Published in BMC Health Serv Res on February 04, 2005
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The relationship between cow's milk and stores of vitamin D and iron in early childhood. Pediatrics (2012) 1.64
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Increasing use of disease modifying drugs for MS in Canada. Can J Neurol Sci (2010) 1.44
Low rates of cervical cancer screening among urban immigrants: a population-based study in Ontario, Canada. Med Care (2010) 1.43
Incidence of delirium in older adults newly prescribed lithium or valproate: a population-based cohort study. J Clin Psychiatry (2005) 1.42
Orlistat and acute kidney injury: an analysis of 953 patients. Arch Intern Med (2011) 1.40
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of interventions to improve the health of persons during imprisonment and in the year after release. Am J Public Health (2015) 1.39
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A Monte Carlo simulation study comparing linear regression, beta regression, variable-dispersion beta regression and fractional logit regression at recovering average difference measures in a two sample design. BMC Med Res Methodol (2014) 1.38
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Development of the Canadian Marginalization Index: a new tool for the study of inequality. Can J Public Health (2012) 1.33
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Universal health insurance and equity in primary care and specialist office visits: a population-based study. Ann Fam Med (2009) 1.30
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Implementing and evaluating a program to facilitate chronic disease prevention and screening in primary care: a mixed methods program evaluation. Implement Sci (2014) 1.29
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
Geographic methods for understanding and responding to disparities in mammography use in Toronto, Canada. J Gen Intern Med (2004) 1.27
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
Predictors of low cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Ontario, Canada. BMC Womens Health (2011) 1.25
Risk modification for diabetic patients. Are other risk factors treated as diligently as glycemia? Can J Clin Pharmacol (2004) 1.24
The iScore predicts effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Stroke (2012) 1.24
Methods for confidence interval estimation of a ratio parameter with application to location quotients. BMC Med Res Methodol (2005) 1.22
Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke? BMC Public Health (2011) 1.21
From pharmaco-therapy to pharmaco-prevention: trends in prescribing to older adults in Ontario, Canada, 1997-2006. BMC Fam Pract (2010) 1.19
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Vascular dysfunction in women with a history of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction: insights into future vascular risk. Circulation (2010) 1.18
Improving chronic disease prevention and screening in primary care: results of the BETTER pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Fam Pract (2013) 1.17
Birth outcomes by neighbourhood income and recent immigration in Toronto. Health Rep (2007) 1.17
Validation of a decision aid to assist physicians in reducing unnecessary antibiotic drug use for acute cystitis. Arch Intern Med (2007) 1.17
Angiotensin inhibition in renovascular disease: a population-based cohort study. Am Heart J (2008) 1.17
Family physicians' attitudes toward education in research skills during residency: findings from a national mailed survey. Can Fam Physician (2008) 1.16
Outbreak of serogroup C meningococcal disease caused by a variant of Neisseria meningitidis serotype 2a ET-15 in a community of men who have sex with men. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.16
The iScore predicts poor functional outcomes early after hospitalization for an acute ischemic stroke. Stroke (2011) 1.16
Risk adjustment using administrative data-based and survey-derived methods for explaining physician utilization. Med Care (2010) 1.16
A prescribing cascade involving cholinesterase inhibitors and anticholinergic drugs. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.16
Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence. BMJ (2003) 1.16
Trends in health services utilization, medication use, and health conditions among older adults: a 2-year retrospective chart review in a primary care practice. BMC Health Serv Res (2009) 1.15
Neonatal encephalopathy: a prospective comparison of head US and MRI. Pediatr Radiol (2010) 1.15
Risk of chronic dialysis and death following acute kidney injury. Am J Med (2012) 1.12
Drinking in context: the influence of gender and neighbourhood deprivation on alcohol consumption. J Epidemiol Community Health (2011) 1.12
Measuring data reliability for preventive services in electronic medical records. BMC Health Serv Res (2012) 1.11
Social disadvantage, air pollution, and asthma physician visits in Toronto, Canada. Environ Res (2009) 1.10