| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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International variation in the prevalence of COPD (the BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study.
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Lancet
|
2007
|
10.12
|
|
2
|
Multiple chronic conditions: prevalence, health consequences, and implications for quality, care management, and costs.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2007
|
6.14
|
|
3
|
The Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease Initiative (BOLD): rationale and design.
|
COPD
|
2005
|
2.66
|
|
4
|
Cardiovascular events associated with ipratropium bromide in COPD.
|
Chest
|
2009
|
2.36
|
|
5
|
Association between rising professional liability insurance premiums and primary cesarean delivery rates.
|
Obstet Gynecol
|
2007
|
2.13
|
|
6
|
Statin use and lower extremity amputation risk in nonelderly diabetic patients.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2013
|
2.05
|
|
7
|
Comparison of health-related quality of life measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
Health Qual Life Outcomes
|
2011
|
1.94
|
|
8
|
Antipsychotic adherence over time among patients receiving treatment for schizophrenia: a retrospective review.
|
J Clin Psychiatry
|
2006
|
1.79
|
|
9
|
Simvastatin is associated with a reduced incidence of dementia and Parkinson's disease.
|
BMC Med
|
2007
|
1.72
|
|
10
|
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
|
|
11
|
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
|
|
12
|
Multicenter study comparing case definitions used to identify patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2014
|
1.53
|
|
13
|
Racial disparities in term induction of labor rates in Illinois.
|
Med Care
|
2008
|
1.45
|
|
14
|
Lower-extremity amputation risk after charcot arthropathy and diabetic foot ulcer.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2009
|
1.45
|
|
15
|
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
|
|
16
|
The economic burden of allergic rhinitis: a critical evaluation of the literature.
|
Pharmacoeconomics
|
2004
|
1.31
|
|
17
|
Hospitalizations for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: how you count matters.
|
COPD
|
2010
|
1.29
|
|
18
|
Mortality risk of Charcot arthropathy compared with that of diabetic foot ulcer and diabetes alone.
|
Diabetes Care
|
2009
|
1.29
|
|
19
|
Use of a preference-based measure of health (EQ-5D) in COPD and asthma.
|
Respir Med
|
2008
|
1.26
|
|
20
|
Stakeholder priorities for comparative effectiveness research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a workshop report.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2012
|
1.25
|
|
21
|
Asthma outcomes: healthcare utilization and costs.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2012
|
1.23
|
|
22
|
Geographic variation of spirometry use in newly diagnosed COPD.
|
Chest
|
2008
|
1.20
|
|
23
|
Charcot arthropathy risk elevation in the obese diabetic population.
|
Am J Med
|
2008
|
1.18
|
|
24
|
Inhaled corticosteroids and risk of pneumonia in newly diagnosed COPD.
|
Respir Med
|
2009
|
1.13
|
|
25
|
Are decisions using cost-utility analyses robust to choice of SF-36/SF-12 preference-based algorithm?
|
Health Qual Life Outcomes
|
2005
|
1.09
|
|
26
|
Patterns of healthcare utilization by COPD severity: a pilot study.
|
Lung
|
2008
|
1.04
|
|
27
|
Trends in induction of labor at early-term gestation.
|
Am J Obstet Gynecol
|
2011
|
1.02
|
|
28
|
Complexity of medication use in newly diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.
|
Am J Geriatr Pharmacother
|
2012
|
0.98
|
|
29
|
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
|
|
30
|
Determinants of spirometry use and accuracy of COPD diagnosis in primary care.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2011
|
0.97
|
|
31
|
Effect of increased copayments on pharmacy use in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
|
Med Care
|
2007
|
0.97
|
|
32
|
Geographic variation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation rates.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2007
|
0.97
|
|
33
|
Significant J-shaped association between body mass index (BMI) and diabetic foot ulcers.
|
Diabetes Metab Res Rev
|
2011
|
0.96
|
|
34
|
Economic modeling in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
Proc Am Thorac Soc
|
2006
|
0.96
|
|
35
|
Cost-effectiveness analysis of an antimicrobial stewardship team on bloodstream infections: a probabilistic analysis.
|
J Antimicrob Chemother
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
36
|
Development, validation, and results of a risk-standardized measure of hospital 30-day mortality for patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
J Hosp Med
|
2013
|
0.92
|
|
37
|
Diagnostic accuracy of existing methods for identifying diabetic foot ulcers from inpatient and outpatient datasets.
|
J Foot Ankle Res
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
38
|
Medication adherence and persistence in the last year of life in COPD patients.
|
Respir Med
|
2009
|
0.90
|
|
39
|
Reduced overall and event-free survival among colon cancer patients using dual system care.
|
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
|
2012
|
0.90
|
|
40
|
Use of spirometry in the diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and efforts to improve quality of care.
|
Transl Res
|
2009
|
0.90
|
|
41
|
Medication acquisition across systems of care and patient-provider communication among older veterans.
|
Am J Health Syst Pharm
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
42
|
Association between leukotriene-modifying agents and suicide: what is the evidence?
|
Drug Saf
|
2011
|
0.90
|
|
43
|
Development of the multi-attribute Pediatric Asthma Health Outcome Measure (PAHOM).
|
Int J Qual Health Care
|
2005
|
0.90
|
|
44
|
Using pharmacy data on partial adherence to inform clinical care of patients with serious mental illness.
