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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Atrial fibrillation in patients with cryptogenic stroke.
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N Engl J Med
|
2014
|
6.73
|
|
2
|
Adherence with statin therapy in elderly patients with and without acute coronary syndromes.
|
JAMA
|
2002
|
6.30
|
|
3
|
Statins and sepsis in patients with cardiovascular disease: a population-based cohort analysis.
|
Lancet
|
2006
|
4.42
|
|
4
|
Statin toxicity from macrolide antibiotic coprescription: a population-based cohort study.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2013
|
4.35
|
|
5
|
Drug-drug interactions among elderly patients hospitalized for drug toxicity.
|
JAMA
|
2003
|
4.00
|
|
6
|
Atypical antipsychotics and risk of cerebrovascular accidents.
|
Am J Psychiatry
|
2004
|
3.71
|
|
7
|
Lipid-lowering therapy with statins in high-risk elderly patients: the treatment-risk paradox.
|
JAMA
|
2004
|
3.61
|
|
8
|
Effect of socioeconomic status on treatment and mortality after stroke.
|
Stroke
|
2002
|
3.44
|
|
9
|
The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2012
|
3.10
|
|
10
|
The frequency and characteristics of dietary supplement recalls in the United States.
|
JAMA Intern Med
|
2013
|
2.81
|
|
11
|
Gaps in the evaluation and monitoring of new pharmaceuticals: proposal for a different approach.
|
CMAJ
|
2003
|
2.59
|
|
12
|
Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design.
|
BMJ
|
2005
|
2.43
|
|
13
|
Nephrologist follow-up improves all-cause mortality of severe acute kidney injury survivors.
|
Kidney Int
|
2013
|
2.42
|
|
14
|
IScore: a risk score to predict death early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
2.29
|
|
15
|
Effectiveness of virtual reality using Wii gaming technology in stroke rehabilitation: a pilot randomized clinical trial and proof of principle.
|
Stroke
|
2010
|
2.28
|
|
16
|
Continuity of care and patient outcomes after hospital discharge.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2004
|
2.26
|
|
17
|
Statins and intracerebral hemorrhage: collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Circulation
|
2011
|
2.17
|
|
18
|
Population trends in BMD testing, treatment, and hip and wrist fracture rates: are the hip fracture projections wrong?
|
J Bone Miner Res
|
2004
|
2.15
|
|
19
|
Association between total duration of breastfeeding and iron deficiency.
|
Pediatrics
|
2013
|
1.93
|
|
20
|
New fibrate use and acute renal outcomes in elderly adults: a population-based study.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2012
|
1.91
|
|
21
|
Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study.
|
BMJ
|
2005
|
1.84
|
|
22
|
Cardiovascular disease and hypertension risk in living kidney donors: an analysis of health administrative data in Ontario, Canada.
|
Transplantation
|
2008
|
1.83
|
|
23
|
Good research practices for comparative effectiveness research: defining, reporting and interpreting nonrandomized studies of treatment effects using secondary data sources: the ISPOR Good Research Practices for Retrospective Database Analysis Task Force Report--Part I.
|
Value Health
|
2009
|
1.82
|
|
24
|
Readers guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 3. Analytical strategies to reduce confounding.
|
BMJ
|
2005
|
1.76
|
|
25
|
Atypical antipsychotics and parkinsonism.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2005
|
1.66
|
|
26
|
Impaired renal function modifies the risk of severe hypoglycaemia among users of insulin but not glyburide: a population-based nested case-control study.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2010
|
1.65
|
|
27
|
The relationship between cow's milk and stores of vitamin D and iron in early childhood.
|
Pediatrics
|
2012
|
1.64
|
|
28
|
Autoregression as a means of assessing the strength of seasonality in a time series.
|
Popul Health Metr
|
2003
|
1.55
|
|
29
|
Antihypertensive therapy and incidence of type 2 diabetes in an elderly cohort.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2004
|
1.50
|
|
30
|
Is ramipril really better than other angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors after acute myocardial infarction?
