Published in JAMA on October 08, 2003
A review of the application of propensity score methods yielded increasing use, advantages in specific settings, but not substantially different estimates compared with conventional multivariable methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 7.31
Comparison of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and risk factors in unselected populations in Germany and US-America. Atherosclerosis (2007) 1.58
Applying propensity score methods in medical research: pitfalls and prospects. Med Care Res Rev (2010) 1.27
Quantile Stratification Based on a Misspecified Propensity Score in Longitudinal Treatment Effectiveness Analyses of Ordinal Doses. Comput Stat Data Anal (2007) 0.91
The association between short interpregnancy interval and preterm birth in Louisiana: a comparison of methods. Matern Child Health J (2013) 0.81
Methodological approaches to population based research of screening procedures in the presence of selection bias and exposure measurement error: colonoscopy and colorectal cancer outcomes in Ontario. BMC Med Res Methodol (2013) 0.81
Coronary care medicine: it's not your father's CCU anymore. Trans Am Clin Climatol Assoc (2004) 0.76
Cardiological Society of India: Position statement for the management of ST elevation myocardial infarction in India. Indian Heart J (2017) 0.75
Impact of Chronic Total Occlusion in a Noninfarct-related Artery on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Medicine (Baltimore) (2016) 0.75
A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer. Nat Genet (2007) 22.96
Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24. Nat Genet (2007) 21.18
Multiple loci identified in a genome-wide association study of prostate cancer. Nat Genet (2008) 17.65
NAT2 slow acetylation, GSTM1 null genotype, and risk of bladder cancer: results from the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study and meta-analyses. Lancet (2005) 5.01
SNP500Cancer: a public resource for sequence validation, assay development, and frequency analysis for genetic variation in candidate genes. Nucleic Acids Res (2006) 4.63
A randomized controlled trial of multi-slice coronary computed tomography for evaluation of acute chest pain. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 3.83
SNP500Cancer: a public resource for sequence validation and assay development for genetic variation in candidate genes. Nucleic Acids Res (2004) 3.47
Number of coronary heart disease risk factors and mortality in patients with first myocardial infarction. JAMA (2011) 3.44
Characterization of connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension from REVEAL: identifying systemic sclerosis as a unique phenotype. Chest (2010) 2.35
Sex differences in mortality after acute myocardial infarction: changes from 1994 to 2006. Arch Intern Med (2009) 2.09
Cytokine polymorphisms in the Th1/Th2 pathway and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood (2006) 2.06
Polymorphisms in DNA double-strand break repair genes and risk of breast cancer: two population-based studies in USA and Poland, and meta-analyses. Hum Genet (2006) 2.02
Widespread purifying selection at polymorphic sites in human protein-coding loci. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2003) 2.01
Pooled analysis of genetic variation at chromosome 8q24 and colorectal neoplasia risk. Hum Mol Genet (2008) 1.96
Hair dye use, genetic variation in N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2), and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis (2007) 1.94
Trends in quality of care for patients with acute myocardial infarction in the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction from 1990 to 2006. Am Heart J (2008) 1.81
Use of emergency medical services in acute myocardial infarction and subsequent quality of care: observations from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2. Circulation (2002) 1.76
Large-scale evaluation of candidate genes identifies associations between VEGF polymorphisms and bladder cancer risk. PLoS Genet (2007) 1.68
An emergency department observation unit protocol for acute-onset atrial fibrillation is feasible. Ann Emerg Med (2002) 1.58
Functional variant of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2 V16A) polymorphism is associated with prostate cancer risk in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 1.58
Subclinical hypertensive heart disease in black patients with elevated blood pressure in an inner-city emergency department. Ann Emerg Med (2012) 1.54
Prevalence in the United States of selected candidate gene variants: Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1991-1994. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 1.53
Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma among women in Connecticut. Hum Genet (2006) 1.47
Oxidative damage-related genes AKR1C3 and OGG1 modulate risks for lung cancer due to exposure to PAH-rich coal combustion emissions. Carcinogenesis (2004) 1.47
Is there a benefit to early angiography in patients with ST-segment depression myocardial infarction? An observational study. Am Heart J (2002) 1.44
Outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Detroit. Resuscitation (2006) 1.44
