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Interpreting clinically significant changes in patient-reported outcomes. Cancer (2007) 1.89

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The effect of traumatic brain injury on the health of homeless people. CMAJ (2008) 1.53

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automatic external defibrillator training in schools: "is anyone learning how to save a life?". CJEM (2013) 1.50

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Infection control for the disinterested. CMAJ (2003) 1.46

Importance and implementation of training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation in schools: a science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation (2011) 1.45

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Graduated drivers' licences for seniors: reclaiming one benefit of being young. CMAJ (2012) 1.42

Driving fatalities on Super Bowl Sunday. N Engl J Med (2003) 1.41

Rural medical students at urban medical schools: Too few and far between? Open Med (2007) 1.40

Urban emergency department overcrowding: defining the problem and eliminating misconceptions. CJEM (2002) 1.38

Patient safety in emergency medical services: a systematic review of the literature. Prehosp Emerg Care (2011) 1.35

Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) PRIMED cardiac arrest trial methods part 2: rationale and methodology for "Analyze Later vs. Analyze Early" protocol. Resuscitation (2008) 1.30

The Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium Epistry-Trauma: design, development, and implementation of a North American epidemiologic prehospital trauma registry. Resuscitation (2008) 1.30

Emergency department utilization in the United States and Ontario, Canada. Acad Emerg Med (2007) 1.30

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Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Outcome Reports: Update of the Utstein Resuscitation Registry Templates for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From a Task Force of the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (American Heart Association, European Resuscitation Council, Australian and New Zealand Council on Resuscitation, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, InterAmerican Heart Foundation, Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa, Resuscitation Council of Asia); and the American Heart Association Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee and the Council on Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative and Resuscitation. Resuscitation (2014) 1.19

Prehospital triage and direct transport of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction to primary percutaneous coronary intervention centres: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CJEM (2009) 1.16

A citywide prehospital protocol increases access to stroke thrombolysis in Toronto. Stroke (2009) 1.13

Kidney transplantation in the elderly: a decision analysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2003) 1.13

Delayed prehospital implementation of the 2005 American Heart Association guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency cardiac care. Prehosp Emerg Care (2010) 1.12

Effectiveness of the P.A.R.T.Y. (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth) program in preventing traumatic injuries: a 10-year analysis. J Trauma (2011) 1.12

Prioritizing performance measurement for emergency department care: consensus on evidence-based quality of care indicators. CJEM (2011) 1.12

A comprehensive assessment of health care utilization among homeless adults under a system of universal health insurance. Am J Public Health (2013) 1.12

Predictors of adopting therapeutic hypothermia for post-cardiac arrest patients among Canadian emergency and critical care physicians. Resuscitation (2009) 1.11

Building the patient-centered medical home in Ontario. JAMA (2010) 1.11

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Influenza morbidity and mortality in elderly patients receiving statins: a cohort study. PLoS One (2009) 1.11

Expanding paramedic scope of practice in the community: a systematic review of the literature. Prehosp Emerg Care (2013) 1.10

Results of the Recent Immigrant Pregnancy and Perinatal Long-term Evaluation Study (RIPPLES). CMAJ (2007) 1.10

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JURaSSiC: accuracy of clinician vs risk score prediction of ischemic stroke outcomes. Neurology (2013) 1.07

Driving fatalities on US presidential election days. JAMA (2008) 1.06

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest frequency and survival: evidence for temporal variability. Resuscitation (2009) 1.05

Intensive care outcomes in bone marrow transplant recipients: a population-based cohort analysis. Crit Care (2008) 1.04

Moving to a Highly Walkable Neighborhood and Incidence of Hypertension: A Propensity-Score Matched Cohort Study. Environ Health Perspect (2015) 1.04

Part 6: Defibrillation: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science With Treatment Recommendations. Circulation (2010) 1.03

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Reduction in Clostridium difficile infection rates after mandatory hospital public reporting: findings from a longitudinal cohort study in Canada. PLoS Med (2012) 1.01

A critical assessment of the out-of-hospital trauma triage guidelines for physiologic abnormality. J Trauma (2010) 1.00

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