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2006
|
1.50
|
|
31
|
Croup hospitalizations in Ontario: a 14-year time-series analysis.
|
Pediatrics
|
2005
|
1.49
|
|
32
|
Authors' self-declared financial conflicts of interest do not impact the results of major cardiovascular trials.
|
J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2013
|
1.47
|
|
33
|
Increasing use of disease modifying drugs for MS in Canada.
|
Can J Neurol Sci
|
2010
|
1.44
|
|
34
|
Incidence of delirium in older adults newly prescribed lithium or valproate: a population-based cohort study.
|
J Clin Psychiatry
|
2005
|
1.42
|
|
35
|
Orlistat and acute kidney injury: an analysis of 953 patients.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2011
|
1.40
|
|
36
|
Epidemiologic features of acute appendicitis in Ontario, Canada.
|
Can J Surg
|
2003
|
1.39
|
|
37
|
Influenza and pneumonia hospitalizations in Ontario: a time-series analysis.
|
Epidemiol Infect
|
2004
|
1.30
|
|
38
|
Risk factors and viruses associated with hospitalization due to lower respiratory tract infections in Canadian Inuit children : a case-control study.
|
Pediatr Infect Dis J
|
2009
|
1.27
|
|
39
|
Health-related quality of life associated with daytime and nocturnal hypoglycaemic events: a time trade-off survey in five countries.
|
Health Qual Life Outcomes
|
2013
|
1.26
|
|
40
|
Risk modification for diabetic patients. Are other risk factors treated as diligently as glycemia?
|
Can J Clin Pharmacol
|
2004
|
1.24
|
|
41
|
The iScore predicts effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke.
|
Stroke
|
2012
|
1.24
|
|
42
|
Improving chronic disease prevention and screening in primary care: results of the BETTER pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.
|
BMC Fam Pract
|
2013
|
1.17
|
|
43
|
Angiotensin inhibition in renovascular disease: a population-based cohort study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2008
|
1.17
|
|
44
|
The iScore predicts poor functional outcomes early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
1.16
|
|
45
|
A prescribing cascade involving cholinesterase inhibitors and anticholinergic drugs.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2005
|
1.16
|
|
46
|
Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence.
|
BMJ
|
2003
|
1.16
|
|
47
|
Risk of chronic dialysis and death following acute kidney injury.
|
Am J Med
|
2012
|
1.12
|
|
48
|
Simplicity within complexity: seasonality and predictability of hospital admissions in the province of Ontario 1988-2001, a population-based analysis.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2005
|
1.12
|
|
49
|
JURaSSiC: accuracy of clinician vs risk score prediction of ischemic stroke outcomes.
|
Neurology
|
2013
|
1.07
|
|
50
|
Quantification of the Risk of Corticosteroid-induced Diabetes Mellitus Among the Elderly.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2002
|
1.06
|
|
51
|
Geographical variation in opioid prescribing and opioid-related mortality in Ontario.
|
Healthc Q
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
52
|
Antipsychotic use in the elderly: shifting trends and increasing costs.
|
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
|
2005
|
1.06
|
|
53
|
Beta-blockers, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and the risk of hyperkalemia requiring hospitalization in the elderly: a nested case-control study.
|
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
54
|
The seasonality of total hospitalizations in Ontario by age and gender: a time series analysis.
|
Can J Public Health
|
2003
|
1.04
|
|
55
|
Antipsychotic medications and drug-induced movement disorders other than parkinsonism: a population-based cohort study in older adults.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2005
|
1.00
|
|
56
|
Adherence to multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapies in Ontario is low.
|
Can J Neurol Sci
|
2011
|
1.00
|
|
57
|
The effect of hospitalization on oral anticoagulation control: a population-based study.
|
Thromb Res
|
2006
|
0.99
|
|
58
|
Comparison of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in the treatment of congestive heart failure.
|
Am J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.97
|
|
59
|
Risk of acute kidney injury from oral acyclovir: a population-based study.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2013
|
0.96
|
|
60
|
Prevalence and predictors of low vitamin D concentrations in urban Canadian toddlers.
|
Paediatr Child Health
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
61
|
Fourteen-year study of hospital admissions for diverticular disease in Ontario.
|
Can J Gastroenterol
|
2007
|
0.96
|
|
62
|
Overcoming obstacles in accessing unfunded oral chemotherapy: physician experience and challenges.
