Kenneth G Saag

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1 2012 update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 12.07
2 Vitamin D intake is inversely associated with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Iowa Women's Health Study. Arthritis Rheum 2004 4.77
3 American College of Rheumatology 2010 recommendations for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 4.65
4 2011 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: initiation and safety monitoring of therapeutic agents for the treatment of arthritis and systemic features. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2011 3.66
5 Initiation of tumor necrosis factor-α antagonists and the risk of hospitalization for infection in patients with autoimmune diseases. JAMA 2011 3.58
6 Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity measures: American College of Rheumatology recommendations for use in clinical practice. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 3.47
7 Risk of serious bacterial infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists. Arthritis Rheum 2007 3.38
8 Gout medication treatment patterns and adherence to standards of care from a managed care perspective. Mayo Clin Proc 2006 2.96
9 The recent prevalence of osteoporosis and low bone mass in the United States based on bone mineral density at the femoral neck or lumbar spine. J Bone Miner Res 2014 2.52
10 Association between vaccination for herpes zoster and risk of herpes zoster infection among older patients with selected immune-mediated diseases. JAMA 2012 2.51
11 Coffee, tea, and caffeine consumption and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: results from the Iowa Women's Health Study. Arthritis Rheum 2002 2.43
12 Impact of osteoporosis treatment adherence on fracture rates in North America and Europe. Am J Med 2009 2.27
13 Administrative codes combined with medical records based criteria accurately identified bacterial infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients. J Clin Epidemiol 2008 2.25
14 Clinical value of monitoring BMD in patients treated with bisphosphonates for osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Res 2009 2.24
15 Rates of malignancy associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its treatment. Arthritis Rheum 2012 2.15
16 Initiation of anti-TNF therapy and the risk of optic neuritis: from the safety assessment of biologic ThERapy (SABER) Study. Am J Ophthalmol 2012 2.14
17 Risks of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to biologic disease-modifying therapy. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 2.03
18 Re-using Mini-Sentinel data following rapid assessments of potential safety signals via modular analytic programs. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2013 2.01
19 Cigarette smoking and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis among postmenopausal women: results from the Iowa Women's Health Study. Am J Med 2002 2.01
20 Obesity is not protective against fracture in postmenopausal women: GLOW. Am J Med 2011 1.95
21 Trends in the use of biologic agents among rheumatoid arthritis patients enrolled in the US medicare program. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 1.92
22 Comparison of weekly treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis with alendronate versus risedronate over two years. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 1.88
23 Population-based assessment of adverse events associated with long-term glucocorticoid use. Arthritis Rheum 2006 1.85
24 Effect of co-morbidities on fracture risk: findings from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Bone 2012 1.79
25 Quality of care indicators for gout management. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.77
26 Measuring quality in arthritis care: methods for developing the Arthritis Foundation's quality indicator set. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.76
27 Randomized trial to improve fracture prevention in nursing home residents. Am J Med 2007 1.75
28 Agreement and validity of pharmacy data versus self-report for use of osteoporosis medications among chronic glucocorticoid users. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2006 1.65
29 Impact of prevalent fractures on quality of life: baseline results from the global longitudinal study of osteoporosis in women. Mayo Clin Proc 2010 1.62
30 Validity of gout diagnoses in administrative data. Arthritis Rheum 2007 1.62
31 Risk factors for treatment failure with antiosteoporosis medication: the global longitudinal study of osteoporosis in women (GLOW). J Bone Miner Res 2014 1.62
32 Longitudinal patterns in the prevention of osteoporosis in glucocorticoid-treated patients. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.58
33 The epidemiology of glucocorticoid-associated adverse events. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2008 1.58
34 Longitudinal trends in use of bone mass measurement among older americans, 1999-2005. J Bone Miner Res 2008 1.55
