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Nonfatal injuries among US children with disabling conditions. Am J Public Health (2005) 1.14

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Relationship of meeting physical activity guidelines with health-related utility. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2014) 0.82

The theory and practice of active aging. Curr Gerontol Geriatr Res (2012) 0.79

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Forecasting the effects of obesity and smoking on U.S. life expectancy. N Engl J Med (2009) 5.64

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Prescription drug spending trends in the United States: looking beyond the turning point. Health Aff (Millwood) (2008) 2.37

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Explaining racial differences in prostate cancer mortality. Cancer (2012) 1.82

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Comparison of trends in US health-related quality of life over the 2000s using the SF-6D, HALex, EQ-5D, and EQ-5D visual analog scale versus a broader set of symptoms and impairments. Med Care (2014) 1.41

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Increased spending on health care: long-term implications for the nation. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 1.23

Trends in thrombolytic use for ischemic stroke in the United States. J Hosp Med (2010) 1.19

The ACO rules--striking the balance between participation and transformative potential. N Engl J Med (2011) 1.18

The impact of symptoms and impairments on overall health in US national health data. Med Care (2008) 1.11

The value of medical interventions for lung cancer in the elderly: results from SEER-CMHSF. Cancer (2007) 1.04

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The value of coronary heart disease care for the elderly: 1987-2002. Health Aff (Millwood) (2007) 0.88

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Trends in mortality and medical spending in patients hospitalized for community-acquired pneumonia: 1993-2005. Med Care (2010) 0.84

Medical spending differences in the United States and Canada: the role of prices, procedures, and administrative expenses. Inquiry (2010) 0.84

Ultraviolet index and racial differences in prostate cancer incidence and mortality. Cancer (2013) 0.82

Policy makers will need a way to update bundled payments that reflects highly skewed spending growth of various care episodes. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 0.80

Potential consequences of reforming Medicare into a competitive bidding system. JAMA (2012) 0.78

The 'graying' of group health insurance. Health Aff (Millwood) (2006) 0.78

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Why health reform will bend the cost curve. Issue Brief (Commonw Fund) (2009) 0.78

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Recent national trends in acute myocardial infarction hospitalizations in Medicare: shrinking declines and growing disparities. Epidemiology (2015) 0.75

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