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An applied simulation model for estimating the supply of and requirements for registered nurses based on population health needs. Policy Polit Nurs Pract (2009) 1.15
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A randomized placebo-controlled trial of two doses of pregabalin for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Can J Anaesth (2014) 1.02
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Mortality, morbidity, and costs of ruptured and elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ann Vasc Surg (2003) 1.00
Barriers to mental health care: perceived delivery system differences. ANS Adv Nurs Sci (2013) 0.99
Barriers to breast reconstruction after mastectomy in Nova Scotia. Can J Surg (2008) 0.97
Relation between leukocyte telomere length and incident coronary heart disease events (from the 1995 Canadian Nova Scotia Health Survey). Am J Cardiol (2013) 0.96
The relationship between childhood behaviour disorders and unintentional injury events. Paediatr Child Health (2007) 0.96
Comparison of quartz-tungsten-halogen, light-emitting diode, and plasma arc curing lights. J Adhes Dent (2003) 0.95
The effect of comorbidity on the competing risk of sudden and nonsudden death in an ambulatory heart failure population. Can J Cardiol (2011) 0.94
Screening for new primary cancers in cancer survivors compared to non-cancer controls: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cancer Surviv (2013) 0.93
What are the effects of tobacco policies on vulnerable populations? A better practices review. Can J Public Health (2006) 0.93
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Examining variations in health within rural Canada. Rural Remote Health (2012) 0.93
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A team approach to improving colorectal cancer services using administrative health data. Health Res Policy Syst (2012) 0.92
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What is the number of older Canadians needed to screen by measurement of bone density to detect an undiagnosed case of osteoporosis? a population-based study from CaMos. J Clin Densitom (2006) 0.90
Comparison of alternate scoring of variables on the performance of the frailty index. BMC Geriatr (2014) 0.90
The lifetime prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms among siblings of aneurysm patients is eightfold higher than among siblings of spouses: an analysis of 187 aneurysm families in Nova Scotia, Canada. J Vasc Surg (2005) 0.88
Internal consistency, test-retest reliability and measurement error of the self-report version of the social skills rating system in a sample of Australian adolescents. PLoS One (2013) 0.88
Knoop hardness of ten resin composites irradiated with high-power LED and quartz-tungsten-halogen lights. Biomaterials (2005) 0.86
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Prescribing practices amid the OxyContin crisis: examining the effect of print media coverage on opioid prescribing among physicians. J Pain (2013) 0.85
Physicians' attitudes towards office-based delivery of methadone maintenance therapy: results from a cross-sectional survey of Nova Scotia primary-care physicians. Harm Reduct J (2012) 0.85
Third-generation vs a second-generation LED curing light: effect on Knoop microhardness. Compend Contin Educ Dent (2006) 0.85
Gene-centric meta-analyses for central adiposity traits in up to 57 412 individuals of European descent confirm known loci and reveal several novel associations. Hum Mol Genet (2013) 0.84
Factors associated with optic disc hemorrhages in glaucoma. Ophthalmology (2004) 0.84
Blood volume monitoring in intermittent hemodialysis for acute renal failure. Kidney Int (2002) 0.83
Effect of reduced exposure times on the microhardness of 10 resin composites cured by high-power LED and QTH curing lights. J Can Dent Assoc (2006) 0.83
The effect of two configuration factors, time, and thermal cycling on resin to dentin bond strengths. Biomaterials (2003) 0.83
Improved prediction of early-onset coronary artery disease using APOE epsilon4, BChE-K, PPARgamma2 Pro12 and ENOS T-786C in a polygenic model. Clin Biochem (2005) 0.82
Trends in utilization of coronary artery bypass surgery and associated outcomes: Alberta, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia. Am J Med Qual (2002) 0.81
A comparison of factors used by physicians and patients in the selection of antidepressant agents. Psychiatr Serv (2007) 0.81
What type of rural? Assessing the variations in life expectancy at birth at small area-level for a small population province using classes of locally defined settlement types. BMC Public Health (2014) 0.81
Use of wet nebulized inhaled respiratory medications under criteria-based reimbursement guidelines in a publicly funded Seniors' Pharmacare Program in Nova Scotia, Canada. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother (2007) 0.80
The relationship between work hours and utilization of general practitioners in four Canadian provinces. Health Serv Res (2007) 0.80
Antimicrobials and in vitro systems: antibiotics and antimycotics alter the proteome of MCF-7 cells in culture. J Cell Biochem (2011) 0.80
The everyday experience of living with and managing a neurological condition (the LINC study): study design. BMC Neurol (2013) 0.79
Social aspects of HIV/AIDS and aging: a thematic review. Can J Aging (2013) 0.79
Nursing inputs and outcomes of hospital care: an empirical analysis of Ontario's acute-care hospitals. Can J Nurs Res (2011) 0.78
Understanding different methodological approaches to measuring inequity in health care. Int J Health Serv (2011) 0.78
Breast cancer risk, fungicide exposure and CYP1A1*2A gene-environment interactions in a province-wide case control study in Prince Edward Island, Canada. Int J Environ Res Public Health (2012) 0.78
Prospectively measured 10-year changes in health-related quality of life and comparison with cross-sectional estimates in a population-based cohort of adult women and men. Qual Life Res (2014) 0.78
The Patient Activation Measure: a validation study in a neurological population. Qual Life Res (2015) 0.78
Collaboration behind-the-scenes: key to effective interprofessional education. J Interprof Care (2014) 0.78
Validation of cognitive functioning categories in the Canadian Community Health Survey--Healthy Aging. Health Rep (2010) 0.77
Normative bone mineral density z-scores for Canadians aged 16 to 24 years: the Canadian Multicenter Osteoporosis Study. J Clin Densitom (2010) 0.77
The role of proximity to death in need-based approaches to health care. Health Policy (2012) 0.77
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Coping strategies used by patients infected with hepatitis C virus who are facing medication costs. Can J Hosp Pharm (2011) 0.76
The utilization of antidepressants and benzodiazepines among people with major depression in Canada. Can J Psychiatry (2011) 0.75
Hypertension control: results from the Diabetes Care Program of Nova Scotia registry and impact of changing clinical practice guidelines. Cardiovasc Diabetol (2005) 0.75
Breast reconstruction in Nova Scotia: Rate, trends and influencing factors. Can J Plast Surg (2003) 0.75
Re: The relationship between childhood behaviour disorders and unintentional injury events. Paediatr Child Health (2008) 0.75
Validating chronic disease ascertainment algorithms for use in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging. Can J Aging (2013) 0.75
Estimating Respiratory Syncytial Virus-associated Hospitalization in the First Year of Life Among Infants Born at 32-35 Weeks of Gestation. Pediatr Infect Dis J (2016) 0.75
A classification tree for the prediction of benign versus malignant disease in patients with small renal masses. Can J Urol (2014) 0.75
Misclassification errors from postal code-based geocoding to assign census geography in Nova Scotia, Canada. Can J Public Health (2016) 0.75
Sexually transmitted infection testing among heterosexual Maritime Canadian university students engaging in different levels of sexual risk taking. Can J Public Health (2016) 0.75
Use of physician profiles to influence prescribing of topical corticosteroids. Can J Clin Pharmacol (2005) 0.75