| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Trends in the treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
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J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2004
|
7.01
|
|
2
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Utility of the SEER-Medicare data to identify chemotherapy use.
|
Med Care
|
2002
|
5.07
|
|
3
|
Increasing use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for breast cancer patients: a trend toward more aggressive surgical treatment.
|
J Clin Oncol
|
2007
|
3.84
|
|
4
|
Increased risk of rectal cancer after prostate radiation: a population-based study.
|
Gastroenterology
|
2005
|
3.58
|
|
5
|
Physician factors associated with discussions about end-of-life care.
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Cancer
|
2010
|
3.54
|
|
6
|
Increasing rates of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
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J Clin Oncol
|
2009
|
3.50
|
|
7
|
Association between lymph node evaluation for colon cancer and node positivity over the past 20 years.
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JAMA
|
2011
|
3.41
|
|
8
|
Risk of pelvic fractures in older women following pelvic irradiation.
|
JAMA
|
2005
|
3.26
|
|
9
|
Lymph node evaluation in colorectal cancer patients: a population-based study.
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J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2005
|
2.91
|
|
10
|
Functional limitations in elderly female cancer survivors.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2006
|
2.89
|
|
11
|
Cesarean delivery rates vary tenfold among US hospitals; reducing variation may address quality and cost issues.
|
Health Aff (Millwood)
|
2013
|
2.66
|
|
12
|
Patient and surgeon characteristics associated with increased use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in patients with breast cancer.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2009
|
2.33
|
|
13
|
Medicaid, Medicare, and the Michigan Tumor Registry: a linkage strategy.
|
Med Decis Making
|
2007
|
1.92
|
|
14
|
Reduction in physician reimbursement and use of hormone therapy in prostate cancer.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2010
|
1.91
|
|
15
|
Network meta-analysis of margin threshold for women with ductal carcinoma in situ.
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J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2012
|
1.87
|
|
16
|
National health care costs of peripheral arterial disease in the Medicare population.
|
Vasc Med
|
2008
|
1.83
|
|
17
|
Discussions with physicians about hospice among patients with metastatic lung cancer.
|
Arch Intern Med
|
2009
|
1.77
|
|
18
|
Are mastectomy rates really increasing in the United States?
|
J Clin Oncol
|
2010
|
1.75
|
|
19
|
Cost-effective diagnostic checklists for meningitis in resource-limited settings.
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J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr
|
2013
|
1.71
|
|
20
|
Volume-outcome relationship for coronary artery bypass grafting in an era of decreasing volume.
|
Arch Surg
|
2008
|
1.70
|
|
21
|
Trends in the incidence of invasive and in situ vulvar carcinoma.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2006
|
1.69
|
|
22
|
National Institutes of Health state-of-the-science conference statement: Enhancing use and quality of colorectal cancer screening.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2010
|
1.67
|
|
23
|
Provider factors associated with intramedullary nail use for intertrochanteric hip fractures.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2010
|
1.62
|
|
24
|
Geographic variation in device use for intertrochanteric hip fractures.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2008
|
1.60
|
|
25
|
The status of radical proctectomy and sphincter-sparing surgery in the United States.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2007
|
1.55
|
|
26
|
Factors associated with reduction in use of neoadjuvant androgen suppression therapy before radical prostatectomy.
|
Urology
|
2013
|
1.44
|
|
27
|
Extremity soft tissue sarcoma care in the elderly: insights into the generalizability of NCI Cancer Trials.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
1.43
|
|
28
|
Measuring breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer screening with medicare claims data.
|
Med Care
|
2002
|
1.37
|
|
29
|
Racial variation in the control of diabetes among elderly medicare managed care beneficiaries.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2003
|
1.35
|
|
30
|
NIH state-of-the-science conference statement: Enhancing use and quality of colorectal cancer screening.
|
NIH Consens State Sci Statements
|
2010
|
1.30
|
|
31
|
Trends in the incidence and treatment of parathyroid cancer in the United States.
|
Cancer
|
2007
|
1.26
|
|
32
|
Diagnosis of advanced cancer among elderly Medicare and Medicaid patients.
|
Med Care
|
2007
|
1.22
|
|
33
|
Tumor characteristics as predictors of local recurrence after treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ: a meta-analysis.
|
Breast Cancer Res Treat
|
2011
|
1.20
|
|
34
|
Correlates and consequences of venous thromboembolism: The Iowa Women's Health Study.
|
Am J Public Health
|
2009
|
1.18
|
|
35
|
Lymph node evaluation is associated with improved survival after surgery for early stage gallbladder cancer.
|
Surgery
|
2009
|
1.16
|
|
36
|
Improving identification of Hispanic males in Medicare: use of surname matching.
|
Med Care
|
2004
|
1.16
|
|
37
|
Using a Spanish surname match to improve identification of Hispanic women in Medicare administrative data.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2006
|
1.13
|
|
38
|
Physician visits, patient comorbidities, and mammography use among elderly colorectal cancer survivors.
|
J Cancer Surviv
|
2007
|
1.12
|
|
39
|
Ninety-day mortality after intertrochanteric hip fracture: does provider volume matter?
