Published in Lung on May 08, 2008
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Global Initiative on Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) classification of lung disease and mortality: findings from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study. Respir Med (2006) 2.29
An empirical comparison of the St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and the Chronic Respiratory Disease Questionnaire (CRQ) in a clinical trial setting. Thorax (1999) 2.15
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Mortality in GOLD stages of COPD and its dependence on symptoms of chronic bronchitis. Respir Res (2005) 1.53
Can global initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease stage 0 provide prognostic information on long-term mortality in men? Chest (2006) 1.51
Do GOLD stages of COPD severity really correspond to differences in health status? Eur Respir J (2003) 1.49
Spirometry use in clinical practice following diagnosis of COPD. Chest (2006) 1.43
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Controversies in the use of spirometry for early recognition and diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in cigarette smokers. Clin Chest Med (2000) 0.98
International variation in the prevalence of COPD (the BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study. Lancet (2007) 10.12
Multiple chronic conditions: prevalence, health consequences, and implications for quality, care management, and costs. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 6.14
Worldwide severity and control of asthma in children and adults: the global asthma insights and reality surveys. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2004) 4.17
Development, Testing, and Implementation of the ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program. J Grad Med Educ (2012) 3.98
Risk for death associated with medications for recently diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Ann Intern Med (2008) 3.60
Management of venous thromboembolism: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2007) 3.17
Screening mammography for women 40 to 49 years of age: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2007) 3.14
Glycemic control and type 2 diabetes mellitus: the optimal hemoglobin A1c targets. A guidance statement from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2007) 3.03
The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative (BOLD): rationale and design. COPD (2005) 2.66
Improving clinical learning environments for tomorrow's physicians. N Engl J Med (2014) 2.61
Risk assessment for and strategies to reduce perioperative pulmonary complications for patients undergoing noncardiothoracic surgery: a guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2006) 2.49
Cardiovascular events associated with ipratropium bromide in COPD. Chest (2009) 2.36
The cost-effectiveness of an inner-city asthma intervention for children. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2002) 2.27
Association between rising professional liability insurance premiums and primary cesarean delivery rates. Obstet Gynecol (2007) 2.13
Statin use and lower extremity amputation risk in nonelderly diabetic patients. J Vasc Surg (2013) 2.05
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The burden of asthma in the United States: level and distribution are dependent on interpretation of the national asthma education and prevention program guidelines. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2002) 1.92
CLER Pathways to Excellence: Expectations for an Optimal Clinical Learning Environment (Executive Summary). J Grad Med Educ (2014) 1.92
Mortality rate in veterans with multiple chronic conditions. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.89
Lipid control in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2004) 1.86
Transitions of Care Consensus Policy Statement American College of Physicians-Society of General Internal Medicine-Society of Hospital Medicine-American Geriatrics Society-American College of Emergency Physicians-Society of Academic Emergency Medicine. J Gen Intern Med (2009) 1.79
Antipsychotic adherence over time among patients receiving treatment for schizophrenia: a retrospective review. J Clin Psychiatry (2006) 1.79
Evaluation of primary care patients with chronic stable angina: guidelines from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2004) 1.78
Assessment of the emergence of Alzheimer's disease following coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. J Alzheimers Dis (2005) 1.74
Evaluating physician performance at individualizing care: a pilot study tracking contextual errors in medical decision making. Med Decis Making (2007) 1.74
The evidence base for tight blood pressure control in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Ann Intern Med (2003) 1.74
The accreditation system after the "next accreditation system". Acad Med (2014) 1.72
Simvastatin is associated with a reduced incidence of dementia and Parkinson's disease. BMC Med (2007) 1.72
Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians. Ann Fam Med (2007) 1.72
Fracture risk associated with inhaled corticosteroid use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2004) 1.68
Improving childhood asthma outcomes in the United States: a blueprint for policy action. Pediatrics (2002) 1.67
The widening black/white gap in asthma hospitalizations and mortality. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2006) 1.64
A multisite randomized trial of the effects of physician education and organizational change in chronic asthma care: cost-effectiveness analysis of the Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team II (PAC-PORT II). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2005) 1.63
The validity of using ICD-9 codes and pharmacy records to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. BMC Health Serv Res (2011) 1.62
Resource costs for asthma-related care among pediatric patients in managed care. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2003) 1.57
The protective effect of community factors on childhood asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2009) 1.55
Management of venous thromboembolism: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Ann Fam Med (2007) 1.54
Barriers to translating emerging genetic research on smoking into clinical practice. Perspectives of primary care physicians. J Gen Intern Med (2005) 1.54
Multicenter study comparing case definitions used to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.53
