food frequency questionnaires in relation to their validity. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 1.55
Association of baseline levels of markers of bone and cartilage degradation with long-term progression of joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: the COBRA study. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 1.55
Long-term outcome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis following a placebo-controlled trial: sustained benefits of early sulfasalazine treatment. Ann Rheum Dis (2007) 1.55
Lung cancer risk in relation to dietary acrylamide intake. J Natl Cancer Inst (2009) 1.54
The value of bitewing radiographs in epidemiological caries research: a systematic review of the literature. J Dent (2004) 1.54
Quality of life and surgical outcome after total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy for benign disease: a randomized, controlled trial. J Minim Invasive Gynecol (2007) 1.54