Published in Stroke on August 07, 2003
Correlation of drug utilisation and morbidity at the municipality level. High use of antibiotics associated with low use of antihypertensives. Eur J Clin Pharmacol (2006) 1.38
Common infections and the risk of stroke. Nat Rev Neurol (2010) 1.29
Editorial comment--Antibiotics and stroke. Stroke (2003) 0.75
Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease. JAMA (2005) 6.87
Renal and retinal effects of enalapril and losartan in type 1 diabetes. N Engl J Med (2009) 6.75
Dopamine agonists and the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.23
Use of statins and the risk of death in patients with prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol (2013) 5.28
Inhaled corticosteroid use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2007) 3.94
The use of pioglitazone and the risk of bladder cancer in people with type 2 diabetes: nested case-control study. BMJ (2012) 3.82
Long-term use of antidepressants for depressive disorders and the risk of diabetes mellitus. Am J Psychiatry (2009) 3.33
Proton pump inhibitor use and risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease defined by prescription for oral vancomycin therapy. CMAJ (2006) 3.18
Androgen deprivation therapy and risk of acute kidney injury in patients with prostate cancer. JAMA (2013) 3.16
Problem of immortal time bias in cohort studies: example using statins for preventing progression of diabetes. BMJ (2010) 3.09
A meta-analysis of the incidence of malignancy in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther (2008) 2.87
Hepatitis B vaccine and the risk of CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood. Neurology (2008) 2.87
Bronchodilator use and the risk of arrhythmia in COPD: part 1: Saskatchewan cohort study. Chest (2012) 2.65
ACE-I and ARBs in early diabetic nephropathy. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst (2002) 2.64
Should meta-analyses of interventions include observational studies in addition to randomized controlled trials? A critical examination of underlying principles. Am J Epidemiol (2007) 2.64
The risk of hospitalized infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol (2008) 2.60
Use of venlafaxine compared with other antidepressants and the risk of sudden cardiac death or near death: a nested case-control study. BMJ (2010) 2.40
Use of first- and second-generation cyclooxygenase-2-selective nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and risk of acute myocardial infarction. Circulation (2006) 2.34
Antirheumatic drugs and the risk of tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis (2006) 2.29
Fluoroquinolones and the risk of serious arrhythmia: a population-based study. Clin Infect Dis (2012) 2.17
The risk of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the United States and the United Kingdom. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 2.16
Association between timeliness of reperfusion therapy and clinical outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction. JAMA (2010) 2.04
Drug drug interactions between antithrombotic medications and the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. CMAJ (2007) 2.02
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in COPD. Chest (2005) 2.01
Benzodiazepines and elderly drivers: a comparison of pharmacoepidemiological study designs. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2007) 1.98
Hepatitis B vaccination and the risk of childhood-onset multiple sclerosis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2007) 1.96
Discontinuation of statin therapy following an acute myocardial infarction: a population-based study. Eur Heart J (2008) 1.94
Patterns of antibiotic use and risk of hospital admission because of Clostridium difficile infection. CMAJ (2008) 1.91
Natural history of multiple sclerosis with childhood onset. N Engl J Med (2007) 1.89
The nested case-control study in cardiology. Am Heart J (2003) 1.84
Gender differences in survival following hospitalisation for COPD. Thorax (2010) 1.73
The early natural history of nephropathy in Type 1 Diabetes: III. Predictors of 5-year urinary albumin excretion rate patterns in initially normoalbuminuric patients. Diabetes (2005) 1.67
The use of inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of adrenal insufficiency. Eur Respir J (2012) 1.67
Inhaled corticosteroids and the risks of diabetes onset and progression. Am J Med (2010) 1.66
Increasing burden of treatment in the acute coronary syndromes: is it justified? Lancet (2003) 1.65
Absence of association between infectious agents and endothelial function in healthy young men. Circulation (2003) 1.60
Testing for HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. CMAJ (2007) 1.53
The concurrent use of antithrombotic therapies and the risk of bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation. Thromb Haemost (2013) 1.53
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis cohort study: prognostic factors for relapse. Eur J Paediatr Neurol (2006) 1.49
First episode of acute CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood: prognostic factors for multiple sclerosis and disability. J Pediatr (2004) 1.48
A systematic review and meta-analysis of surgical outcomes following mitral valve surgery in octogenarians: implications for transcatheter mitral valve interventions. EuroIntervention (2014) 1.48
The utility of the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) asthma measure to predict asthma-related outcomes. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2004) 1.44
Use of lithium and the risk of injurious motor vehicle crash in elderly adults: case-control study nested within a cohort. BMJ (2004) 1.44
Immediate and delayed impact of oral glucocorticoid therapy on risk of serious infection in older patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a nested case-control analysis. Ann Rheum Dis (2012) 1.43