35 Rilonacept (interleukin-1 trap) for prevention of gout flares during initiation of uric acid-lowering therapy: results from a phase III randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, confirmatory efficacy study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 1.53
36 Derivation and preliminary validation of an administrative claims-based algorithm for the effectiveness of medications for rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2011 1.53
37 OMERACT 6 brings new perspectives to rheumatology measurement research. J Rheumatol 2003 1.47
38 Benefit of adherence with bisphosphonates depends on age and fracture type: results from an analysis of 101,038 new bisphosphonate users. J Bone Miner Res 2008 1.47
39 Blood transfusion, alcohol use, and anthropometric risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis in older women. J Rheumatol 2002 1.46
40 Association between the initiation of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy and the risk of herpes zoster. JAMA 2013 1.45
41 Identification and validation of vertebral compression fractures using administrative claims data. Med Care 2009 1.45
42 Recent trends in hip fracture rates by race/ethnicity among older US adults. J Bone Miner Res 2012 1.44
43 Rates of hospitalized bacterial infection associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis and its treatment. Arthritis Rheum 2012 1.43
44 The comparative risk of serious infections among rheumatoid arthritis patients starting or switching biological agents. Ann Rheum Dis 2011 1.42
45 Empirically based composite fracture prediction model from the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women (GLOW). J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2014 1.41
46 Challenges in improving the quality of osteoporosis care for long-term glucocorticoid users: a prospective randomized trial. Arch Intern Med 2007 1.41
47 Population-based fracture risk assessment and osteoporosis treatment disparities by race and gender. J Gen Intern Med 2009 1.40
48 Antioxidant micronutrients and risk of rheumatoid arthritis in a cohort of older women. Am J Epidemiol 2003 1.35
49 Improving the prediction of medication compliance: the example of bisphosphonates for osteoporosis. Med Care 2009 1.31
50 Low-dose prednisone chronotherapy for rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised clinical trial (CAPRA-2). Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.31
51 Study design for a comprehensive assessment of biologic safety using multiple healthcare data systems. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011 1.30
52 Previous fractures at multiple sites increase the risk for subsequent fractures: the Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women. J Bone Miner Res 2012 1.29
53 Central DXA utilization shifts from office-based to hospital-based settings among medicare beneficiaries in the wake of reimbursement changes. J Bone Miner Res 2012 1.27
54 Drug-specific and time-dependent risks of bacterial infection among patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were exposed to tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonists. Arthritis Rheum 2007 1.26
55 Predicting fractures in an international cohort using risk factor algorithms without BMD. J Bone Miner Res 2011 1.22
56 Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2006 1.21
57 Health services utilization after fractures: evidence from Medicare. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2010 1.19
58 Relationship of weight, height, and body mass index with fracture risk at different sites in postmenopausal women: the Global Longitudinal study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). J Bone Miner Res 2014 1.19
59 Health care expenditures associated with skeletal fractures among Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2005. J Bone Miner Res 2009 1.18
60 Racial disparities in the receipt of osteoporosis related healthcare among community-dwelling older women with arthritis and previous fracture. J Rheumatol 2005 1.12
61 Quality indicators for the care of osteoarthritis in vulnerable elders. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007 1.12
62 Gout-related health care utilization in US emergency departments, 2006 through 2008. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 1.10
63 Developing a provisional definition of flare in patients with established gout. Arthritis Rheum 2012 1.10
64 Racial disparities in osteoporosis prevention in a managed care population. South Med J 2003 1.10
65 Using a modified nominal group technique to elicit director of nursing input for an osteoporosis intervention. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2006 1.10
66 Potential and pitfalls of using large administrative claims data to study the safety of osteoporosis therapies. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2011 1.10
67 Adherence with intravenous zoledronate and intravenous ibandronate in the United States Medicare population. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 1.09
68 The PAADRN study: a design for a randomized controlled practical clinical trial to improve bone health. Contemp Clin Trials 2012 1.09
69 Estrogen and other female reproductive risk factors are not strongly associated with the development of rheumatoid arthritis in elderly women. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2003 1.07
