Published in Am J Respir Crit Care Med on September 01, 2006
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An official ATS clinical practice guideline: interpretation of exhaled nitric oxide levels (FENO) for clinical applications. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2011) 5.53
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Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees. CMAJ (2010) 3.57
Transparent development of the WHO rapid advice guidelines. PLoS Med (2007) 2.57
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A guide for the design and conduct of self-administered surveys of clinicians. CMAJ (2008) 6.72
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An Official ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. An Update of the 2011 Clinical Practice Guideline. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2015) 6.03
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies comparing mortality rates of private for-profit and private not-for-profit hospitals. CMAJ (2002) 4.84
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The NHLBI lymphangioleiomyomatosis registry: characteristics of 230 patients at enrollment. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 4.15
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An official American Thoracic Society clinical policy statement: palliative care for patients with respiratory diseases and critical illnesses. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 3.98
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Interventions to reduce unintended pregnancies among adolescents: systematic review of randomised controlled trials. BMJ (2002) 3.90
Tidal volume reduction in patients with acute lung injury when plateau pressures are not high. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2005) 3.69
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GRADE guidelines: 2. Framing the question and deciding on important outcomes. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 3.60
GRADE guidelines: 14. Going from evidence to recommendations: the significance and presentation of recommendations. J Clin Epidemiol (2013) 3.58
GRADE guidelines 6. Rating the quality of evidence--imprecision. J Clin Epidemiol (2011) 3.54
Acute kidney injury criteria predict outcomes of critically ill patients. Crit Care Med (2008) 3.48
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Meta-analyses of therapies for postmenopausal osteoporosis. IX: Summary of meta-analyses of therapies for postmenopausal osteoporosis. Endocr Rev (2002) 3.46
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The effect of selenium therapy on mortality in patients with sepsis syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care Med (2013) 3.43