Published in Obes Surg on December 01, 2009
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Spatial and temporal variation in PM(2.5) chemical composition in the United States for health effects studies. Environ Health Perspect (2007) 4.39
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Patient satisfaction as a possible indicator of quality surgical care. JAMA Surg (2013) 3.34
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Systematic review: gene expression profiling assays in early-stage breast cancer. Ann Intern Med (2008) 3.32
Referral of children to specialists in the United States and the United kingdom. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (2003) 3.24
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Creating high reliability in health care organizations. Health Serv Res (2006) 3.13
Coarse particulate matter air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases among Medicare patients. JAMA (2008) 3.04
Achieving the National Quality Forum's "Never Events": prevention of wrong site, wrong procedure, and wrong patient operations. Ann Surg (2007) 3.04
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Teamwork in the operating room: frontline perspectives among hospitals and operating room personnel. Anesthesiology (2006) 2.78
Local and global effects of climate on dengue transmission in Puerto Rico. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2009) 2.70
Active compared with expectant delivery management in women with gestational diabetes: a systematic review. Obstet Gynecol (2009) 2.65
AHRQ series paper 5: grading the strength of a body of evidence when comparing medical interventions--agency for healthcare research and quality and the effective health-care program. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.63
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Surgical strategies for coexisting glaucoma and cataract: an evidence-based update. Ophthalmology (2002) 2.45
Depression is a risk factor for suboptimal adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2002) 2.45
Arsenic exposure and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of the experimental and epidemiological evidence. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 2.44
The exposure-response curve for ozone and risk of mortality and the adequacy of current ozone regulations. Environ Health Perspect (2006) 2.44
A systematic review of the methodological rigor of studies evaluating cultural competence training of health professionals. Acad Med (2005) 2.44
Hydroxyurea for sickle cell disease: a systematic review for efficacy and toxicity in children. Pediatrics (2008) 2.42
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Toward a quantitative estimate of future heat wave mortality under global climate change. Environ Health Perspect (2010) 2.36
Risks and benefits of anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication use before cataract surgery. Ophthalmology (2003) 2.36
Air pollution and health: a European and North American approach (APHENA). Res Rep Health Eff Inst (2009) 2.33
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Fine particulate matter and mortality: a comparison of the six cities and American Cancer Society cohorts with a medicare cohort. Epidemiology (2008) 2.25
A programmable prompting device improves adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected subjects with memory impairment. Clin Infect Dis (2005) 2.25
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Time-series studies of particulate matter. Annu Rev Public Health (2004) 2.23
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Evaluation of two methods for quality improvement in intensive care: facilitated incident monitoring and retrospective medical chart review. Crit Care Med (2003) 2.17
Physical activity recommendations, exercise intensity, and histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Am J Gastroenterol (2011) 2.15
Improving health care quality for racial/ethnic minorities: a systematic review of the best evidence regarding provider and organization interventions. BMC Public Health (2006) 2.15
Screening tests for hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C: a systematic review. Hepatology (2002) 2.13
Reducing health care hazards: lessons from the commercial aviation safety team. Health Aff (Millwood) (2009) 2.11
Implementation of a surgical comprehensive unit-based safety program to reduce surgical site infections. J Am Coll Surg (2012) 2.11
Measuring diagnostic errors in primary care: the first step on a path forward. Comment on "Types and origins of diagnostic errors in primary care settings". JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.10
Effect modification by community characteristics on the short-term effects of ozone exposure and mortality in 98 US communities. Am J Epidemiol (2008) 2.07
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A vision for progress in community health partnerships. Prog Community Health Partnersh (2007) 2.04
Promotion criteria for clinician-educators. J Gen Intern Med (2003) 2.03
More training needed in chronic care: a survey of US physicians. Acad Med (2004) 2.01
Chronic medical illness, depression, and use of acute medical services among Medicare beneficiaries. Med Care (2004) 2.00
Residential exposure to aircraft noise and hospital admissions for cardiovascular diseases: multi-airport retrospective study. BMJ (2013) 1.99
Depressive symptoms, neurocognitive impairment, and adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons. Psychosomatics (2004) 1.98
Relationship between HAART adherence and adipose tissue alterations. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (2002) 1.97
Work limitations and their relationship to morbidity burden among academic health center employees with diabetes. Workplace Health Saf (2012) 1.97
ISOQOL recommends minimum standards for patient-reported outcome measures used in patient-centered outcomes and comparative effectiveness research. Qual Life Res (2013) 1.96
The effectiveness of a community/academic health center partnership in decreasing the level of blood pressure in an urban African-American population. Ethn Dis (2003) 1.94
The association of increasing body mass index and kidney stone disease. J Urol (2009) 1.94