Impact of NSAIDS on mortality and the effect of preexisting coronary artery disease in US veterans. Am J Med (2007) 1.52
Primary care management of chronic stable angina and asymptomatic suspected or known coronary artery disease: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2004) 1.45
Racial disparities in term induction of labor rates in Illinois. Med Care (2008) 1.45
Lower-extremity amputation risk after charcot arthropathy and diabetic foot ulcer. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.45
The utility of the Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set (HEDIS) asthma measure to predict asthma-related outcomes. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2004) 1.44
Asthma morbidity and treatment in the Chicago metropolitan area: one decade after national guidelines. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol (2005) 1.44
Advances in the ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Program. J Grad Med Educ (2013) 1.44
Spirometry use in clinical practice following diagnosis of COPD. Chest (2006) 1.43
Vitamin d deficiency/insufficiency practice patterns in a veterans health administration long-term care population: a retrospective analysis. J Am Med Dir Assoc (2009) 1.40
The Methodology for the CLER National Report of Findings 2016. J Grad Med Educ (2016) 1.39
Management of newly detected atrial fibrillation: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2003) 1.33
Variations in asthma care by race/ethnicity among children enrolled in a state Medicaid program. Pediatrics (2004) 1.32
Geographic variability in childhood asthma prevalence in Chicago. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2008) 1.31
The economic burden of allergic rhinitis: a critical evaluation of the literature. Pharmacoeconomics (2004) 1.31
The Overview of the CLER Program: CLER National Report of Findings 2016. J Grad Med Educ (2016) 1.31
A multisite randomized trial of the effects of physician education and organizational change in chronic-asthma care: health outcomes of the Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team II Study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2004) 1.30
Hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how you count matters. COPD (2010) 1.29
Mortality risk of Charcot arthropathy compared with that of diabetic foot ulcer and diabetes alone. Diabetes Care (2009) 1.29
Use of a preference-based measure of health (EQ-5D) in COPD and asthma. Respir Med (2008) 1.26
Stakeholder priorities for comparative effectiveness research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a workshop report. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.25
Pursuing Excellence in Clinical Learning Environments. J Grad Med Educ (2016) 1.24
Asthma outcomes: healthcare utilization and costs. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2012) 1.23
Geographic variation of spirometry use in newly diagnosed COPD. Chest (2008) 1.20
A community-based study of tobacco smoke exposure among inner-city children with asthma in Chicago. J Allergy Clin Immunol (2008) 1.19
Charcot arthropathy risk elevation in the obese diabetic population. Am J Med (2008) 1.18
Adequacy of medical chart review to characterize emergency care for asthma: findings from the Illinois Emergency Department Asthma Collaborative. Acad Emerg Med (2006) 1.17
Early Impressions of the CLER Program: A Survey of the Designated Institutional Official Community. J Grad Med Educ (2016) 1.17
Ambulatory care adverse events and preventable adverse events leading to a hospital admission. Qual Saf Health Care (2007) 1.16
An african-specific functional polymorphism in KCNMB1 shows sex-specific association with asthma severity. Hum Mol Genet (2008) 1.15
Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of pneumonia in newly diagnosed COPD. Respir Med (2009) 1.13
Primary care physicians' willingness to offer a new genetic test to tailor smoking treatment, according to test characteristics. Nicotine Tob Res (2008) 1.12
Are decisions using cost-utility analyses robust to choice of SF-36/SF-12 preference-based algorithm? Health Qual Life Outcomes (2005) 1.09
Adult emergency department patients with sickle cell pain crisis: a learning collaborative model to improve analgesic management. Acad Emerg Med (2010) 1.09
Differential enzymatic activity of common haplotypic versions of the human acidic Mammalian chitinase protein. J Biol Chem (2009) 1.08
At what age can children report dependably on their asthma health status? Pediatrics (2007) 1.06
Parent-reported environmental exposures and environmental control measures for children with asthma. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2002) 1.04
Asthma burden in a citywide, diverse sample of elementary schoolchildren in Chicago. Ambul Pediatr (2007) 1.04
Screening for hereditary hemochromatosis: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2005) 1.03
Current diagnosis of venous thromboembolism in primary care: a clinical practice guideline from the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med (2007) 1.03
Asthma medication use and disease burden in children in a primary care population. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2003) 1.02
Trends in induction of labor at early-term gestation. Am J Obstet Gynecol (2011) 1.02
The impact of health literacy and socioeconomic status on asthma disparities. J Asthma (2012) 1.01
Introducing the CLER Pathways to Excellence: A New Way of Viewing Clinical Learning Environments. J Grad Med Educ (2014) 1.00
Practice-level effects of interventions to improve asthma care in primary care settings: the Pediatric Asthma Care Patient Outcomes Research Team. Health Serv Res (2005) 1.00
Complexity of medication use in newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother (2012) 0.98
Sixty-four-slice computed tomography of the coronary arteries: cost-effectiveness analysis of patients presenting to the emergency department with low-risk chest pain. Acad Emerg Med (2008) 0.98
Determinants of spirometry use and accuracy of COPD diagnosis in primary care. J Gen Intern Med (2011) 0.97
Geographic variation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation rates. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 0.97
Effect of increased copayments on pharmacy use in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Med Care (2007) 0.97
Evaluation of asthma prescription measures and health system performance based on emergency department utilization. Med Care (2004) 0.97