|
J Oncol Pract
|
2013
|
0.96
|
|
63
|
Harassment and discrimination in medical training: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Acad Med
|
2014
|
0.95
|
|
64
|
Socioeconomic status influences care of patients with acne in Ontario, Canada.
|
J Am Acad Dermatol
|
2006
|
0.94
|
|
65
|
Identifying individuals with a reduced GFR using ambulatory laboratory database surveillance.
|
J Am Soc Nephrol
|
2005
|
0.93
|
|
66
|
Hospital admissions for hyperkalemia with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole: a cohort study using health care database codes for 393,039 older women with urinary tract infections.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
67
|
The rise and fall of the thiazolidinediones: impact of clinical evidence publication and formulary change on the prescription incidence of thiazolidinediones.
|
J Popul Ther Clin Pharmacol
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
68
|
Observational studies of treatment effectiveness: some cautions.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2004
|
0.91
|
|
69
|
NSAID switching and short-term gastrointestinal outcome rates after the withdrawal of rofecoxib.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2009
|
0.91
|
|
70
|
Electroconvulsive therapy in older adults: 13-year trends.
|
Can J Psychiatry
|
2006
|
0.90
|
|
71
|
Is there a clinically significant seasonal component to hospital admissions for atrial fibrillation?
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2004
|
0.90
|
|
72
|
The cost of lower respiratory tract infections hospital admissions in the Canadian Arctic.
|
Int J Circumpolar Health
|
2013
|
0.89
|
|
73
|
Representation of patients with dementia in clinical trials of donepezil.
|
Can J Clin Pharmacol
|
2004
|
0.89
|
|
74
|
The real-life effectiveness of palivizumab for reducing hospital admissions for respiratory syncytial virus in infants residing in Nunavut.
|
Can Respir J
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
75
|
Risk of subsequent thromboembolism for patients with pre-eclampsia.
|
BMJ
|
2003
|
0.88
|
|
76
|
Novel approach to health care delivery for inner-city children.
|
Can Fam Physician
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
77
|
Modifiable determinants of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status in early childhood: opportunities for prevention.
|
JAMA Pediatr
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
78
|
Comparing two types of macrolide antibiotics for the purpose of assessing population-based drug interactions.
|
BMJ Open
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
79
|
Designing and evaluating a web-based self-management site for patients with type 2 diabetes--systematic website development and study protocol.
|
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
80
|
Use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor therapy and dose-related outcomes in older adults with new heart failure in the community.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2004
|
0.86
|
|
81
|
Persistence with bisphosphonate therapy in older people.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2006
|
0.85
|
|
82
|
Evaluation of a toolkit to improve cardiovascular disease screening and treatment for people with type 2 diabetes: protocol for a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial.
|
Trials
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
83
|
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly adults with dementia receiving cholinesterase inhibitors: a population-based cohort study.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
84
|
Association between ACE inhibitors and acute pancreatitis in the elderly.
|
Ann Pharmacother
|
2003
|
0.83
|
|
85
|
Predictors of psychiatric aftercare among formerly hospitalized adolescents.
|
Can J Psychiatry
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
86
|
Economic impacts attributable to the early clinical benefit of atorvastatin therapy--a US managed care perspective.
|
Curr Med Res Opin
|
2007
|
0.83
|
|
87
|
Clinical consequences of generic warfarin substitution: an ecological study.
|
JAMA
|
2006
|
0.83
|
|
88
|
Adverse cardiac events in older patients receiving venlafaxine: a population-based study.
|
J Clin Psychiatry
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
89
|
Real world costs and cost-effectiveness of Rituximab for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma patients: a population-based analysis.
|
BMC Cancer
|
2014
|
0.83
|
|
90
|
Comparison of the impact of the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-Up Investigation of Rhythm Management trial on prescribing patterns: a time-series analysis.
|
Ann Pharmacother
|
2008
|
0.83
|
|
91
|
New diagnosis of hypertension among celecoxib and nonselective NSAID users: a population-based cohort study.
|
Ann Pharmacother
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
92
|
Trends in abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in the era of endovascular technology in Ontario.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
93
|
Beta-blockers and cardiovascular outcomes in dialysis patients: a cohort study in Ontario, Canada.
|
Nephrol Dial Transplant
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
94
|
Temporal analysis of acute myocardial infarction in Ontario, Canada.
