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1
|
Medication adherence: its importance in cardiovascular outcomes.
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Circulation
|
2009
|
5.30
|
|
2
|
Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of lung cancer among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
4.15
|
|
3
|
Inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and risk of death and hospitalization: time-dependent analysis.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
1.77
|
|
4
|
Fish intake and risk of incident heart failure.
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J Am Coll Cardiol
|
2005
|
1.74
|
|
5
|
Reliance on Veterans Affairs outpatient care by Medicare-eligible veterans.
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Med Care
|
2011
|
1.54
|
|
6
|
Prevalence and trends of insulin resistance, impaired fasting glucose, and diabetes.
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J Diabetes Complications
|
2007
|
1.32
|
|
7
|
Anginal symptoms consistently predict total mortality among outpatients with coronary artery disease.
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Am Heart J
|
2003
|
1.25
|
|
8
|
Importance of health system context for evaluating utilization patterns across systems.
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Health Econ
|
2011
|
1.20
|
|
9
|
Increasing copayments and adherence to diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemic medications.
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Am J Manag Care
|
2010
|
1.17
|
|
10
|
Alcohol screening results in elderly male veterans: association with health status and mortality.
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J Am Geriatr Soc
|
2004
|
1.13
|
|
11
|
Patient-clinician communication: associations with important health outcomes among veterans with COPD.
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Chest
|
2010
|
1.11
|
|
12
|
Alcohol screening scores and risk of hospitalizations for GI conditions in men.
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Alcohol Clin Exp Res
|
2007
|
1.07
|
|
13
|
Appropriateness of percutaneous coronary interventions in Washington State.
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2012
|
1.06
|
|
14
|
Alcohol screening scores and all-cause mortality in male Veterans Affairs patients.
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J Stud Alcohol Drugs
|
2009
|
1.06
|
|
15
|
Obesity and COPD: associated symptoms, health-related quality of life, and medication use.
|
COPD
|
2011
|
1.06
|
|
16
|
Beta-blockers as single-agent therapy for hypertension and the risk of mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
Am J Med
|
2004
|
1.06
|
|
17
|
Medication acquisition and self-reported adherence in veterans with hypertension.
|
Med Care
|
2009
|
1.04
|
|
18
|
Use of outpatient care in Veterans Health Administration and Medicare among veterans receiving primary care in community-based and hospital outpatient clinics.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2010
|
1.04
|
|
19
|
Suboptimal pharmacotherapeutic management of chronic stable angina in the primary care setting.
|
Am J Med
|
2004
|
1.02
|
|
20
|
Adherence to long-acting inhaled therapies among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
|
COPD
|
2012
|
1.01
|
|
21
|
The influence of informal caregivers on adherence in COPD patients.
|
Ann Behav Med
|
2012
|
1.01
|
|
22
|
Alcohol screening scores predict risk of subsequent fractures.
|
Subst Use Misuse
|
2009
|
1.00
|
|
23
|
Alcohol screening and risk of postoperative complications in male VA patients undergoing major non-cardiac surgery.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2011
|
0.99
|
|
24
|
Adherence to heart-healthy behaviors in a sample of the U.S. population.
|
Prev Chronic Dis
|
2005
|
0.99
|
|
25
|
The association of inhaled corticosteroid use with serum glucose concentration in a large cohort.
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Am J Med
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
26
|
Treatment delay associated with alternative medicine use among veterans with head and neck cancer.
|
Head Neck
|
2006
|
0.93
|
|
27
|
Depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and mortality.
|
Psychosom Med
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
28
|
Clopidogrel and long-term outcomes after stent implantation for acute coronary syndrome.
|
Am Heart J
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
29
|
The association between alcohol screening scores and health status in male veterans.
|
J Addict Med
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
30
|
The association between alcohol consumption and risk of COPD exacerbation in a veteran population.
|
Chest
|
2008
|
0.90
|
|
31
|
Patient-centered adherence intervention after acute coronary syndrome hospitalization.
|
Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
|
2012
|
0.89
|
|
32
|
Use of outpatient care in VA and Medicare among disability-eligible and age-eligible veteran patients.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2012
|
0.88
|
|
33
|
Measures of adherence to oral hypoglycemic agents at the primary care clinic level: the role of risk adjustment.
|
Med Care
|
2012
|
0.83
|
|
34
|
Association between alcohol screening results and hospitalizations for trauma in Veterans Affairs outpatients.
|
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse
|
2011
|
0.83
|
|
35
|
Are smoking and alcohol misuse associated with subsequent hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions?
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J Behav Health Serv Res
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
36
|
The practice of transradial percutaneous coronary intervention in the Washington State Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program.
|
Am Heart J
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
37
|
Combination antihypertensive therapy among patients with COPD.
|
Chest
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
38
|
Does the presence of a pharmacist in primary care clinics improve diabetes medication adherence?
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
39
|
Association between alcohol screening scores and diabetic self-care behaviors.
|
Fam Med
|
2012
|
0.81
|
|
40
|
Potential bias in medication adherence studies of prevalent users.
|
Health Serv Res
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
41
|
Smoking cessation and the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia.
|
Respir Med
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
42
|
Association between alcohol use and cardiovascular self-care behaviors among male hypertensive Veterans Affairs outpatients: a cross-sectional study.
|
Subst Abus
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
43
|
Prevalence of alcohol misuse among men and women undergoing major noncardiac surgery in the Veterans Affairs health care system.
|
Surgery
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
44
|
Alcohol questionnaires and HDL: screening scores as scaled markers of alcohol consumption.
|
Alcohol
|
2013
|
0.76
|
|
45
|
Recent hospitalization for non-coronary events and use of preventive medications for coronary artery disease: an observational cohort study.
|
BMC Cardiovasc Disord
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
46
|
The continuity and quality of primary care.
|
Med Care Res Rev
|
2013
|
0.75
|