Published in J Am Soc Nephrol on April 26, 2006
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The false-positive to false-negative ratio in epidemiologic studies. Epidemiology (2011) 4.93
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Oral use of Swedish moist snuff (snus) and risk for cancer of the mouth, lung, and pancreas in male construction workers: a retrospective cohort study. Lancet (2007) 3.84
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Perfluorinated chemicals and fetal growth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort. Environ Health Perspect (2007) 3.03
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Time-dependent increase in risk of hospitalisation with infection among Swedish RA patients treated with TNF antagonists. Ann Rheum Dis (2007) 2.53
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A further plea for adherence to the principles underlying science in general and the epidemiologic enterprise in particular. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 2.35
Cellular telephone use and cancer risk: update of a nationwide Danish cohort. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 2.33
Comparing diabetes prevalence between African Americans and Whites of similar socioeconomic status. Am J Public Health (2007) 2.24
Review of epidemiologic studies of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev (2012) 2.19
A rebuttal: secret ties to industry and conflicting interests in cancer research. Am J Ind Med (2007) 1.99
Risk of hospitalization for myocardial infarction among users of rofecoxib, celecoxib, and other NSAIDs: a population-based case-control study. Arch Intern Med (2005) 1.98
The natural history of chronic renal failure: results from an unselected, population-based, inception cohort in Sweden. Am J Kidney Dis (2005) 1.97
Confounding by indication in epidemiologic studies of commonly used analgesics. Am J Ther (2002) 1.82
Cancer incidence in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. J Natl Cancer Inst (2003) 1.79
Risk factors for long-term pain after hernia surgery. Ann Surg (2006) 1.74
A cohort mortality study among titanium dioxide manufacturing workers in the United States. J Occup Environ Med (2003) 1.70
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A genome-wide association study identifies new susceptibility loci for esophageal adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus. Nat Genet (2013) 1.67
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A cohort study of antihypertensive medication use and breast cancer among Danish women. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2006) 1.57
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Socio-economic status and chronic renal failure: a population-based case-control study in Sweden. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.41
Helicobacter pylori eradication has the potential to prevent gastric cancer: a state-of-the-art critique. Am J Gastroenterol (2005) 1.40
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A global assessment of the oesophageal adenocarcinoma epidemic. Gut (2012) 1.40
Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse in a Swedish population. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct (2005) 1.39
Do cosmetic breast implants cause suicide? Plast Reconstr Surg (2003) 1.39
The diagnosis of silicone breast-implant rupture: clinical findings compared with findings at magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Plast Surg (2005) 1.38
Silicone breast implants. J Rheumatol (2004) 1.37
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Breast implants and lymphoma risk: a review of the epidemiologic evidence through 2008. Plast Reconstr Surg (2009) 1.31
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Are women more susceptible to lung cancer? J Natl Cancer Inst (2004) 1.27
Macrolide resistance in the normal microbiota after Helicobacter pylori treatment. Scand J Infect Dis (2007) 1.27
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Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of colorectal cancer: a Danish cohort study. Cancer Causes Control (2009) 1.25
Cancer risk among workers at Danish companies using trichloroethylene: a cohort study. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 1.23
Use of electronic medical records in oncology outcomes research. Clinicoecon Outcomes Res (2010) 1.21
Elevated hip fracture risk in type 1 diabetic patients: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Diabetes Care (2005) 1.20
Epidemiology of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in the General Practice Research Database. Br J Haematol (2009) 1.19
The diagnosis of breast implant rupture: MRI findings compared with findings at explantation. Eur J Radiol (2005) 1.19
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Cancer risk in persons receiving prescriptions for paracetamol: a Danish cohort study. Int J Cancer (2002) 1.18
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CagA+ Helicobacter pylori infection and gastric cancer risk in the EPIC-EURGAST study. Int J Cancer (2007) 1.18
Psychosocial working conditions and the risk of esophageal and gastric cardia cancers. Eur J Epidemiol (2004) 1.18
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Nonobstetric risk factors for symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse. Obstet Gynecol (2009) 1.17
Prenatal exposure to perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and maternally reported developmental milestones in infancy. Environ Health Perspect (2008) 1.17
Flavonoids and the risk of renal cell carcinoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 1.16
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Devastating injuries in healthcare workers: description of the crisis and legislative solution to the epidemic of back injury from patient lifting. J Long Term Eff Med Implants (2005) 1.15
Survival after blood transfusion. Transfusion (2008) 1.14
Socioeconomic factors and risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma: a nationwide Swedish case-control study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2005) 1.14
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Racial differences in serum cotinine levels of smokers. Dis Markers (2009) 1.13
Association between smoking and chronic renal failure in a nationwide population-based case-control study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2004) 1.13
Pattern of declining hemoglobin concentration before cancer diagnosis. Int J Cancer (2010) 1.13
Prostate carcinoma risk subsequent to diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Cancer (2003) 1.13
Risks of nontraumatic lower-extremity amputations in patients with type 1 diabetes: a population-based cohort study in Sweden. Diabetes Care (2008) 1.12
SMS versus telephone interviews for epidemiological data collection: feasibility study estimating influenza vaccination coverage in the Swedish population. Eur J Epidemiol (2008) 1.11
Antidepressants and risk of first-time hospitalization for myocardial infarction: a population-based case-control study. Am J Med (2004) 1.10
Risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in achalasia patients, a retrospective cohort study in Sweden. Am J Gastroenterol (2011) 1.10
Incidence of breast and other cancers among Finnish women with cosmetic breast implants, 1970-1999. J Long Term Eff Med Implants (2002) 1.08
Upper gastrointestinal bleeding among users of NSAIDs: a population-based cohort study in Denmark. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2002) 1.08
Risk of gastroesophageal cancer among smokers and users of Scandinavian moist snuff. Int J Cancer (2008) 1.07
The XPD 751Gln allele is associated with an increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma: a population-based case-control study in Sweden. Carcinogenesis (2006) 1.07
Dietary intake of heterocyclic amines and cancers of the esophagus and gastric cardia. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2003) 1.06
Validity and reliability of self-reported total energy expenditure using a novel instrument. Eur J Epidemiol (2006) 1.05
Cancer and mortality among users and nonusers of snus. Int J Cancer (2008) 1.05
Epidemiological investigation of local complications after cosmetic breast implant surgery in Denmark. Ann Plast Surg (2002) 1.04