Published in J Vasc Surg on February 01, 2008
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"That's like an act of suicide" patients' attitudes toward deactivation of implantable defibrillators. J Gen Intern Med (2008) 2.38
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The persistence of depressive symptoms in older workers who experience involuntary job loss: results from the health and retirement survey. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (2006) 1.35
Influence of patients' socioeconomic status on clinical management decisions: a qualitative study. Ann Fam Med (2008) 1.34
"Learning by doing"--resident perspectives on developing competency in high-quality discharge care. J Gen Intern Med (2012) 1.34
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A research agenda for enhancing appropriate opioid prescribing in primary care. J Gen Intern Med (2013) 1.23
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Racial disparities in treatment preferences for rheumatoid arthritis. Med Care (2009) 1.21
US hospice industry experienced considerable turbulence from changes in ownership, growth, and shift to for-profit status. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.21
Survival after acute myocardial infarction (SAMI) study: the design and implementation of a positive deviance study. Am Heart J (2011) 1.19