Published in J Clin Epidemiol on January 01, 2003
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Deferoxamine reduces neuronal death and hematoma lysis after intracerebral hemorrhage in aged rats. Transl Stroke Res (2013) 1.10
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Age-related comparisons of evolution of the inflammatory response after intracerebral hemorrhage in rats. Transl Stroke Res (2012) 0.89
Comparison of breast cancer recurrence risk and cardiovascular disease incidence risk among postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2011) 0.87
Comparison of the impact of atrial fibrillation on the risk of early death after stroke in women versus men. J Neurol (2006) 0.84
Quantifying the role of adverse events in the mortality difference between first and second-generation antipsychotics in older adults: systematic review and meta-synthesis. PLoS One (2014) 0.81
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A controlled trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee. N Engl J Med (2002) 16.75
Measuring diagnoses: ICD code accuracy. Health Serv Res (2005) 6.72
The continuing increase in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the United States: an update. Ann Intern Med (2003) 6.06
Hospital use and survival among Veterans Affairs beneficiaries. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.13
Gastroesophageal reflux among different racial groups in the United States. Gastroenterology (2004) 2.87
Racial differences in doctors' information-giving and patients' participation. Cancer (2006) 2.85
Racial differences in trust and lung cancer patients' perceptions of physician communication. J Clin Oncol (2006) 2.67
Identification of rheumatoid arthritis patients using an administrative database: a Veterans Affairs study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2012) 2.67
Information overload and missed test results in electronic health record-based settings. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.60
Missed opportunities to initiate endoscopic evaluation for colorectal cancer diagnosis. Am J Gastroenterol (2009) 2.60
Surprisingly high prevalence of anxiety and depression in chronic breathing disorders. Chest (2005) 2.59
Greater prevalence and incidence of dementia in older veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder. J Am Geriatr Soc (2010) 2.38
Impact of race on health care utilization and outcomes in veterans with congestive heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 2.21
Ethnic variation in knee replacement: patient preferences or uninformed disparity? Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.05
Are surgical trials with negative results being interpreted correctly? J Am Coll Surg (2012) 2.02
Discrimination between cases of duodenal ulcer and gastritis on the basis of putative virulence factors of Helicobacter pylori. J Clin Microbiol (2002) 1.72
Cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in HIV-infected veterans with and without the hepatitis C virus: a cohort study, 1992-2001. Arch Intern Med (2004) 1.70
Racial/ethnic differences in preferences for total knee replacement surgery. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 1.68
Survival of colorectal cancer patients hospitalized in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Am J Gastroenterol (2003) 1.68
Safety of high doses of influenza vaccine and effect on antibody responses in elderly persons. Arch Intern Med (2006) 1.68
Diffusion tensor imaging of mild to moderate blast-related traumatic brain injury and its sequelae. J Neurotrauma (2010) 1.65
Quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and comorbid anxiety or depression. Psychosomatics (2006) 1.61
Comparative effectiveness of goal setting in diabetes mellitus group clinics: randomized clinical trial. Arch Intern Med (2011) 1.61
Do surgical trials meet the scientific standards for clinical trials? J Am Coll Surg (2012) 1.59
Measurement in Veterans Affairs Health Services Research: veterans as a special population. Health Serv Res (2005) 1.55
Comparative effectiveness of individual angiotensin receptor blockers on risk of mortality in patients with chronic heart failure. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2011) 1.50
The effect of HIV coinfection on the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in U.S. veterans with hepatitis C. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.50
A double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of proton pump inhibitor therapy in patients with uninvestigated dyspepsia. Am J Gastroenterol (2002) 1.47
The impact of thiazolidinedione use on outcomes in ambulatory patients with diabetes mellitus and heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 1.45
Hepatitis C coinfection increases the risk of fulminant hepatic failure in patients with HIV in the HAART era. J Hepatol (2005) 1.44
Physician-patient communication following invasive procedures: an analysis of post-angiogram consultations. Soc Sci Med (2005) 1.41
Setting a new standard for studies of geographic variation in hospital utilization rates. Med Care (2005) 1.38
Primary care practitioners' views on test result management in EHR-enabled health systems: a national survey. J Am Med Inform Assoc (2012) 1.37
Effect of definition of mortality on hospital profiles. Med Care (2002) 1.36
Prevalence of dementia among Veterans Affairs medical care system users. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord (2005) 1.35
Racial variations in quality of care and outcomes in an ambulatory heart failure cohort. Am Heart J (2006) 1.32
Mortality after noncardiac surgery: prediction from administrative versus clinical data. Med Care (2005) 1.29
Empowering communication: a community-based intervention for patients. Patient Educ Couns (2004) 1.26
The prevalence of peripheral arterial disease in a racially diverse population. Arch Intern Med (2003) 1.25
Older patients' enthusiasm to use electronic mail to communicate with their physicians: cross-sectional survey. J Med Internet Res (2009) 1.22
Day 1 multiple organ dysfunction syndrome is associated with poor functional outcome and mortality in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med (2009) 1.22
Overweight and obesity in women with physical disabilities: associations with demographic and disability characteristics and secondary conditions. Disabil Health J (2008) 1.22
