Published in J Trauma on August 01, 2005
Health care costs for patients with chronic spinal cord injury in the Veterans Health Administration. J Spinal Cord Med (2007) 1.06
Perceived facilitators and barriers to self-management in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury: a qualitative descriptive study. BMC Neurol (2014) 0.90
The injured nervous system: a Darwinian perspective. Prog Neurobiol (2008) 0.90
Impact of impairment and secondary health conditions on health preference among Canadians with chronic spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med (2012) 0.88
Risk of hospitalizations after spinal cord injury: relationship with biographical, injury, educational, and behavioral factors. Spinal Cord (2009) 0.87
Spinal cord injury in Manitoba: a provincial epidemiological study. J Spinal Cord Med (2011) 0.84
Impact of quality improvement strategies on the quality of life and well-being of individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review protocol. Syst Rev (2013) 0.84
The application of operations research methodologies to the delivery of care model for traumatic spinal cord injury: the access to care and timing project. J Neurotrauma (2012) 0.83
The changing demographics of traumatic spinal cord injury: An 11-year study of 831 patients. J Spinal Cord Med (2014) 0.83
Effects of Adult Romantic Attachment and Social Support on Resilience and Depression in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries. Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil (2015) 0.78
Identifying predictors of resilience at inpatient and 3-month post-spinal cord injury. J Spinal Cord Med (2014) 0.77
Spinal Cord Injury in the Geriatric Population: Risk Factors, Treatment Options, and Long-Term Management. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil (2017) 0.75
Health care utilization and expenditures among Medicaid beneficiaries with neuropathic pain following spinal cord injury. J Pain Res (2014) 0.75
Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Cervical Column and Cord Injuries; A 2-Year Experience from a Large Trauma Center in Southern Iran. Bull Emerg Trauma (2014) 0.75
Coding algorithms for defining comorbidities in ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data. Med Care (2005) 30.41
Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2009) 6.70
Outpatient oral prednisone after emergency treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. N Engl J Med (2003) 5.12
Effects of exercise on breast cancer patients and survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ (2006) 4.79
The Canadian C-spine rule versus the NEXUS low-risk criteria in patients with trauma. N Engl J Med (2003) 4.48
Comparison of the Canadian CT Head Rule and the New Orleans Criteria in patients with minor head injury. JAMA (2005) 4.35
Assessing validity of ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 administrative data in recording clinical conditions in a unique dually coded database. Health Serv Res (2008) 4.25
Prognosis for long-term survival and renal recovery in critically ill patients with severe acute renal failure: a population-based study. Crit Care (2005) 3.96
The epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease in Canada: a population-based study. Am J Gastroenterol (2006) 3.76
Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction: a systematic review. JAMA (2007) 2.93
Implementation of the Canadian C-Spine Rule: prospective 12 centre cluster randomised trial. BMJ (2009) 2.58
A controlled trial to increase detection and treatment of osteoporosis in older patients with a wrist fracture. Ann Intern Med (2004) 2.48
Variation in management of recent-onset atrial fibrillation and flutter among academic hospital emergency departments. Ann Emerg Med (2010) 2.44
Exercise interventions for upper-limb dysfunction due to breast cancer treatment. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2010) 2.35
Replacement of oral corticosteroids with inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of acute asthma following emergency department discharge: a meta-analysis. Chest (2002) 2.28
Best practices for elderly hip fracture patients. A systematic overview of the evidence. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 2.27
The accuracy of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay D-dimer test in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: a meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med (2002) 2.25
The relation between hyperglycemia and outcomes in 2,471 patients admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. Diabetes Care (2005) 2.24
Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ (2009) 2.16
Sex differences in access to coronary revascularization after cardiac catheterization: importance of detailed clinical data. Ann Intern Med (2002) 2.03
The effect of universal influenza immunization on mortality and health care use. PLoS Med (2008) 2.01
Equity in waiting times for major joint arthroplasty. Can J Surg (2002) 1.97
Canadian Thoracic Society 2012 guideline update: diagnosis and management of asthma in preschoolers, children and adults. Can Respir J (2012) 1.96
Emergency triage: comparing a novel computer triage program with standard triage. Acad Emerg Med (2005) 1.91
Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 1.91
The impact of follow-up physician visits on emergency readmissions for patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study. Am J Med (2002) 1.90
Randomized controlled trial of emergency department interventions to improve primary care follow-up for patients with acute asthma. Chest (2006) 1.87
Determinants of function after total knee arthroplasty. Phys Ther (2003) 1.86
One-year mortality of bloodstream infection-associated sepsis and septic shock among patients presenting to a regional critical care system. Intensive Care Med (2005) 1.85
Parenteral metoclopramide for acute migraine: meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2004) 1.83
Emergency department management of acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly: the Multicenter Airway Research Collaboration. J Am Geriatr Soc (2003) 1.81
Association of socio-economic status with diabetes prevalence and utilization of diabetes care services. BMC Health Serv Res (2006) 1.80
Pneumococcal pneumonia: potential for diagnosis through a urinary metabolic profile. J Proteome Res (2009) 1.78
Depression following traumatic spinal cord injury. Neuroepidemiology (2005) 1.76
Air pollution and emergency department visits for cardiac and respiratory conditions: a multi-city time-series analysis. Environ Health (2009) 1.76
Key indicators of overcrowding in Canadian emergency departments: a Delphi study. CJEM (2007) 1.70
A survey to determine the prevalence and characteristics of training in Evidence-Based Medicine in emergency medicine residency programs. J Emerg Med (2005) 1.69
