Published in Postgrad Med J on October 01, 1991
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Differences in hospital asthma management. Lancet (1988) 5.86
The association of viral and bacterial respiratory infections with exacerbations of wheezing in young asthmatic children. J Pediatr (1973) 4.22
Viruses as precipitants of asthmatic attacks in children. JAMA (1974) 3.30
Respiratory viral infection and wheezy bronchitis in childhood. Thorax (1979) 3.01
Viral and bacterial infections in adults with chronic asthma. Am Rev Respir Dis (1979) 2.25
Rhinovirus and influenza type A infections as precipitants of asthma. Am Rev Respir Dis (1976) 2.20
Viral respiratory tract infection and exacerbations of asthma in adult patients. Thorax (1988) 2.15
Greater frequency of viral respiratory infections in asthmatic children as compared with their nonasthmatic siblings. J Pediatr (1974) 2.09
Routine antibiotics in hospital management of acute asthma. Lancet (1982) 1.33
The relationship of viral infections to subsequent asthma. Clin Chest Med (1981) 0.81
14 years of follow-up from the Edinburgh randomised trial of breast-cancer screening. Lancet (1999) 4.80
Edinburgh Artery Study: prevalence of asymptomatic and symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in the general population. Int J Epidemiol (1991) 4.67
Day care after operations for hernia or varicose veins: a controlled trial. Br J Surg (1978) 4.30
Prospective study of heart rate variability and mortality in chronic heart failure: results of the United Kingdom heart failure evaluation and assessment of risk trial (UK-heart). Circulation (1998) 3.99
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Regression Study: a randomised trial of low-density-lipoprotein apheresis. Lancet (1995) 3.74
Twelve-year comparison of a Bjork-Shiley mechanical heart valve with porcine bioprostheses. N Engl J Med (1991) 3.31
Anticoagulation for three versus six months in patients with deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, or both: randomised trial. BMJ (2007) 3.26
Management of acute stroke in the elderly: preliminary results of a controlled trial. Br Med J (1980) 3.15
Randomised controlled trial of conservation therapy for breast cancer: 6-year analysis of the Scottish trial. Scottish Cancer Trials Breast Group. Lancet (1996) 2.78
Uptake and acceptability of antenatal HIV testing: randomised controlled trial of different methods of offering the test. BMJ (1998) 2.73
Management of acute stroke in the elderly: follow-up of a controlled trial. Br Med J (1980) 2.67
British Thoracic Society Sarcoidosis study: effects of long term corticosteroid treatment. Thorax (1996) 2.58
The prevalence of diabetic impotence. Diabetologia (1980) 2.47
Elective versus symptomatic antibiotic treatment in cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Pseudomonas infection of the lungs. Thorax (2000) 2.31
Management of the axilla in operable breast cancer treated by breast conservation: a randomized clinical trial. Edinburgh Breast Unit. Br J Surg (2000) 2.30
A numerical prognostic index for clinical use in identification of poor-risk patients with Hodgkin's disease at diagnosis. The Scotland and Newcastle Lymphoma Group (SNLG) Therapy Working Party. Leuk Lymphoma (1992) 2.23
A comparison of dermatologists', surgeons' and general practitioners' surgical management of cutaneous melanoma. Br J Dermatol (2004) 2.14
Human T-lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III) infection in seronegative haemophiliacs after transfusion of factor VIII. Lancet (1985) 2.08
Clinical and ultrasound prediction of macrosomia in diabetic pregnancy. Br J Obstet Gynaecol (1996) 2.05
Consumer acceptability of day care after operations for hernia or varicose veins. J Epidemiol Community Health (1978) 1.90
Inter-relations between relapses, drug regimens and compliance with treatment in tuberculosis. Respir Med (1991) 1.85
The clinical course and management of thoracic empyema. QJM (1996) 1.76
The relationship between QT intervals and mortality in ambulant patients with chronic heart failure. The united kingdom heart failure evaluation and assessment of risk trial (UK-HEART) Eur Heart J (1999) 1.68
Bile acids in the diarrhoea of ileal resection. Gut (1973) 1.68
