Kathy Sykora

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Top papers

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1 Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 2. Assessing potential for confounding. BMJ 2005 3.94
2 Antipsychotic drug use and mortality in older adults with dementia. Ann Intern Med 2007 3.71
3 Antipsychotic therapy and short-term serious events in older adults with dementia. Arch Intern Med 2008 3.06
4 Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design. BMJ 2005 2.43
5 Variation in nursing home antipsychotic prescribing rates. Arch Intern Med 2007 2.30
6 Atypical antipsychotic drugs and risk of ischaemic stroke: population based retrospective cohort study. BMJ 2005 1.84
7 Neuroleptic drug therapy in older adults newly admitted to nursing homes: incidence, dose, and specialist contact. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 1.77
8 Readers guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 3. Analytical strategies to reduce confounding. BMJ 2005 1.76
9 Atypical antipsychotics and parkinsonism. Arch Intern Med 2005 1.66
10 Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Ontario community-dwelling older adults and nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc 2004 1.63
11 Incidence of delirium in older adults newly prescribed lithium or valproate: a population-based cohort study. J Clin Psychiatry 2005 1.42
12 Trends in deliveries, prenatal care, and obstetrical complications in women with pregestational diabetes: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada, 1996-2001. Diabetes Care 2006 1.37
13 Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence. BMJ 2003 1.16
14 Initiation of benzodiazepines in the elderly after hospitalization. J Gen Intern Med 2007 1.05
15 A population-based study of cholinesterase inhibitor use for dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 1.04
16 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
17 Inappropriate prescribing before and after nursing home admission. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002 0.98
18 The evaluation of a formalized queue management system for coronary angiography waiting lists. Can J Cardiol 2005 0.94
19 Statin use and survival outcomes in elderly patients with heart failure. Arch Intern Med 2005 0.92
20 Representation of patients with dementia in clinical trials of donepezil. Can J Clin Pharmacol 2004 0.89
21 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
22 Persistence with bisphosphonate therapy in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc 2006 0.85
23 The effects of coxib formulary restrictions on analgesic use and cost: regional evidence from Canada. Health Policy 2007 0.83
24 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
25 Antipsychotic use in older adults with Parkinson's disease. Mov Disord 2007 0.81
26 Potentially inappropriate prescribing in Canada relative to the US. Drugs Aging 2004 0.79
27 Pergolide associated cardiac valvulopathy based on Ontario administrative data. Can J Neurol Sci 2008 0.78
28 New thyroxine treatment in older adults beginning lithium therapy: implications for clinical practice. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2005 0.75