Association of bleeding and in-hospital mortality in black and white patients with st-segment-elevation myocardial infarction receiving reperfusion. Circulation (2012) 1.44
Genetic variations in CC chemokine receptors and hypertension. Am J Hypertens (2006) 1.43
Genetic variation in the nucleotide excision repair pathway and bladder cancer risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2006) 1.43
The diagnostic accuracy of 64-slice computed tomography coronary angiography compared with stress nuclear imaging in emergency department low-risk chest pain patients. Ann Emerg Med (2006) 1.40
National study of emergency department observation services. Acad Emerg Med (2011) 1.39
Genetic polymorphisms in base-excision repair pathway genes and risk of breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2006) 1.34
Genetic variation in the base excision repair pathway and bladder cancer risk. Hum Genet (2007) 1.33
Polymorphisms in the DNA nucleotide excision repair genes and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, China. Int J Cancer (2005) 1.32
Genetic variants in caspase genes and susceptibility to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis (2006) 1.32
Genetic polymorphisms in the one-carbon metabolism pathway and breast cancer risk: a population-based case-control study and meta-analyses. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.28
Variant in sex hormone-binding globulin gene and the risk of prostate cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 1.27
Ovarian cancer risk and common variation in the sex hormone-binding globulin gene: a population-based case-control study. BMC Cancer (2007) 1.27
Protocol-driven emergency department observation units offer savings, shorter stays, and reduced admissions. Health Aff (Millwood) (2013) 1.26
Hospital outcomes in patients presenting with congestive heart failure complicating acute myocardial infarction: a report from the Second National Registry of Myocardial Infarction (NRMI-2). J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.24
Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) gene polymorphisms and risk of biliary tract cancer and gallstones: a population-based study in Shanghai, China. Carcinogenesis (2005) 1.23
Evaluation of genetic variation in the double-strand break repair pathway and bladder cancer risk. Carcinogenesis (2007) 1.21
Acute reperfusion therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction from 1994-2003. Am J Med (2007) 1.18
Polymorphisms in cytokine and cellular adhesion molecule genes and susceptibility to hematotoxicity among workers exposed to benzene. Cancer Res (2005) 1.16
Polymorphisms in one-carbon metabolism and trans-sulfuration pathway genes and susceptibility to bladder cancer. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.16
Polymorphisms in oxidative stress genes and risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis (2006) 1.16
Successful genome-wide scan in paired blood and buccal samples. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 1.16
Genetic variation in base excision repair genes and the prevalence of advanced colorectal adenoma. Cancer Res (2007) 1.15
Variants in inflammation genes and the risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based study in China. Cancer Res (2008) 1.14
Palliative emergency medicine: resuscitating comfort care? Ann Emerg Med (2009) 1.14
Genetic variation in N-acetyltransferase 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2) and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Pharmacogenet Genomics (2006) 1.12
Common genetic variation in TP53 and its flanking genes, WDR79 and ATP1B2, and susceptibility to breast cancer. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.12
Bladder cancer risk and genetic variation in AKR1C3 and other metabolizing genes. Carcinogenesis (2008) 1.11
Relation of age and race with hospital death after acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J (2004) 1.10
Genetic variation in tumor necrosis factor and lymphotoxin-alpha (TNF-LTA) and breast cancer risk. Hum Genet (2007) 1.10
Phase I metabolic genes and risk of lung cancer: multiple polymorphisms and mRNA expression. PLoS One (2009) 1.08
Genetic variation in the sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters, SLC23A1, and SLC23A2 and risk for preterm delivery. Am J Epidemiol (2005) 1.08
Nucleotide excision repair gene polymorphisms and risk of advanced colorectal adenoma: XPC polymorphisms modify smoking-related risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2006) 1.07
Treatment of severe decompensated heart failure with high-dose intravenous nitroglycerin: a feasibility and outcome analysis. Ann Emerg Med (2007) 1.07
Effects of natural selection on interpopulation divergence at polymorphic sites in human protein-coding Loci. Genetics (2005) 1.07
Polymorphisms in folate metabolic genes and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, China. Lung Cancer (2005) 1.05
Polymorphisms in the DNA base excision repair genes APEX1 and XRCC1 and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, China. Anticancer Res (2005) 1.04
Green tea consumption, genetic susceptibility, PAH-rich smoky coal, and the risk of lung cancer. Mutat Res (2005) 1.03
