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1 Health-related quality of life in patients served by the Department of Veterans Affairs: results from the Veterans Health Study. Arch Intern Med 1998 4.07
2 Relations of vitamin B-12, vitamin B-6, folate, and homocysteine to cognitive performance in the Normative Aging Study. Am J Clin Nutr 1996 3.42
3 Passive smoking, gas cooking, and respiratory health of children living in six cities. Am Rev Respir Dis 1984 3.32
4 Is worrying bad for your heart? A prospective study of worry and coronary heart disease in the Normative Aging Study. Circulation 1997 2.43
5 Cumulative and reversible effects of lifetime smoking on simple tests of lung function in adults. Am Rev Respir Dis 1988 2.05
6 Physician-diagnosed medical disorders in relation to PTSD symptoms in older male military veterans. Health Psychol 2000 1.78
7 Distribution of forced expiratory volume in one second and forced vital capacity in healthy, white, adult never-smokers in six U.S. cities. Am Rev Respir Dis 1985 1.64
8 Prospective study of a self-report type A scale and risk of coronary heart disease: test of the MMPI-2 type A scale. Circulation 1998 1.60
9 Optimism and depression as predictors of physical and mental health functioning: the Normative Aging Study. Ann Behav Med 2000 1.59
10 Mental disorders and mental health treatment among U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs outpatients: the Veterans Health Study. Am J Psychiatry 1999 1.56
11 Combat exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, and health behaviors as predictors of self-reported physical health in older veterans. J Nerv Ment Dis 1999 1.55
12 Relations of bone and blood lead to cognitive function: the VA Normative Aging Study. Neurotoxicol Teratol 1998 1.50
13 Increased preventive practices lead to greater tooth retention. J Dent Res 2003 1.42
14 D-E-N-T-A-L: a rapid self-administered screening instrument to promote referrals for further evaluation in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc 1996 1.40
15 Stroke risk predicts verbal fluency decline in healthy older men: evidence from the normative aging study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2001 1.36
16 Self-reported and clinical oral health in users of VA health care. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2001 1.32
17 Age, cohort and period effects on alcohol consumption and problem drinking: findings from the Normative Aging Study. J Stud Alcohol 1998 1.26
18 A prospective study of anger and coronary heart disease. The Normative Aging Study. Circulation 1996 1.24
19 Vulnerability and resilience to combat exposure: can stress have lifelong effects? Psychol Aging 1994 1.17
20 Assessing oral health-related quality of life: findings from the normative aging study. Med Care 1996 1.14
21 Age differences in stress, coping, and appraisal: findings from the Normative Aging Study. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 1996 1.14
22 Hostility and the metabolic syndrome in older males: the normative aging study. Psychosom Med 2000 1.07
23 Pediatric oral health-related quality of life improvement after treatment of early childhood caries: a prospective multisite study. J Dent Child (Chic) 2010 1.02
24 The interaction of patient perception of overmedication with drug compliance and side effects. J Gen Intern Med 1998 1.02
25 Longitudinal findings from the Normative Aging Study: III. Personality, individual health trajectories, and mortality. Psychol Aging 2001 1.02
26 Effects of passive smoking on health of children. Environ Health Perspect 1985 0.98
27 Construct validation of optimism and pessimism in older men: findings from the normative aging study. Health Psychol 1993 0.98
28 6450 nm wavelength tissue ablation using a nanosecond laser based on difference frequency mixing and stimulated Raman scattering. Opt Lett 2007 0.96
29 Symptoms and weight loss in patients with gastrointestinal and lung cancer at presentation. Support Care Cancer 2006 0.94
30 Negative affectivity and health-related quality of life. Med Care 2000 0.94
31 Change in social support after retirement: longitudinal findings from the Normative Aging Study. J Gerontol 1993 0.94