|
Can J Cardiol
|
2005
|
0.82
|
|
95
|
Is pre-existing dementia an independent predictor of outcome after stroke? A propensity score-matched analysis.
|
J Neurol
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
96
|
Clinical evidence, practice guidelines, and β-blocker utilization before major noncardiac surgery.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
97
|
Does socioeconomic status affect mortality subsequent to hospital admission for community acquired pneumonia among older persons?
|
J Negat Results Biomed
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
98
|
Aftercare, emergency department visits, and readmission in adolescents.
|
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
99
|
Avoiding drug interactions in hospitalized patients.
|
Healthc Q
|
2004
|
0.80
|
|
100
|
Sodium oxybate for narcolepsy with cataplexy: systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
J Clin Sleep Med
|
2012
|
0.80
|
|
101
|
Validation of Carotid Artery Revascularization Coding in Ontario Health Administrative Databases.
|
Clin Invest Med
|
2016
|
0.79
|
|
102
|
Socioeconomic status and the prevalence of melanoma in Ontario, Canada.
|
J Cutan Med Surg
|
2007
|
0.79
|
|
103
|
Multiple sclerosis disease-modifying therapy prescribing patterns in Ontario.
|
Can J Neurol Sci
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
104
|
Validity of vascular trauma codes at major trauma centres.
|
Can J Surg
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
105
|
Sevelamer prescriptions after reporting of the Dialysis Clinical Outcomes Revisited (DCOR) trial findings: An analysis of 5,495 patients receiving maintenance dialysis in Ontario, Canada.
|
Am J Kidney Dis
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
106
|
DO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers - a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial.
|
BMC Pediatr
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
107
|
Effects of funding policy changes and health warnings on the use of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents.
|
J Oncol Pract
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
108
|
Mandatory labeling requirements and over-the-counter cough and cold medication use in early childhood.
|
Can J Public Health
|
2016
|
0.78
|
|
109
|
Influence of socioeconomic status on distance traveled and care after stroke.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
110
|
Narcotic analgesic utilization amongst injured workers: using concept mapping to understand current issues from the perspectives of physicians and pharmacists.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
111
|
Risk of Osteoporotic Fractures With Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers Versus Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors in Hypertensive Community-Dwelling Elderly.
|
J Bone Miner Res
|
2014
|
0.76
|
|
112
|
Adverse effects of observational studies when examining adverse outcomes of drugs: case-control studies with low prevalence of exposure.
|
Drug Saf
|
2002
|
0.76
|
|
113
|
Fabry's disease: a prospective multicenter cohort study in young adults with cryptogenic stroke.
|
Int J Stroke
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
114
|
Seasonality of service provision in hip and knee surgery: a possible contributor to waiting times? A time series analysis.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
115
|
Management of overactive bladder.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
116
|
Antipsychotics and diabetes: is there an association?
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
117
|
Time series analysis of age related cataract hospitalizations and phacoemulsification.
|
BMC Ophthalmol
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
118
|
Histamine H2 receptor antagonists for decreasing gastrointestinal harms in adults using acetylsalicylic acid: systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Open Med
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
119
|
Are selective COX 2 inhibitors superior to traditional NSAIDs? Little is known about COX 2 inhibitors.
|
BMJ
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
120
|
New thyroxine treatment in older adults beginning lithium therapy: implications for clinical practice.
|
Am J Geriatr Psychiatry
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
121
|
Inhaled or systemic corticosteroids and the risk of hospitalization for hip fracture among elderly women.
|
Am J Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
122
|
Antidepressant use, serotonin transporter affinity, and reinfarction among patients receiving clopidogrel: a population-based study.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
123
|
Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Emergency Setting: Trends in the Province of Ontario.
|
Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
124
|
Long-term Outcomes of Carotid Endarterectomy Versus Stenting in a Multicenter Population-based Canadian Study.
|
Ann Surg
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
125
|
How to ascertain drug safety in the context of benefit. Controversies and concerns.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
126
|
Effect of antidepressant use on admissions to hospital among elderly bipolar patients.
|
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
|
2006
|
0.75
|
|
127
|
Optimizing Pain and Rehabilitation After Knee Arthroplasty: A Two-Center, Randomized Trial.
|
Anesth Analg
|
2016
|
0.75
|