Published in Am Heart J on May 01, 2006
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Testing multiple statistical hypotheses resulted in spurious associations: a study of astrological signs and health. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 2.35
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Effects of contemporary troponin assay sensitivity on the utility of the early markers myoglobin and CKMB isoforms in evaluating patients with possible acute myocardial infarction. Clin Chim Acta (2007) 2.31
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Improved outcomes with early collaborative care of ambulatory heart failure patients discharged from the emergency department. Circulation (2010) 2.29
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Effect of cardiac and noncardiac conditions on survival after defibrillator implantation. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.15
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