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2010
|
1.12
|
|
40
|
Surgical treatment of lung cancer: predicting postoperative morbidity in the elderly population.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2012
|
1.10
|
|
41
|
Does poorer familiarity with Medicare translate into worse access to health care?
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2008
|
1.09
|
|
42
|
Omission of radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery in the United States: a population-based analysis of clinicopathologic factors.
|
Cancer
|
2011
|
1.07
|
|
43
|
Major cancer surgery in the elderly: results from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program.
|
Ann Surg
|
2010
|
1.07
|
|
44
|
Risk factors for meningioma in postmenopausal women: results from the Iowa Women's Health Study.
|
Neuro Oncol
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
45
|
The use of preventive health services among elderly uterine cancer survivors.
|
Am J Obstet Gynecol
|
2008
|
1.05
|
|
46
|
Three-dimensional external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of hip fracture.
|
Cancer
|
2011
|
1.04
|
|
47
|
Disparate use of minimally invasive surgery in benign surgical conditions.
|
Surg Endosc
|
2008
|
1.04
|
|
48
|
Five-year rehospitalization outcomes in a cohort of patients with acute ischemic stroke: Medicare linkage study.
|
Stroke
|
2011
|
1.02
|
|
49
|
Determination of the minimum number of lymph nodes to examine to maximize survival in patients with esophageal carcinoma: data from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results database.
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2009
|
1.01
|
|
50
|
Network meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials: reporting the proper summaries.
|
Clin Trials
|
2013
|
1.00
|
|
51
|
The impact of Medicare coverage policies on health care utilization.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2008
|
1.00
|
|
52
|
An evaluation of the relationship between lymph node number and staging in pT3 colon cancer using population-based data.
|
Dis Colon Rectum
|
2010
|
0.99
|
|
53
|
A critical analysis of the surgical management of early-stage gallbladder cancer in the United States.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2008
|
0.99
|
|
54
|
The impact of surgery, radiation, and systemic treatment on outcomes in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
|
2010
|
0.99
|
|
55
|
Diagnosis and management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
|
Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep)
|
2009
|
0.99
|
|
56
|
Conditional survival after surgical treatment of melanoma: an analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.98
|
|
57
|
Medicare-certified home health care: urban-rural differences in utilization.
|
J Rural Health
|
2007
|
0.97
|
|
58
|
The rise in appendiceal cancer incidence: 2000-2009.
|
J Gastrointest Surg
|
2015
|
0.94
|
|
59
|
The long-term impact of surgical complications after resection of stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer: a population-based survival analysis.
|
Ann Surg
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
60
|
Diet and incident venous thromboembolism: the Iowa Women's Health Study.
|
Am Heart J
|
2009
|
0.94
|
|
61
|
Association between patient and tumor characteristics with clinical outcomes in women with ductal carcinoma in situ.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
62
|
The effects of resident and nursing home characteristics on activities of daily living.
|
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
|
2009
|
0.91
|
|
63
|
The impact of a change in Medicare reimbursement policy and HEDIS measures on stage at diagnosis among Medicare HMO and fee-for-service female breast cancer patients.
|
Med Care
|
2007
|
0.90
|
|
64
|
Physical performance effects of low-intensity exercise among clinically defined high-risk elders.
|
Gerontology
|
2003
|
0.88
|
|
65
|
Treatment and survival in 10,429 patients with localized laryngeal cancer: a population-based analysis.
|
Cancer
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
66
|
Estimation of standardized hospital costs from Medicare claims that reflect resource requirements for care: impact for cohort studies linked to Medicare claims.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
67
|
Influence of delays to nonemergent colon cancer surgery on operative mortality, disease-specific survival and overall survival.
|
Can J Surg
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
68
|
Screening mammography rate and predictors following treatment for colorectal cancer.
|
J Cancer Surviv
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
69
|
Variability of preoperative breast MRI utilization among older women with newly diagnosed early-stage breast cancer.
|
Breast J
|
2013
|
0.87
|
|
70
|
Variations in gastric cancer care: a trend beyond racial disparities.