32 Delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase polymorphism and the relation between low level lead exposure and the Mini-Mental Status Examination in older men: the Normative Aging Study. Occup Environ Med 2006 0.92
33 Respiratory muscle dysfunction in hereditary motor sensory neuropathy, type I. Arch Intern Med 1988 0.92
34 Personality, family history, and alcohol use among older men: the VA Normative Aging Study. Alcohol Clin Exp Res 2000 0.91
35 Resilience and reduced c-Fos expression in P2X7 receptor knockout mice exposed to repeated forced swim test. Neuroscience 2011 0.91
36 Does emotionality predict stress? Findings from the normative aging study. J Pers Soc Psychol 1989 0.91
37 Explaining discrepancies between longitudinal and cross-sectional models. J Chronic Dis 1986 0.90
38 A longitudinal study of the association between tooth loss and age-related hearing loss. Spec Care Dentist 2001 0.90
39 A genome screen of successful aging without cognitive decline identifies LRP1B by haplotype analysis. Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet 2010 0.89
40 Physical symptom trajectories following trauma exposure: longitudinal findings from the normative aging study. J Nerv Ment Dis 1998 0.89
41 Perseveration in Alzheimer's disease. Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord 2007 0.87
42 Longitudinal findings from the normative aging study: 1. Does mental health change with age? Psychol Aging 1989 0.87
43 Simple nutritional intervention in patients with advanced cancers of the gastrointestinal tract, non-small cell lung cancers or mesothelioma and weight loss receiving chemotherapy: a randomised controlled trial. J Hum Nutr Diet 2011 0.87
44 Genetic counseling of isolated carriers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Am J Med Genet 1996 0.86
45 Evaluating a measure of the five-factor model of personality. Assessment 1998 0.84
46 The effects of the Columbia shuttle disaster on the daily lives of older adults: findings from the VA Normative Aging Study. Aging Ment Health 2006 0.83
47 A review of the evidence for the impact of improving nutritional care on nutritional and clinical outcomes and cost. J Hum Nutr Diet 2009 0.83
48 Is negative affectivity associated with oral quality of life? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2001 0.82
49 Calcium homeostasis influences radiological fracture healing in postmenopausal women. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 2012 0.81
50 Personality and aging: a study of the MMPI-2 among older men. Psychol Aging 1991 0.80
51 Emotionality and mental health: longitudinal findings from the normative aging study. J Abnorm Psychol 1988 0.80
52 Symptom severity of osteoarthritis of the knee: a patient-based measure developed in the veterans health study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1998 0.78
53 SES and oral health status in an elderly population. Ann N Y Acad Sci 1999 0.78
54 Oligodendroglial lamellar inclusions. Arch Neurol 1968 0.77
55 Some biophysical properties of the erythrocyte membrane in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Neurol Sci 1986 0.76
56 Supporting parents who wish to breastfeed twins. Health Visit 1992 0.76
57 Sensory neuropathy with onion-bulb formation. Report of a case with onset in infancy. Am J Dis Child 1978 0.75
58 How I became a breast feeding counsellor with the National Childbirth Trust. Health Visit 1982 0.75
59 Infant feeding: fads and fashions. Community Outlook 1988 0.75
60 Preventive dental behaviors and their association with oral health status in older white men. J Dent Res 1999 0.75
61 Thymic peptides, stress, and depressive symptoms in older men: a comparison of different statistical techniques for small samples. Brain Behav Immun 1991 0.75
62 Maternal and child health in the USSR. Health Visit 1990 0.75
63 Promoting breastfeeding in a hospital neonatal unit. Health Visit 1994 0.75
64 Propranolol-induced myotonia. Mt Sinai J Med 1984 0.75
65 Breastfeeding: counsellors can help. Community Outlook 1984 0.75
66 Oral health of ambulatory care patients. Mil Med 2001 0.75
67 Utilization management in the small group insurance market. Qual Assur Util Rev 1989 0.75
68 The fate of transposed immature muscle and its clinical application. Ann Plast Surg 1986 0.75
69 Use of brain scans. Am J Dis Child 1967 0.75