Polymorphisms in genes involved in DNA double-strand break repair pathway and susceptibility to benzene-induced hematotoxicity. Carcinogenesis (2006) 1.02
Polymorphisms in immunoregulatory genes, smoky coal exposure and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, China. Carcinogenesis (2007) 1.02
Polymorphisms of genes in the lipid metabolism pathway and risk of biliary tract cancers and stones: a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, China. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2008) 1.01
Effect of cuts in Medicare reimbursement on process and outcome of care for acute myocardial infarction patients. Circulation (2005) 1.01
Comparison of mortality benefit of immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2007) 1.01
High level of functional polymorphism indicates a unique role of natural selection at human immune system loci. Immunogenetics (2005) 0.98
Caspase polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to multiple myeloma. Hematol Oncol (2008) 0.98
The association between white blood cell count and acute myocardial infarction in-hospital mortality: findings from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction. Acad Emerg Med (2004) 0.97
Genetic variation in sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters SLC23A1 and SLC23A2 and risk of advanced colorectal adenoma. Nutr Cancer (2008) 0.96
DRD2 genetic variation in relation to smoking and obesity in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Pharmacogenet Genomics (2006) 0.96
Genotype frequency and F ST analysis of polymorphisms in immunoregulatory genes in Chinese and Caucasian populations. Immunogenetics (2007) 0.96
Unique predictors of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension associated with systemic sclerosis in the REVEAL registry. Chest (2014) 0.96
The feasibility of Rubidium-82 positron emission tomography stress testing in low-risk chest pain protocol patients. Crit Pathw Cardiol (2011) 0.95
Common genetic variation in GATA-binding protein 3 and differential susceptibility to breast cancer by estrogen receptor alpha tumor status. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 0.94
Genetic variation of Cytochrome P450 1B1 (CYP1B1) and risk of breast cancer among Polish women. Pharmacogenet Genomics (2006) 0.93
The mannose-binding lectin (MBL2) haplotype and breast cancer: an association study in African-American and Caucasian women. Carcinogenesis (2006) 0.90
Polymorphic variants in alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase and prostate cancer. Prostate (2007) 0.89
A percutaneous coronary intervention-thrombolytic predictive instrument to assist choosing between immediate thrombolytic therapy versus delayed primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol (2008) 0.89
Comprehensive assessment of genetic variation of catechol-O-methyltransferase and breast cancer risk. Cancer Res (2006) 0.89
Atherosclerotic risk factors and their association with hospital mortality among patients with first myocardial infarction (from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction). Am J Cardiol (2012) 0.89
An analysis of genetic variation across the MBL2 locus in Dutch Caucasians indicates that 3' haplotypes could modify circulating levels of mannose-binding lectin. Hum Genet (2005) 0.88
Variants in the alpha-Methylacyl-CoA racemase gene and the association with advanced distal colorectal adenoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 0.88
Glucose-insulin-potassium infusion and mortality in the CREATE-ECLA trial. JAMA (2005) 0.87
Polymorphisms in cytokine genes and risk of Helicobacter pylori infection among Jamaican children. Helicobacter (2006) 0.87
Insulin resistance-related genes and advanced left-sided colorectal adenoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 0.87
Smoky coal exposure, NBS1 polymorphisms, p53 protein accumulation, and lung cancer risk in Xuan Wei, China. Lung Cancer (2005) 0.87
Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFB1) gene polymorphisms and risk of advanced colorectal adenoma. Carcinogenesis (2007) 0.86
Critical pathways for management of patients with acute coronary syndromes: an assessment by the National Heart Attack Alert Program. Am Heart J (2002) 0.85
Cyclin D1 splice variant and risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hum Genet (2006) 0.85
Risk of sudden versus nonsudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease. Am Heart J (2002) 0.85
Challenges in predicting the need for coronary artery bypass grafting at presentation in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Am J Cardiol (2006) 0.84
A case-control investigation of immune function gene polymorphisms and risk of testicular germ cell tumors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 0.83
Genome-wide SNP typing reveals signatures of population history. Genomics (2008) 0.83
Lack of association of transforming growth factor-beta1 polymorphisms and haplotypes with prostate cancer risk in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 0.83
Untreated hypercholesterolemia in an emergency department chest pain observation unit population. Acad Emerg Med (2002) 0.82