|
Cancer
|
2010
|
0.87
|
|
71
|
Association between psoriasis and incident cancer: the Iowa's Women's Health Study.
|
Cancer Causes Control
|
2011
|
0.87
|
|
72
|
Postoperative irradiation for rectal cancer increases the risk of small bowel obstruction after surgery.
|
Ann Surg
|
2007
|
0.87
|
|
73
|
Linking tumor registry and Medicaid claims to evaluate cancer care delivery.
|
Health Care Financ Rev
|
2009
|
0.86
|
|
74
|
Palliative radiotherapy in Medicare-certified freestanding hospices.
|
J Pain Symptom Manage
|
2008
|
0.86
|
|
75
|
Low-intensity exercise and reduction of the risk for falls among at-risk elders.
|
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
|
2004
|
0.86
|
|
76
|
Appendiceal carcinoid tumors: Predictors of lymph node metastasis and the impact of right hemicolectomy on survival.
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.85
|
|
77
|
Intensity modulated radiation therapy replaces 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy as prostate cancer treatment.
|
J Urol
|
2012
|
0.85
|
|
78
|
Providing hospice care in rural areas: challenges and strategies.
|
Am J Hosp Palliat Care
|
2005
|
0.84
|
|
79
|
United States trends in the surgical treatment of primary breast cancer.
|
World J Surg
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
80
|
Trends in the local treatment of breast cancer: should we be worried?
|
J Surg Oncol
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
81
|
Effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy on incident atrial fibrillation: the Women's Health Initiative randomized controlled trials.
|
Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
82
|
Do claims-based continuity of care measures reflect the patient perspective?
|
Med Care Res Rev
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
83
|
Evaluation of a patient-reported continuity of care model for older adults.
|
Qual Life Res
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
84
|
Quality of care along the cancer continuum: does receiving adequate lymph node evaluation for colon cancer lead to comprehensive postsurgical care?
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
85
|
Bias due to missing SEER data in D'Amico risk stratification of prostate cancer.
|
J Urol
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
86
|
Body mass index and major cancer surgery outcomes: lack of association or need for alternative measurements of obesity?
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
87
|
Trends in incidence and management of lobular carcinoma in situ: a population-based analysis.
|
Ann Surg Oncol
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
88
|
Improved care and outcomes among elderly medicare managed care beneficiaries with diabetes.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2005
|
0.81
|
|
89
|
Cognition moderates the relationship between facility characteristics, personal impairments, and nursing home residents' activities of daily living.
|
J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2010
|
0.79
|
|
90
|
A self-assessment tool was reliable in identifying hazards in the homes of elders.
|
J Clin Epidemiol
|
2005
|
0.79
|
|
91
|
The association of preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging and multiple breast surgeries among older women with early stage breast cancer.
|
Breast Cancer Res Treat
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
92
|
Lymph node evaluation for colon cancer in an era of quality guidelines: who improves?
|
J Oncol Pract
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
93
|
Preoperative needle biopsy improves the quality of breast cancer surgery.
|
J Am Coll Surg
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
94
|
Associating insurance status with cancer stage at diagnosis.
|
Lancet Oncol
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
95
|
Anthropometric, medical history and lifestyle risk factors for myeloproliferative neoplasms in the Iowa Women's Health Study cohort.
|
Int J Cancer
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
96
|
Random physician effect and comparative effectiveness of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
97
|
National trends in health insurance coverage of pregnant and reproductive-age women, 2000 to 2009.
|
Womens Health Issues
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
98
|
Toward a better understanding of the role of geography in intensity of end-of-life care: must we first come to an understanding of end-of-life care?
|
Med Care
|
2007
|
0.77
|
|
99
|
Hospital characteristics associated with maintenance or improvement of guideline-recommended lymph node evaluation for colon cancer.
|
Med Care
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
100
|
External review of health plan denials of mental health services: lessons from Minnesota.
|
Adm Policy Ment Health
|
2007
|
0.76
|
|
101
|
Cesarean sections: the authors reply.
|
Health Aff (Millwood)
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Breast MRI in the Diagnostic and Preoperative Workup Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Breast Cancer.
|
Med Care
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
The impact of sentinel lymph node biopsy and magnetic resonance imaging on important outcomes among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Managed care enrollment and chronically disabled women with breast cancer.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2008
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
High-risk centers and the benefits for lower-risk transplants.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2015
|
0.75
|
|
106
|
Prevention of perinatal group B streptococcal disease in Minnesota: results from a retrospective cohort study and new prevention guidelines.
|
Minn Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|