70 Pathophysiology, clinical presentation and treatment of gout. Drugs 2006 1.06
71 Is withholding osteoporosis medication after fracture sometimes rational? A comparison of the risk for second fracture versus death. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2010 1.06
72 Death, debility, and destitution following hip fracture. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2013 1.03
73 Bridging the osteoporosis quality chasm. J Bone Miner Res 2009 1.03
74 Medication errors with the use of allopurinol and colchicine: a retrospective study of a national, anonymous Internet-accessible error reporting system. J Rheumatol 2006 1.03
75 From bone biology to clinical outcome: state of the art and future perspectives. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 1.02
76 Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia among African Americans with early rheumatoid arthritis: the impact of ethnic-specific normative data. J Natl Med Assoc 2005 1.02
77 The delivery of evidence-based preventive care for older Americans with arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2010 1.02
78 Communicating non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug risks: verbal counseling, written medicine information, and patients' risk awareness. Patient Educ Couns 2010 1.02
79 The effect of thiazolidinediones on BMD and osteoporosis. Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab 2008 1.02
80 Cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis: comparing TNF-α blockade with nonbiologic DMARDs. Am J Med 2013 1.01
81 The association of race/ethnicity with the receipt of traditional and alternative arthritis-specific health care. Med Care 2003 1.01
82 Racial/ethnic disparities in patient-reported nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) risk awareness, patient-doctor NSAID risk communication, and NSAID risk behavior. Arthritis Rheum 2007 1.00
83 Osteoporosis in the home health care setting: A window of opportunity? Arthritis Rheum 2006 0.98
84 Gout. Hyperuricemia and cardiovascular disease: how strong is the evidence for a causal link? Arthritis Res Ther 2009 0.98
85 Drug Insight: choosing a drug treatment strategy for women with osteoporosis-an evidence--based clinical perspective. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2008 0.97
86 Brief report: incidence of selected opportunistic infections among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2013 0.96
87 Mortality due to coronary heart disease and kidney disease among middle-aged and elderly men and women with gout in the Singapore Chinese Health Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2011 0.96
88 Regional differences in treatment for osteoporosis. The Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Bone 2011 0.96
89 Use of a disease risk score to compare serious infections associated with anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy among high- versus lower-risk rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 0.96
90 Developments in glucocorticoid therapy. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2005 0.96
91 Osteoporotic fractures in older adults. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2006 0.95
92 Should bisphosphonates be used for long-term treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis? Arthritis Rheum 2011 0.95
93 The role of health literacy and written medicine information in nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug risk awareness. Ann Pharmacother 2010 0.95
94 Association of infections and tuberculosis with antitumor necrosis factor alpha therapy. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2008 0.93
95 Tumor necrosis factor α inhibitor therapy and cancer risk in chronic immune-mediated diseases. Arthritis Rheum 2013 0.92
96 Patient-reported communications with pharmacy staff at community pharmacies: the Alabama NSAID Patient Safety Study, 2005-2007. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2010 0.92
97 Bone mineral density changes within six months of renal transplantation. Transplantation 2003 0.91
98 Health-related quality of life among self-reported arthritis sufferers: effects of race/ethnicity and residence. Qual Life Res 2006 0.91
99 Validation of diagnostic codes for subtrochanteric, diaphyseal, and atypical femoral fractures using administrative claims data. J Clin Densitom 2011 0.91
100 Health-related quality of life in Gulf War era military personnel. Am J Epidemiol 2002 0.91
101 Patterns of osteoporosis treatment change and treatment discontinuation among commercial and Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug members in a national health plan. J Eval Clin Pract 2011 0.91
102 New insights into gout epidemiology. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2006 0.90
103 Serum urate association with hypertension in young adults: analysis from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 0.90
104 Quality health care gaps in osteoporosis: how can patients, providers, and the health system do a better job? Curr Osteoporos Rep 2009 0.90