Comparison of maximal acid output and gastrin response to meals in Chinese and Scottish normal and duodenal ulcer subjects. Gut (1980) 1.67
Evaluation of an automatic platelet counting system utilizing whole blood. J Clin Pathol (1972) 1.66
Predicting functional outcome following acute stroke using a standard clinical examination. Stroke (1982) 1.65
The Edinburgh randomised trial of breast cancer screening: results after 10 years of follow-up. Br J Cancer (1994) 1.65
Randomised comparison of 5 years of adjuvant tamoxifen with continuous therapy for operable breast cancer. The Scottish Cancer Trials Breast Group. Br J Cancer (1996) 1.64
Does obesity compromise survival in women with breast cancer? Breast (2004) 1.63
Histology in breast cancer prognosis. Br J Cancer (1972) 1.58
Arthropathy, ankylosing spondylitis, and clubbing of fingers in ulcerative colitis. Gut (1970) 1.57
Progressive coronary calcification despite intensive lipid-lowering treatment: a randomised controlled trial. Heart (2006) 1.55
A randomized trial comparing heater probe plus thrombin with heater probe plus placebo for bleeding peptic ulcer. Gastroenterology (2003) 1.54
Predictable and unpredictable hazards of erythropoietic protoporphyria. Clin Exp Dermatol (1991) 1.49
Research: the community nurse and day surgery. Nurs Times (1980) 1.49
A study of eleven cutaneous malignant melanomas in adults with small-cell morphology: emphasis on diagnostic difficulties and unusual features. Histopathology (2002) 1.44
The cytological detection of persistent cervical intraepithelial neoplasia after local ablative treatment: a comparison of sampling devices. Br J Obstet Gynaecol (1992) 1.44
Randomised, double blind placebo controlled trial of pentoxifylline in the treatment of venous leg ulcers. BMJ (1999) 1.44
A population-based, controlled study of the relation between HIV infection and cervical neoplasia. Br J Obstet Gynaecol (1994) 1.44
Scottish adjuvant tamoxifen trial: a randomized study updated to 15 years. J Natl Cancer Inst (2001) 1.44
Smoking, lipids, glucose intolerance, and blood pressure as risk factors for peripheral atherosclerosis compared with ischemic heart disease in the Edinburgh Artery Study. Am J Epidemiol (1992) 1.43
Rett syndrome: analysis of deaths in the British survey. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry (1997) 1.43
Transdermal nicotine plus support in patients attending hospital with smoking-related diseases: a placebo-controlled study. Respir Med (1996) 1.43
Dynamics of reactive oxygen intermediate production in human glioma: n-6 essential fatty acid effects. Eur J Clin Invest (1999) 1.42
Variability of ankle and brachial systolic pressures in the measurement of atherosclerotic peripheral arterial disease. J Epidemiol Community Health (1988) 1.41
The treatment of resistant warts with intralesional bleomycin: a controlled clinical trial. Br J Dermatol (1984) 1.41
Digoxin and mortality in chronic heart failure. UK Heart Investigation. Lancet (1999) 1.40
Twenty year comparison of a Bjork-Shiley mechanical heart valve with porcine bioprostheses. Heart (2003) 1.39
Acetazolamide in prevention of acute mountain sickness: a double-blind controlled cross-over study. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1981) 1.39
Functional assessment of patients undergoing day-care surgery for varicose veins or hernia: results from a randomised controlled trial. Health Bull (Edinb) (1979) 1.39
Popliteal vein reflux reduces the healing of chronic venous ulcer. Br J Surg (1998) 1.39
General practitioners' response to day care surgery. Practitioner (1978) 1.39
Autologous transfusion--too far, too soon? Vox Sang (1991) 1.38
Nebulised salbutamol without oxygen in severe acute asthma: how effective and how safe? Thorax (1985) 1.36
A clinical trial in the management of operable cancer of the breast. Br J Surg (1980) 1.35
Does right ventricular function predict survival in patients with chronic obstructive lung disease? Thorax (1988) 1.33
Controlled trial of sotalol for one year after myocardial infarction. Lancet (1982) 1.32
Observer variation in the clinical assessment of stroke. Age Ageing (1976) 1.31
Does vasectomy accelerate testicular tumour? Importance of testicular examinations before and after vasectomy. BMJ (1990) 1.28