Mortality after cardiac bypass surgery: prediction from administrative versus clinical data. Med Care (2005) 1.10
Predicting healthcare costs in a population of veterans affairs beneficiaries using diagnosis-based risk adjustment and self-reported health status. Med Care (2004) 1.08
Burden of COPD in a government health care system: a retrospective observational study using data from the US Veterans Affairs population. Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis (2010) 1.01
Intra-abdominal fat predicts survival in pancreatic cancer. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 1.00
Utilization and determinants of adjuvant therapy among older patients who receive curative surgery for pancreatic cancer. Pancreas (2009) 1.00
Gender and peripheral arterial disease. J Am Board Fam Med (2006) 0.99
Characterizing aggression and its association to anger and hostility among male veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder. Mil Med (2010) 0.98
Health care utilization in dementia patients with psychiatric comorbidity. Gerontologist (2003) 0.96
Secondary conditions in a community-based sample of women with physical disabilities over a 1-year period. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2006) 0.95
A conceptual model of pain assessment for noncommunicative persons with dementia. Gerontologist (2004) 0.95
A practical screening tool for anxiety and depression in patients with chronic breathing disorders. Psychosomatics (2007) 0.94
Process of care in Hispanic, black, and white VA beneficiaries. Med Care (2002) 0.93
Reduction in BNP levels with treatment of decompensated heart failure and future clinical events. J Card Fail (2008) 0.93
Peripheral arterial disease symptom subtype and walking impairment. Vasc Med (2005) 0.92
The peaceful mind program: a pilot test of a cognitive-behavioral therapy-based intervention for anxious patients with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2013) 0.92
Peaceful Mind: an open trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy for anxiety in persons with dementia. Int Psychogeriatr (2010) 0.92
Brief cognitive behavioral therapy in primary care: a hybrid type 2 patient-randomized effectiveness-implementation design. Implement Sci (2012) 0.91
Are anxiety and depression addressed in primary care patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A chart review. Prim Care Companion J Clin Psychiatry (2005) 0.91
Effect of Chlorhexidine Bathing Every Other Day on Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections in the Surgical ICU: A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med (2016) 0.91
Comorbid psychosocial symptoms and quality of life in patients with dementia. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2005) 0.91
Personality disorders in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and depression. J Trauma Stress (2004) 0.90
Impact of upper endoscopy on satisfaction in patients with previously uninvestigated dyspepsia. Gastrointest Endosc (2003) 0.90
Diabetes mellitus, smoking, and the risk for asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease: whom should we screen? J Am Board Fam Pract (2005) 0.90
Etiology of thrombocytosis in a general medicine population: analysis of 801 cases with emphasis on infectious causes. J Clin Med Res (2012) 0.88
Children with chronic illness return to their baseline functional status after organ dysfunction on the first day of admission in the pediatric intensive care unit. J Pediatr (2010) 0.87
Open versus endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in VA hospitals. J Am Coll Surg (2006) 0.87
Basal joint osteoarthritis of the thumb: ligament reconstruction and tendon interposition versus hematoma distraction arthroplasty. J Hand Surg Am (2010) 0.87
Prescription patterns of psychotropic medications in elderly compared with younger participants who achieved a "recovered" status in the systematic treatment enhancement program for bipolar disorder. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry (2008) 0.87
Waist circumference predicts increased complications in rectal cancer surgery. J Gastrointest Surg (2010) 0.86
Reductions in Sepsis Mortality and Costs After Design and Implementation of a Nurse-Based Early Recognition and Response Program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf (2015) 0.86
Familial aggregation of prostate cancer in African-Americans and white Americans. Prostate (2003) 0.85
Survival in hepatitis C and HIV co-infection: a cohort study of hospitalized veterans. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2005) 0.85
Surgeon-specific performance reports in general surgery: an observational study of initial implementation and adoption. J Am Coll Surg (2013) 0.85
Effect of clinical characteristics on cognitive performance in service members and veterans with histories of blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj (2014) 0.84
Characteristics of depressed and nondepressed women with physical disabilities. Arch Phys Med Rehabil (2005) 0.84
Process of care and outcomes in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 0.83
Benefits of antithrombotic therapy after infrainguinal bypass grafting: a meta-analysis. Am J Med (2004) 0.83
Development and validation of a measure for intention to adhere to HIV treatment. AIDS Patient Care STDS (2012) 0.83
Strategic opportunities in the oversight of the U.S. hospital accreditation system. Health Policy (2005) 0.83
Associations between the impact of terrorism and health perceptions of patients. Int J Psychiatry Med (2005) 0.83
Performing coronary artery bypass grafting off-pump may compromise long-term survival in a veteran population. Ann Thorac Surg (2013) 0.82
A Spanish translation of the Walking Impairment Questionnaire was validated for patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 0.82
Conflicts among multinational ethical and scientific standards for clinical trials of therapeutic interventions. J Law Med Ethics (2012) 0.82
Incidence, Predictors, and Impact of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Military Veterans. Tex Heart Inst J (2016) 0.81
Ethnicity and peripheral arterial disease. Mayo Clin Proc (2005) 0.81
Bacteremia and mortality with urinary catheter-associated bacteriuria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol (2013) 0.81