Published in Ann Surg on March 01, 2010
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The safety of long-acting beta-agonists among patients with asthma using inhaled corticosteroids: systematic review and metaanalysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 3.01
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An observational study found that authors of randomized controlled trials frequently use concealment of randomization and blinding, despite the failure to report these methods. J Clin Epidemiol (2004) 2.58
Is a pre-operative brain natriuretic peptide or N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide measurement an independent predictor of adverse cardiovascular outcomes within 30 days of noncardiac surgery? A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.56
Users' guide to detecting misleading claims in clinical research reports. BMJ (2004) 2.55
Cooling for neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: do we have the answer? Pediatrics (2007) 2.51
Meta-analyses of therapies for postmenopausal osteoporosis. II. Meta-analysis of alendronate for the treatment of postmenopausal women. Endocr Rev (2002) 2.49
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The quality of randomized trial reporting in leading medical journals since the revised CONSORT statement. Contemp Clin Trials (2005) 2.40
Accuracy of conflict-of-interest disclosures reported by physicians. N Engl J Med (2009) 2.35
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Can trial sequential monitoring boundaries reduce spurious inferences from meta-analyses? Int J Epidemiol (2008) 2.31
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Beyond mortality: future clinical research in acute lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2010) 2.28
Measuring outcomes in aesthetic surgery: a comprehensive review of the literature. Plast Reconstr Surg (2003) 2.27
The effect of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound therapy on time to fracture healing: a meta-analysis. CMAJ (2002) 2.24
Preadmission antithrombotic treatment and stroke severity in patients with atrial fibrillation and acute ischaemic stroke: an observational study. Lancet Neurol (2006) 2.23
Systematic reviewers neglect bias that results from trials stopped early for benefit. J Clin Epidemiol (2007) 2.20