|
Psychiatr Serv
|
2007
|
0.89
|
|
45
|
Comparative effectiveness research in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
J Comp Eff Res
|
2012
|
0.89
|
|
46
|
Measuring health-related quality of life in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: properties of the EQ-5D-5L and PROMIS-43 short form.
|
BMC Med Res Methodol
|
2014
|
0.88
|
|
47
|
Use of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD: a qualitative study in primary care.
|
COPD
|
2013
|
0.88
|
|
48
|
Chronic heart failure-related interventions after starting rosiglitazone in patients receiving insulin.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2004
|
0.88
|
|
49
|
National trends and racial differences in late preterm induction.
|
Am J Obstet Gynecol
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
50
|
Coexisting chronic conditions associated with mortality and morbidity in adult patients with asthma.
|
J Asthma
|
2014
|
0.84
|
|
51
|
Medication use patterns associated with spirometry in diagnosing COPD.
|
COPD
|
2008
|
0.84
|
|
52
|
The association of opioid use with incident lower extremity fractures in spinal cord injury.
|
J Spinal Cord Med
|
2013
|
0.84
|
|
53
|
Risk of suicide attempt in asthmatic children and young adults prescribed leukotriene-modifying agents: a nested case-control study.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2012
|
0.84
|
|
54
|
Trends in anemia management in lung and colon cancer patients in the US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2002-2008.
|
Support Care Cancer
|
2011
|
0.82
|
|
55
|
Effect of care setting on evidence-based depression treatment for veterans with COPD and comorbid depression.
|
J Gen Intern Med
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
56
|
A four-system comparison of patients with chronic illness: the Military Health System, Veterans Health Administration, Medicaid, and commercial plans.
|
Mil Med
|
2009
|
0.82
|
|
57
|
Antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection and subsequent outpatient and hospital utilization in veterans with spinal cord injury and disorder.
|
PM R
|
2010
|
0.81
|
|
58
|
Cost effectiveness of liraglutide in type II diabetes: a systematic review.
|
Pharmacoeconomics
|
2014
|
0.81
|
|
59
|
Defining an episode of care for colonoscopy: work of the High Value Health Care Project characterizing episodes and costs of care.
|
Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am
|
2010
|
0.80
|
|
60
|
Understanding medication oversupply and its predictors in the outpatient departments in Thailand.
|
BMC Health Serv Res
|
2014
|
0.80
|
|
61
|
Effect of depression care on outcomes in COPD patients with depression.
|
Chest
|
2008
|
0.78
|
|
62
|
Comparative effectiveness of paricalcitol versus cinacalcet for secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients receiving hemodialysis.
|
Nephron Clin Pract
|
2010
|
0.78
|
|
63
|
A patient-based utility measure of health for clinical trials of cancer therapy based on the European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire.
|
Value Health
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
64
|
The association of anticonvulsant use with fractures in spinal cord injury.
|
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
65
|
Relationship between leukotriene-modifying agent prescriptions dispensed and rate of suicide deaths by county in the US.
|
Drug Healthc Patient Saf
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
66
|
Drugs associated with adverse events in children and adolescents.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
67
|
Association between chronic illness complexity and receipt of evidence-based depression care.
|
Med Care
|
2014
|
0.78
|
|
68
|
Hemoglobin levels triggering erythropoiesis-stimulating agent therapy in patients with cancer: the shift after United States Food and Drug Administration policy changes.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2012
|
0.77
|
|
69
|
Long-term outcomes of analogue insulin compared with NPH for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
|
Am J Manag Care
|
2015
|
0.77
|
|
70
|
Calendar time-specific propensity score analysis for observational data: a case study estimating the effectiveness of inhaled long-acting beta-agonist on asthma exacerbations.
|
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf
|
2013
|
0.77
|
|
71
|
Evaluation of changes in guidelines for medication management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
J Eval Clin Pract
|
2012
|
0.76
|
|
72
|
Cost-effectiveness of influenza vaccination of older adults in the ED setting.
|
Am J Emerg Med
|
2011
|
0.76
|
|
73
|
Emergence of BCR-ABL kinase domain mutations associated with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia: a meta-analysis of clinical trials of tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
|
J Manag Care Spec Pharm
|
2015
|
0.76
|
|
74
|
Statistical implications of utility weighted and equally weighted HRQL measures: an empirical study.
|
Health Econ
|
2010
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Reply: To PMID 23932803.
|
J Vasc Surg
|
2014
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Risk factors and outcomes associated with vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus infections with reduced susceptibilities to linezolid.
|
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
|
2012
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Cost-effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
|
Am J Med
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Coded cause of death and timing of COPD diagnosis.
|
COPD
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Reply: Association Between Proton Pump Inhibitors and Microscopic Colitis: Implications for Practice and Future Research.
|
Ann Pharmacother
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Patient Experience-based Value Sets: Are They Stable?
|
Med Care
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
Risk of arrhythmias associated with ipratropium bromide in children, adolescents, and young adults with asthma: a nested case-control study.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Patient Experience-based Value Sets: Are They Stable?
|
Med Care
|
2017
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Obstetricians' rising liability insurance premiums and inductions at late preterm gestations.
|
Med Care
|
2009
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Life-years gained with meropenem over ciprofloxacin in penicillin-allergic patients with gram-negative bacilli sepsis: results of a probabilistic model.
|
Pharmacotherapy
|
2011
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Top-down Versus Step-up Prescribing Strategies for Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors in Children and Young Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
|
Inflamm Bowel Dis
|
2016
|
0.75
|