Published in CMAJ on October 23, 2007
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A novel technique to optimize facility locations of new nephrology services for remote areas. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 0.82
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Recent trends in cardiovascular complications among men and women with and without diabetes. Diabetes Care (2006) 1.57
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Sex inequality in kidney transplantation rates. Arch Intern Med (2000) 1.43
Relationship between clinical performance measures and outcomes among patients receiving long-term hemodialysis. Ann Intern Med (2006) 1.25
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Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia in living kidney donors. N Engl J Med (2014) 7.25
Chronic kidney disease and mortality risk: a systematic review. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 6.21
Effectiveness of quality improvement strategies on the management of diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet (2012) 5.65
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Systematic review: cardiac resynchronization in patients with symptomatic heart failure. Ann Intern Med (2004) 4.72
A systematic evaluation of the quality of meta-analyses in the critical care literature. Crit Care (2005) 4.51
Epinephrine and dexamethasone in children with bronchiolitis. N Engl J Med (2009) 4.35
Systematic review and meta-analysis: renal safety of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate in HIV-infected patients. Clin Infect Dis (2010) 4.28
Risk of coronary events in people with chronic kidney disease compared with those with diabetes: a population-level cohort study. Lancet (2012) 4.25
When laboratories report estimated glomerular filtration rates in addition to serum creatinines, nephrology consults increase. Kidney Int (2009) 3.70
Using proteinuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate to classify risk in patients with chronic kidney disease: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med (2011) 3.49
Oral phosphate binders in patients with kidney failure. N Engl J Med (2010) 3.42
Association between glycemic control and adverse outcomes in people with diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease: a population-based cohort study. Arch Intern Med (2011) 3.13
Cost analysis of ongoing care of patients with end-stage renal disease: the impact of dialysis modality and dialysis access. Am J Kidney Dis (2002) 3.06
A systematic review of the effect of nocturnal hemodialysis on blood pressure, left ventricular hypertrophy, anemia, mineral metabolism, and health-related quality of life. Kidney Int (2005) 3.03
Glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and the incidence and consequences of acute kidney injury: a cohort study. Lancet (2010) 2.95
Cinacalcet HCl, an oral calcimimetic agent for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis: a randomized, double-blind, multicenter study. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 2.91
Oral estrogen therapy in postmenopausal women is associated with loss of kidney function. Kidney Int (2008) 2.88
Statins for improving renal outcomes: a meta-analysis. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 2.84
Intensive care unit bed availability and outcomes for hospitalized patients with sudden clinical deterioration. Arch Intern Med (2012) 2.75
Cost-effectiveness of self-monitoring of blood glucose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus managed without insulin. CMAJ (2009) 2.70
Physician awareness of drug cost: a systematic review. PLoS Med (2007) 2.63
Nephrology visits and health care resource use before and after reporting estimated glomerular filtration rate. JAMA (2010) 2.61
Sirolimus is associated with new-onset diabetes in kidney transplant recipients. J Am Soc Nephrol (2008) 2.59
Overview of the Alberta Kidney Disease Network. BMC Nephrol (2009) 2.58
Nocturnal hemodialysis does not improve overall measures of quality of life compared to conventional hemodialysis. Kidney Int (2008) 2.56
Guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 2.54
A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating the efficacy of epinephrine for the treatment of acute viral bronchiolitis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2003) 2.47
Rates of treated and untreated kidney failure in older vs younger adults. JAMA (2012) 2.43
The direct and indirect economic costs incurred by living kidney donors-a systematic review. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2006) 2.41
Efficacy of statins for primary prevention in people at low cardiovascular risk: a meta-analysis. CMAJ (2011) 2.40
Systematic review of the impact of N-acetylcysteine on contrast nephropathy. Kidney Int (2004) 2.37
Association between LDL-C and risk of myocardial infarction in CKD. J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 2.34
Estimate of the benefits of a population-based reduction in dietary sodium additives on hypertension and its related health care costs in Canada. Can J Cardiol (2007) 2.32
Access to kidney transplantation among remote- and rural-dwelling patients with kidney failure in the United States. JAMA (2009) 2.26
Ultrasound monitoring to detect access stenosis in hemodialysis patients: a systematic review. Am J Kidney Dis (2008) 2.24
Renal replacement therapy in patients with acute renal failure: a systematic review. JAMA (2008) 2.22
Associations between hemodialysis access type and clinical outcomes: a systematic review. J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 2.22
Population based screening for chronic kidney disease: cost effectiveness study. BMJ (2010) 2.19
Preemptive kidney transplantation: the advantage and the advantaged. J Am Soc Nephrol (2002) 2.19
Systematic review of the clinical efficacy and safety of sevelamer in dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 2.18
CKD and risk of hospitalization and death with pneumonia. Am J Kidney Dis (2009) 2.17
Survival among nocturnal home haemodialysis patients compared to kidney transplant recipients. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2009) 2.16
Abstracts of randomized controlled trials presented at the society for pediatric research meeting: an example of publication bias. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2002) 2.15
Arteriovenous fistula survival and needling technique: long-term results from a randomized buttonhole trial. Am J Kidney Dis (2013) 2.12
Impact of anemia on hospitalization and mortality in older adults. Blood (2006) 2.07
Meta-analysis: antibiotics for prophylaxis against hemodialysis catheter-related infections. Ann Intern Med (2008) 2.06
The 2005 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part II - therapy. Can J Cardiol (2005) 2.03
The 2007 Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the management of hypertension: part 2 - therapy. Can J Cardiol (2007) 2.01
Benzodiazepines and elderly drivers: a comparison of pharmacoepidemiological study designs. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2007) 1.98
Access to health care among status Aboriginal people with chronic kidney disease. CMAJ (2008) 1.91
Associations among estimated glomerular filtration rate, proteinuria, and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 1.89
Relation between alkaline phosphatase, serum phosphate, and all-cause or cardiovascular mortality. Circulation (2009) 1.85
Efficacy and safety of cognitive enhancers for patients with mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis. CMAJ (2013) 1.82