John M Esdaile

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1 Risk of cardiovascular mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Rheum 2008 4.20
2 Gaps in care for rheumatoid arthritis: a population study. Arthritis Rheum 2005 2.20
3 A comparison of generic, indirect utility measures (the HUI2, HUI3, SF-6D, and the EQ-5D) and disease-specific instruments (the RAQoL and the HAQ) in rheumatoid arthritis. Soc Sci Med 2005 2.07
4 Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled glucosamine discontinuation trial in knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.87
5 Cardiovascular risk factor screening in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2003 1.64
6 Recent corticosteroid use and recent disease activity: independent determinants of coronary heart disease risk factors in systemic lupus erythematosus? Arthritis Rheum 2008 1.63
7 Reliability of the knee examination in osteoarthritis: effect of standardization. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.46
8 When patients have to pay a share of drug costs: effects on frequency of physician visits, hospital admissions and filling of prescriptions. CMAJ 2005 1.42
9 Association of biomarkers with pre-radiographically defined and radiographically defined knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. Arthritis Rheum 2009 1.35
10 Use of nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and risk of infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2008 1.33
11 Predictors of back pain in a general population cohort. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2004 1.28
12 A comparison of four indirect methods of assessing utility values in rheumatoid arthritis. Med Care 2004 1.27
13 Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome--an underrecognized manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2006 1.19
14 Approval process and access to prescription drugs in Canada. Arthritis Rheum 2006 1.15
15 Identification of modifiable work-related factors that influence the risk of work disability in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.11
16 Immediate and past cumulative effects of oral glucocorticoids on the risk of acute myocardial infarction in rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012 1.10
17 Are indirect utility measures reliable and responsive in rheumatoid arthritis patients? Qual Life Res 2005 1.08
18 Quality of nonpharmacological care in the community for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis. J Rheumatol 2011 1.06
19 Minimal clinically important difference for 7 measures of fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2008 1.05
20 Patient education and self-management of musculoskeletal diseases. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2008 1.02
21 Glucosamine sulfate and cartilage type II collagen degradation in patients with knee osteoarthritis: randomized discontinuation trial results employing biomarkers. J Rheumatol 2005 1.01
22 A 48-week, randomized, double-blind, double-observer, placebo-controlled multicenter trial of combination methotrexate and intramuscular gold therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: results of the METGO study. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.01
23 Practical pharmacogenetics: the cost effectiveness of screening for thiopurine s-methyltransferase polymorphisms in patients with rheumatological conditions treated with azathioprine. J Rheumatol 2002 1.01
24 Reliability of the hip examination in osteoarthritis: effect of standardization. Arthritis Rheum 2008 0.99
25 Association of clinical findings with pre-radiographic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis in a population-based study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 0.96
26 A randomized double blind, placebo controlled trial of topical Tripterygium wilfordii in rheumatoid arthritis: reanalysis using logistic regression analysis. J Rheumatol 2003 0.96
27 After patients are diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, what do they do? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 0.96
28 Risk of cerebrovascular disease associated with the use of glucocorticoids in patients with incident rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study. Ann Rheum Dis 2011 0.95
29 Determination of the minimal clinically important difference for seven fatigue measures in rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Epidemiol 2008 0.95
30 Assessment of health-related quality of life in arthritis: conceptualization and development of five item banks using item response theory. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2006 0.94
31 An overview of economic evaluations for drugs used in rheumatoid arthritis : focus on tumour necrosis factor-alpha antagonists. Drugs 2005 0.93
32 Racial differences in social network experience and perceptions of benefit of arthritis treatments among New York City Medicare beneficiaries with self-reported hip and knee pain. Arthritis Rheum 2002 0.93
33 The systemic lupus erythematosus Tri-Nation study: cumulative indirect costs. Arthritis Rheum 2007 0.92
34 Pharmacist-initiated intervention trial in osteoarthritis: a multidisciplinary intervention for knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 0.92
35 Best practices for cardiovascular disease prevention in rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review of guideline recommendations and quality indicators. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 0.92
36 Counterbalancing patient demands with evidence: results from a pan-Canadian randomized clinical trial of brief supportive-expressive group psychotherapy for women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Behav Med 2002 0.90
37 The effect of disease site (knee, hip, hand, foot, lower back or neck) on employment reduction due to osteoarthritis. PLoS One 2010 0.90
38 Pelvic bone asymmetry in 323 study participants receiving abdominal CT scans. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2003 0.90
39 Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.88
40 Do spouses know how much fatigue, pain, and physical limitation their partners with rheumatoid arthritis experience? Implications for social support. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2011 0.85
41 Improving osteoarthritis detection in the community: pharmacist identification of new, diagnostically confirmed osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2007 0.84
42 Frequency of bone marrow lesions and association with pain severity: results from a population-based symptomatic knee cohort. J Rheumatol 2011 0.83
43 Group psychotherapy reduces illness intrusiveness in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2003 0.82
44 Cost-utility analysis of a multidisciplinary strategy to manage osteoarthritis of the knee: economic evaluation of a cluster randomized controlled trial study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.82
45 The prevalence of radiographic femoroacetabular impingement in younger individuals undergoing total hip replacement for osteoarthritis. Clin Rheumatol 2012 0.81
46 Survey of antimalarial use in lupus pregnancy and lactation. J Rheumatol 2002 0.80
47 Exercise therapy for patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. Clin Rheumatol 2007 0.80
48 A proof-of-concept study of the "Employment and Arthritis: Making It Work" program. Arthritis Rheum 2008 0.79
49 Depressive symptoms and rheumatoid arthritis: spouse empathic responding as a buffer. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.79
50 Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for orbital Wegener's granulomatosis. Can J Ophthalmol 2012 0.78
51 Longitudinal evolution of risk of coronary heart disease in systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2012 0.78
52 Capitalizing on the teachable moment: osteoarthritis physical activity and exercise net for improving physical activity in early knee osteoarthritis. JMIR Res Protoc 2013 0.78
53 Antibiotics for treatment of reactive arthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis. J Rheumatol 2013 0.77
54 "Employment and arthritis: making it work" a randomized controlled trial evaluating an online program to help people with inflammatory arthritis maintain employment (study protocol). BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2014 0.75
55 The effect of cash lottery on response rates to an online health survey among members of the Canadian Association of Retired Persons: a randomized experiment. Can J Public Health 2010 0.75
56 Does moderate or severe nonspecific knee injury affect radiographic osteoarthritis incidence and progression? BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013 0.75
57 Health economic evaluation: a primer for the practicing rheumatologist. Arthritis Rheum 2006 0.75
58 Development of a paper-and-pencil semi-adaptive questionnaire for 5 domains of health-related quality of life (PAT-5D-QOL). Qual Life Res 2013 0.75
59 Risk of gastrointestinal events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after withdrawal of rofecoxib. J Rheumatol 2012 0.75
60 Utility of Electronic Medical Records in Community Rheumatology Practice for Assessing Quality of Care Indicators for Gout: A Feasibility Study. J Clin Rheumatol 2017 0.75