The use of metformin and the incidence of lung cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.42
Bronchodilator use and the risk of arrhythmia in COPD: part 2: reassessment in the larger Quebec cohort. Chest (2012) 1.42
The relationship of diabetic retinopathy to preclinical diabetic glomerulopathy lesions in type 1 diabetic patients: the Renin-Angiotensin System Study. Diabetes (2005) 1.40
Numbers needed to treat (needlessly?). Lancet (2005) 1.40
Risk of Lymphoma, Colorectal and Skin Cancer in Patients with IBD Treated with Immunomodulators and Biologics: A Quebec Claims Database Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2015) 1.40
Metformin and the incidence of prostate cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2010) 1.39
Cyclooxygenase-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of ischemic stroke: a nested case-control study. Stroke (2006) 1.38
Androgen-deprivation therapy and the risk of stroke in patients with prostate cancer. Eur Urol (2011) 1.37
Point: were industry-sponsored roflumilast trials appropriate? Yes. Chest (2014) 1.36
Transdermal and oral hormone replacement therapy and the risk of stroke: a nested case-control study. BMJ (2010) 1.32
MRI prognostic factors for relapse after acute CNS inflammatory demyelination in childhood. Brain (2004) 1.31
Incretin based drugs and risk of acute pancreatitis in patients with type 2 diabetes: cohort study. BMJ (2014) 1.27
The impact of hepatitis C virus coinfection on HIV progression before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2003) 1.24
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and the risk of severe skin and soft tissue complications in patients with varicella or zoster disease. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2008) 1.23
Incidence of and mortality from venous thromboembolism in a real-world population: the Q-VTE Study Cohort. Am J Med (2013) 1.22
The case-crossover study design in pharmacoepidemiology. Stat Methods Med Res (2008) 1.21
Association Between Incretin-Based Drugs and the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis. JAMA Intern Med (2016) 1.21
Peering at peer review revealed high degree of chance associated with funding of grant applications. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 1.21
Trends in the prescription of anti-diabetic medications in the United Kingdom: a population-based analysis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2009) 1.19
Mortality after infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) diagnosed in the community. BMC Med (2008) 1.18
Lifestyle variables and the risk of myocardial infarction in the general practice research database. BMC Cardiovasc Disord (2007) 1.12
Risks of pneumonia in patients with asthma taking inhaled corticosteroids. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 1.12
Rheumatoid arthritis, its treatments, and the risk of tuberculosis in Quebec, Canada. Arthritis Rheum (2009) 1.10
Hematologic malignant neoplasms after drug exposure in rheumatoid arthritis. Arch Intern Med (2008) 1.09
Secular trends of antibacterial prescribing in UK paediatric primary care. J Antimicrob Chemother (2010) 1.08
Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) as screening tools for cardiovascular risk factors in Guadeloupean women. J Clin Epidemiol (2002) 1.06
Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease, UK. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 1.06
The association between systemic glucocorticoid therapy and the risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: systematic review and meta-analyses. Arthritis Res Ther (2011) 1.04
Gastro-intestinal haemorrhage risks of selective serotonin receptor antagonist therapy: a new look. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2008) 1.02
Parental smoking at home and the risk of childhood-onset multiple sclerosis in children. Brain (2007) 1.01
Demyelinating events in rheumatoid arthritis after drug exposures. Ann Rheum Dis (2009) 1.00
Estrogen therapy and risk of cognitive decline: results from the Women's Estrogen for Stroke Trial (WEST). Am J Obstet Gynecol (2005) 1.00
Warfarin use and the risk of motor vehicle crash in older drivers. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2006) 1.00
Effects of duration and age at onset of type 1 diabetes on preclinical manifestations of nephropathy. Diabetes (2003) 0.99
A randomized trial of two home-based exercise programmes to improve functional walking post-stroke. Clin Rehabil (2013) 0.99
Anti-diabetic drug use and the risk of motor vehicle crash in the elderly. Can J Clin Pharmacol (2006) 0.98
Prognosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension: the power of clinical registries of rare diseases. Circulation (2010) 0.98
Exclusion of immortal person-time. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2008) 0.98
Infections requiring hospitalization in the abatacept clinical development program: an epidemiological assessment. Arthritis Res Ther (2010) 0.97
Combined oral contraceptive use and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum (2009) 0.96
The relation of ambulatory blood pressure and pulse rate to retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus: the renin-angiotensin system study. Ophthalmology (2006) 0.96
Simvastatin in moderate-to-severe COPD. N Engl J Med (2014) 0.96
Epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Québec: recent trends. Inflamm Bowel Dis (2014) 0.96
Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United Kingdom. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 0.95
Long-term use of antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2008) 0.95
Hormone therapy administration in postmenopausal women and risk of stroke. Womens Health (Lond Engl) (2011) 0.94