Factors associated with physical activity in Canadian adults with diabetes. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2006) 1.69
Methylxanthines for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: meta-analysis of randomised trials. BMJ (2003) 1.68
Holding chambers (spacers) versus nebulisers for beta-agonist treatment of acute asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.65
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation for treatment of respiratory failure due to severe acute exacerbations of asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.60
A risk scoring system to identify emergency department patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events. Acad Emerg Med (2013) 1.59
Aerosolized magnesium sulfate for acute asthma: a systematic review. Chest (2005) 1.57
Tracking emergency department overcrowding in a tertiary care academic institution. Healthc Q (2009) 1.56
Outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for asthma among children and adults: a case-crossover study in northern Alberta, Canada. Environ Health (2007) 1.55
Effectiveness of corticosteroid treatment in acute pharyngitis: a systematic review of the literature. Acad Emerg Med (2010) 1.53
Prevalence of asthma and risk factors for asthma-like symptoms in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children in the northern territories of Canada. Can Respir J (2008) 1.52
Associations between outdoor air pollution and emergency department visits for stroke in Edmonton, Canada. Eur J Epidemiol (2006) 1.51
The epidemiology of traumatic spinal cord injury in Alberta, Canada. Can J Neurol Sci (2003) 1.50
Impact of a triage liaison physician on emergency department overcrowding and throughput: a randomized controlled trial. Acad Emerg Med (2007) 1.48
Radiologic and patient-reported functional outcomes in an elderly cohort with conservatively treated distal radius fractures. J Hand Surg Am (2004) 1.48
Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and survival among aboriginal people. J Am Soc Nephrol (2007) 1.47
Impact of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension on birth weight by gestational age. Am J Epidemiol (2002) 1.47
The Cochrane Library and safety of systemic corticosteroids for acute respiratory conditions in children: an overview of reviews. Evid Based Child Health (2014) 1.46
Delayed childbearing and its impact on population rate changes in lower birth weight, multiple birth, and preterm delivery. Pediatrics (2002) 1.46
Corticosteroids in peritonsillar abscess treatment: a blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial. Laryngoscope (2013) 1.45
Health-related quality of life and comorbidities associated with lumbar spinal stenosis. Spine J (2011) 1.45
Gender differences in antiretroviral treatment outcomes of HIV patients in rural Uganda. AIDS Care (2010) 1.44
The effectiveness of IV beta-agonists in treating patients with acute asthma in the emergency department: a meta-analysis. Chest (2002) 1.44
How relevant are the systematic reviews in the cochrane library to emergency medical practice? Ann Emerg Med (2002) 1.43
Inhaled steroids for acute asthma following emergency department discharge. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2012) 1.43
The effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in the emergency department treatment of acute asthma: a meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med (2002) 1.41
Intramuscular versus oral methylprednisolone in asthma. Lancet (2004) 1.40
Gender-related mortality for HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in rural Uganda. Int J Womens Health (2010) 1.37
Frequency, determinants and impact of overcrowding in emergency departments in Canada: a national survey. Healthc Q (2007) 1.37
Multifaceted intervention to improve diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with recent wrist fracture: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ (2008) 1.35
Incidental vertebral fractures discovered with chest radiography in the emergency department: prevalence, recognition, and osteoporosis management in a cohort of elderly patients. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.31
Calcitonin for treating acute pain of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials. Osteoporos Int (2004) 1.29
Body checking in youth hockey is dangerous. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2006) 1.29
A prospective cluster-randomized trial to implement the Canadian CT Head Rule in emergency departments. CMAJ (2010) 1.28
Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department: nonventilatory management. CMAJ (2009) 1.24
Factors associated with hospital admission among emergency department patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. Acad Emerg Med (2006) 1.23
Early life factors associated with incidence of physician-diagnosed asthma in preschool children: results from the Canadian Early Childhood Development cohort study. J Asthma (2010) 1.23
Applying the risk of bias tool in a systematic review of combination long-acting beta-agonists and inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma. PLoS One (2011) 1.22
Regional variation of multiple sclerosis prevalence in Canada. Mult Scler (2005) 1.22
Systematic review: implantable cardioverter defibrillators for adults with left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.21
Lymphovascular invasion is associated with poor survival in gastric cancer: an application of gene-expression and tissue array techniques. Ann Surg (2006) 1.20
Asthma presentations by adults to emergency departments in Alberta, Canada: a large population-based study. Chest (2008) 1.20
Quantifying the iceberg effect for injury: using comprehensive community health data. Can J Public Health (2005) 1.19
Vaccines for preventing influenza in people with asthma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.19
Predictive validity of a computerized emergency triage tool. Acad Emerg Med (2007) 1.18
A randomized, controlled trial of RSD1235, a novel anti-arrhythmic agent, in the treatment of recent onset atrial fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 1.17
Asthma and COPD among aboriginals in Alberta, Canada. Chest (2002) 1.17
Ordinal regression model and the linear regression model were superior to the logistic regression models. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 1.17
Mental comorbidity and multiple sclerosis: validating administrative data to support population-based surveillance. BMC Neurol (2013) 1.17
Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department: assisted ventilation. CMAJ (2009) 1.16
Characteristics of patients who leave emergency departments without being seen. Acad Emerg Med (2006) 1.16