Published in BMC Med on January 31, 2008
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A meta-analysis of the incidence of malignancy in adult patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther (2008) 2.87
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The risk of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the United States and the United Kingdom. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 2.16
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The use of metformin and the incidence of lung cancer in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care (2012) 1.42
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The relationship of diabetic retinopathy to preclinical diabetic glomerulopathy lesions in type 1 diabetic patients: the Renin-Angiotensin System Study. Diabetes (2005) 1.40
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The impact of hepatitis C virus coinfection on HIV progression before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2003) 1.24
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and the risk of severe skin and soft tissue complications in patients with varicella or zoster disease. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2008) 1.23
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis in Montreal. CMAJ (2002) 1.06
Widespread pyrazinamide-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis family in a low-incidence setting. J Clin Microbiol (2003) 1.06
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Warfarin use and the risk of motor vehicle crash in older drivers. Br J Clin Pharmacol (2006) 1.00
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Simvastatin in moderate-to-severe COPD. N Engl J Med (2014) 0.96
The relation of ambulatory blood pressure and pulse rate to retinopathy in type 1 diabetes mellitus: the renin-angiotensin system study. Ophthalmology (2006) 0.96
Antimicrobial drugs and community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, United Kingdom. Emerg Infect Dis (2007) 0.95
Long-term use of antihypertensive drugs and risk of cancer. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2008) 0.95