105 Serum urate and its relationship with alcoholic beverage intake in men and women: findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) cohort. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 0.89
106 Management of osteoporosis among home health and long-term care patients with a prior fracture. South Med J 2009 0.89
107 Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug toxicity monitoring and safety practices. J Rheumatol 2003 0.89
108 Osteoporosis diagnosis and medical treatment. Orthop Clin North Am 2013 0.89
109 Physicians' explanations for apparent gaps in the quality of rheumatology care: results from the US Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.88
110 Bringing it all together: a novel approach to the development of response criteria for chronic gout clinical trials. J Rheumatol 2011 0.88
111 Once-weekly oral alendronate 70 mg in patients with glucocorticoid-induced bone loss: a 12-month randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Rheumatol 2009 0.88
112 Regional variation in the denial of reimbursement for bone mineral density testing among US Medicare beneficiaries. J Clin Densitom 2008 0.87
113 Health and happiness among older adults: a community-based study. J Health Psychol 2009 0.86
114 The effects of physician specialty and patient comorbidities on the use and discontinuation of coxibs. Arthritis Rheum 2003 0.85
115 Impact of biologic agents with and without concomitant methotrexate and at reduced doses in older rheumatoid arthritis patients. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2015 0.85
116 Bisphosphonates for osteoarthritis prevention: "Holy Grail" or not? Ann Rheum Dis 2008 0.85
117 A close examination of healthcare expenditures related to fractures. J Bone Miner Res 2013 0.84
118 Use of oral and subcutaneous methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis patients in the United States. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2014 0.84
119 Association between being African-American, serum urate levels and the risk of developing hyperuricemia: findings from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults cohort. Arthritis Res Ther 2012 0.83
120 Improving osteoporosis care in high-risk home health patients through a high-intensity intervention. Contemp Clin Trials 2011 0.83
121 Obesity, health-care utilization, and health-related quality of life after fracture in postmenopausal women: Global Longitudinal Study of Osteoporosis in Women (GLOW). Calcif Tissue Int 2014 0.83
122 Glucocorticoids and the risk of osteoporosis. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2009 0.83
123 Drug treatment of hyperuricemia to prevent cardiovascular outcomes: are we there yet? Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2012 0.83
124 Management of hyperuricemia and gout in CKD. Am J Kidney Dis 2008 0.82
125 Association of health-related quality of life with dual use of prescription and over-the-counter nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Arthritis Rheum 2008 0.82
126 Glucocorticoid-related bone changes from endogenous or exogenous glucocorticoids. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2013 0.82
127 Osteopenia: debates and dilemmas. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2013 0.81
128 Prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2007 0.81
129 Association between anti-TNF-α therapy and interstitial lung disease. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2013 0.81
130 Bone formation markers in patients with glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis treated with teriparatide or alendronate. Bone 2010 0.81
131 Long-term safety concerns of antiresorptive therapy. Rheum Dis Clin North Am 2011 0.81
132 Preliminary competencies for comparative effectiveness research. Clin Transl Sci 2012 0.81
133 Association between anti-TNF-α therapy and all-cause mortality. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012 0.80
134 Ethnic variations in the prevalence of metabolic bone disease among HIV-positive patients with lipodystrophy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2006 0.80
135 Febuxostat: the evidence for its use in the treatment of hyperuricemia and gout. Core Evid 2010 0.79
136 Using single-item health literacy screening questions to identify patients who read written nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine information provided at pharmacies. J Health Commun 2010 0.79
137 Postmenopausal osteoporosis. What have we learned since the introduction of bisphosphonates? Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2006 0.79
138 Official Positions for FRAX(®) clinical regarding glucocorticoids: the impact of the use of glucocorticoids on the estimate by FRAX(®) of the 10 year risk of fracture from Joint Official Positions Development Conference of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry and International Osteoporosis Foundation on FRAX(®). J Clin Densitom 2011 0.79
139 Serum urate levels and consumption of common beverages and alcohol among Chinese in Singapore. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.79
140 Use of health plan combined with registry data to predict clinical trial recruitment. Clin Trials 2013 0.78
