Published in BMC Public Health on April 14, 2009
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Comparing the standard EQ-5D three-level system with a five-level version. Value Health (2008) 2.12
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A risk score for unfavorable outcome in adults with bacterial meningitis. Ann Neurol (2008) 1.66
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Validation of a nomogram predicting complications after esophagectomy for cancer. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.47
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Preeclampsia is associated with lower percentages of regulatory T cells in maternal blood. Hypertens Pregnancy (2009) 1.35
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Clinical evaluation of endoscopic trimodal imaging for the detection and differentiation of colonic polyps. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol (2008) 1.28
Systematic review of narrow-band imaging for the detection and differentiation of neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions in the colon (with videos). Gastrointest Endosc (2009) 1.28
Quantifying the added value of a diagnostic test or marker. Clin Chem (2012) 1.28
Variation of a test's sensitivity and specificity with disease prevalence. CMAJ (2013) 1.27
Diagnosing vasovagal syncope based on quantitative history-taking: validation of the Calgary Syncope Symptom Score. Eur Heart J (2009) 1.24
Results from simulated data sets: probabilistic record linkage outperforms deterministic record linkage. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 1.24
Emotional or educational debriefing after psychological trauma. Randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry (2006) 1.24
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