Published in BMJ on January 19, 2004
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Lithium and motor vehicle crashes: perhaps bipolar disorder is the risk, not its treatment. BMJ (2004) 0.75
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Use of gastric acid-suppressive agents and the risk of community-acquired Clostridium difficile-associated disease. JAMA (2005) 6.87
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Dopamine agonists and the risk of cardiac-valve regurgitation. N Engl J Med (2007) 6.23
Lower estimated glomerular filtration rate and higher albuminuria are associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. A collaborative meta-analysis of high-risk population cohorts. Kidney Int (2011) 5.47
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
When laboratories report estimated glomerular filtration rates in addition to serum creatinines, nephrology consults increase. Kidney Int (2009) 3.70
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
Association between glycemic control and adverse outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a population-based cohort study. Arch Intern Med (2011) 3.13
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
The risk of hospitalized infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol (2008) 2.60
Nocturnal hemodialysis does not improve overall measures of quality of life compared to conventional hemodialysis. Kidney Int (2008) 2.56
Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 2.54
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
Efficacy of statins for primary prevention in people at low cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis. CMAJ (2011) 2.40
Association between LDL-C and risk of myocardial infarction in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 2.34
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
Ultrasound monitoring to detect access stenosis in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 2.24
Population based screening for chronic kidney disease: cost effectiveness study. BMJ (2010) 2.19
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
Drug drug interactions between antithrombotic medications and the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding. CMAJ (2007) 2.02
The 2007 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part 2 - therapy. Can J Cardiol (2007) 2.01
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
Associations among estimated glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.89
The nested case-control study in cardiology. Am Heart J (2003) 1.84
Efficacy and safety of cognitive enhancers for patients with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ (2013) 1.82
Gender differences in survival following hospitalisation for COPD. Thorax (2010) 1.73
Changes in survival among elderly patients initiating dialysis from 1990 to 1999. CMAJ (2007) 1.70
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
Measuring agreement of administrative data with chart data using prevalence unadjusted and adjusted kappa. BMC Med Res Methodol (2009) 1.62
A cluster randomized trial of an enhanced eGFR prompt in chronic kidney disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 1.57
Benefits and harms of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents for anemia related to cancer: a meta-analysis. CMAJ (2009) 1.57
Death and renal transplantation among Aboriginal people undergoing dialysis. CMAJ (2004) 1.56
Association between proximity to the attending nephrologist and mortality among patients receiving hemodialysis. 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
Residence location and likelihood of kidney transplantation. CMAJ (2006) 1.49
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
The 2004 Canadian recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part II--Therapy. Can J Cardiol (2004) 1.46
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
Quality-of-care indicators among remote-dwelling hemodialysis patients: a cohort study. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 1.43
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 2009 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: Part 2--therapy. Can J Cardiol (2009) 1.42
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
Metformin and the incidence of prostate cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2010) 1.39
Antibiotics in primary prevention of stroke in the elderly. Stroke (2003) 1.39
Histopathologic features aid in predicting risk for progression of IgA nephropathy. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2010) 1.39
Macrolide therapy for Chlamydia pneumoniae in the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pharmacotherapy (2004) 1.39
Cyclooxygenase-2 selective nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of ischemic stroke: a nested case-control study. Stroke (2006) 1.38
Exposing the weaknesses: a systematic review of azathioprine efficacy in ulcerative colitis. Dig Dis Sci (2008) 1.38
Androgen-deprivation therapy and the risk of stroke in patients with prostate cancer. Eur Urol (2011) 1.37
Association between AKI, recovery of renal function, and long-term outcomes after hospital discharge. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2012) 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 development, evolution, and modifications of ICD-10: challenges to the international comparability of morbidity data. Med Care (2010) 1.27
CNODES: the Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies. Open Med (2012) 1.26
The 2008 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part 2 - therapy. Can J Cardiol (2008) 1.25
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
Trace elements in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Med (2009) 1.21
Association Between Incretin-Based Drugs and the Risk of Acute Pancreatitis. JAMA Intern Med (2016) 1.21
An economic evaluation of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis (2010) 1.20
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
The effects of nocturnal compared with conventional hemodialysis on mineral metabolism: A randomized-controlled trial. Hemodial Int (2009) 1.17
Lessons learned from the design and implementation of myocardial infarction adjudication tailored for HIV clinical cohorts. Am J Epidemiol (2014) 1.14
Reporting of the estimated glomerular filtration rate was associated with increased use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin-II receptor blockers in CKD. Kidney Int (2012) 1.13
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
The role of global risk assessment in hypertension therapy. Can J Cardiol (2006) 1.12
Outcomes after acute myocardial infarction in South Asian, Chinese, and white patients. Circulation (2010) 1.11
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