141 Trends in the utilization and outcomes of Medicare patients hospitalized for hip fracture, 2000-2008. J Aging Health 2014 0.78
142 A group randomized trial to improve safe use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Am J Manag Care 2005 0.78
143 Gout treatment: what is evidence-based and how do we determine and promote optimized clinical care? Curr Rheumatol Rep 2005 0.78
144 A randomized trial of a mailed intervention and self-scheduling to improve osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women. J Bone Miner Res 2012 0.78
145 Does medication adherence itself confer fracture protection? An investigation of the healthy adherer effect in observational data. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2012 0.77
146 Osteoporosis: evaluation and treatment. Curr Womens Health Rep 2003 0.77
147 From fracture risk prediction to evaluating fracture patterns: recent advances in the epidemiology of osteoporosis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2012 0.77
148 Improving quality of care in osteoporosis: opportunities and challenges. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2008 0.77
149 Effect of self-referral on bone mineral density testing and osteoporosis treatment. Med Care 2014 0.77
150 Is febuxostat a more effective treatment for hyperuricemia and gout than allopurinol? Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2006 0.77
151 OMERACT endorsement of measures of outcome for studies of acute gout. J Rheumatol 2013 0.76
152 Prevention of osteoporosis associated with chronic glucocorticoid therapy. JAMA 2006 0.76
153 Reply: To PMID 22473917. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.76
154 Using tablet computers compared to interactive voice response to improve subject recruitment in osteoporosis pragmatic clinical trials: feasibility, satisfaction, and sample size. Patient Prefer Adherence 2013 0.76
155 Effect of racial differences on ability to afford prescription medications. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2008 0.76
156 Prevention and treatment of bone changes associated with exposure to glucocorticoids. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2013 0.76
157 Ibandronate injections in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2007 0.75
158 Is two better than one? Combining antiresorptive and anabolic osteoporosis medications. Curr Osteoporos Rep 2011 0.75
159 Unbalanced regulation of over-the-counter analgesics: the lesser of two evils? Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2006 0.75
160 Serum urate, menopause, and postmenopausal hormone use: from eminence to evidence-based medicine. Arthritis Res Ther 2008 0.75
161 RE: Drug risk assessment and data reuse. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2014 0.75
162 Balancing bones and bucks among new glucocorticoid users. J Rheumatol 2003 0.75
163 The use of zoledronic acid for osteoporosis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2008 0.75
164 Racial Differences and Disparities in Osteoporosis-related Bone Health: Results From the PAADRN Randomized Controlled Trial. Med Care 2017 0.75
165 Therapeutic advances in calcium and vitamin D for osteoporosis. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2008 0.75
166 Biologics and heart failure in rheumatoid arthritis: are we any wiser? Curr Opin Rheumatol 2008 0.75
167 Denosumab in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2007 0.75
168 Study design considerations for a large simple trial of bisphosphonates. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2013 0.75
169 Treatment of acute gout-like arthritis in an emergency setting: prednisolone versus indomethacin. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2007 0.75
170 Are glucocorticoids equivalent to NSAIDs for the treatment of gout flares? Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2008 0.75
171 Screening Questions for Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug Risk Knowledge. J Patient Saf 2014 0.75
172 Documented tuberculin skin testing among infliximab users following a multi-modal risk communication interventions. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2006 0.75
173 Tumor necrosis factor, tuberculosis, testing, and treatment: teeing up the questions. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2013 0.75
174 Patient-reported reasons for nonadherence to recommended osteoporosis pharmacotherapy. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2017 0.75
175 How to ascertain drug safety in the context of benefit. Controversies and concerns. J Rheumatol 2009 0.75
176 Improving the quality of clinical care for patients with osteoporosis. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2006 0.75
177 Preface. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2009 0.75
178 A group-randomized trial of shared decision making for non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug risk awareness: primary results and lessons learned. J Eval Clin Pract 2014 0.75
179 Evaluating and improving the quality of care in rheumatic disease. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2004 0.75