Glutathione reduces the toxicity and improves quality of life of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer treated with cisplatin: results of a double-blind, randomised trial. Ann Oncol (1997) 1.26
Faecal stasis and diverticular disease in ulcerative colitis. Gut (1970) 1.23
The treatment of operable cancer of the breast: A clinical trial in the South-East region of Scotland. Br J Surg (1974) 1.20
Detection of breast disease in a family planning association clinic. Scott Med J (1976) 1.18
A controlled trial of weekly ultrasound therapy in chronic leg ulceration. Lancet (1987) 1.17
An experience of ulcerative colitis. 3. Long term outcome. Gastroenterology (1970) 1.13
Comparative evaluation of water recovery test and fluoroscopic screening in positioning a nasogastric tube during gastric secretory studies. Br Med J (1972) 1.12
Pseudopolyposis in ulcerative colitis. Lancet (1969) 1.12
Some blood plasma constituents correlate with human cataract. Br J Ophthalmol (1995) 1.11
Minimum effective dose of intermediate factor-VIII concentrate in haemophiliacs on home therapy. Lancet (1979) 1.11
Smoking cessation in hospital patients given repeated advice plus nicotine or placebo chewing gum. Respir Med (1991) 1.09
The natural history of impotence in diabetic men. Diabetologia (1984) 1.08
Predicting the outcome of severe ulcerative colitis: development of a novel risk score to aid early selection of patients for second-line medical therapy or surgery. Aliment Pharmacol Ther (2004) 1.07
Sarcoidosis: a disorder commoner in non-smokers? Thorax (1986) 1.06
Stopping smoking. Do nicotine chewing-gum and postal encouragement add to doctors' advice. Practitioner (1987) 1.05
Variable relationship between peripheral somatic and autonomic neuropathy in patients with different syndromes of diabetic polyneuropathy. Diabetes (1986) 1.05
The effects of indomethacin on gastroduodenal morphology and mucosal pH gradient in the healthy human stomach. Gastroenterology (1990) 1.04
A prospective study of alcoholic liver disease and mortality. J Hepatol (1992) 1.03
TELEMAM: a cluster randomised trial to assess the use of telemedicine in multi-disciplinary breast cancer decision making. Eur J Cancer (2007) 1.03
A clinical trial on the early detection and correction of haemostatic defects in selected high-risk neonates. Br J Haematol (1981) 1.02
Perineal wound healing in ulcerative colitis. Br J Surg (1969) 1.02
Six months versus nine months chemotherapy for tuberculosis of lymph nodes: final results. Respir Med (1993) 1.02
An open, prospective comparison of beta 2 agonists given via nebuliser, Nebuhaler, or pressurised inhaler by ambulance crew as emergency treatment. Thorax (1995) 1.01
Overview of randomized trials comparing radical mastectomy without radiotherapy against simple mastectomy with radiotherapy in breast cancer. Cancer Treat Rep (1987) 0.99
Circulating hormone concentrations in women with breast cancer. Lancet (1976) 0.99
Double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, crossover, multicentre study to determine the efficacy of a 0.1% (w/v) sodium hyaluronate solution (Fermavisc) in the treatment of dry eye syndrome. Br J Ophthalmol (1999) 0.99
Variations in clinical decision-making between cardiologists and cardiac surgeons; a case for management by multidisciplinary teams? J Cardiothorac Surg (2006) 0.99
The relationship between age and duration of asthma and the presence of persistent obstruction in asthma. Postgrad Med J (1988) 0.98
Effect of a "stop smoking" booklet on smokers attending for chest radiography: a controlled study. Thorax (1986) 0.98
The cost of atopic eczema. Br J Dermatol (1996) 0.97
Reply to Labrie et al. Results of the mortality analysis of the Quebec Randomized/controlled trial (RCT) Prostate (1999) 0.97
Predicting sudden death in patients with mild to moderate chronic heart failure. Heart (2004) 0.97
Effect of alcohol intake on symptomatic peripheral neuropathy in diabetic men. Diabetes Care (1980) 0.96
People with MECP2 mutation-positive Rett disorder who converse. J Intellect Disabil Res (2006) 0.96
The management of pulmonary and lymph node tuberculosis notified in England and Wales in 1998. Clin Med (2003) 0.96