Mei-Shu Lai

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1 Accuracy of diabetes diagnosis in health insurance claims data in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 2005 2.70
2 Association of thiazolidinediones with liver cancer and colorectal cancer in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Hepatology 2012 2.63
3 Angiotensin receptor blockade and risk of cancer in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a nationwide case-control study. J Clin Oncol 2011 2.40
4 Statins and intracerebral hemorrhage: collaborative systematic review and meta-analysis. Circulation 2011 2.17
5 Comparative safety of inhaled medications in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review and mixed treatment comparison meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Thorax 2012 2.09
6 A randomized controlled trial of risperidone and olanzapine for schizophrenic patients with neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia. J Clin Psychiatry 2010 2.07
7 Discontinuation of statin therapy associates with Parkinson disease: a population-based study. Neurology 2013 1.97
8 Occult Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in adult emergency department patients: rare but important. Clin Infect Dis 2012 1.97
9 Cancer trends in Taiwan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2010 1.73
10 Progression rates of colorectal cancer by Dukes' stage in a high-risk group: analysis of selective colorectal cancer screening. Cancer J 2004 1.53
11 Treatment of patients with dual hepatitis C and B by peginterferon α and ribavirin reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality. Gut 2013 1.49
12 Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blockers and pneumonia risk among stroke patients. J Hypertens 2012 1.45
13 Effectiveness of vitamin B12 on diabetic neuropathy: systematic review of clinical controlled trials. Acta Neurol Taiwan 2005 1.40
14 A systematic review of retention of adult advanced life support knowledge and skills in healthcare providers. Resuscitation 2012 1.39
15 Arsenic and diabetes and hypertension in human populations: a review. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007 1.31
16 Cancer risk associated with insulin glargine among adult type 2 diabetes patients--a nationwide cohort study. PLoS One 2011 1.31
17 Prevalence of and risk factors for colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among adults in community settings in Taiwan. J Clin Microbiol 2009 1.23
18 Thirty-year outcomes of the national hepatitis B immunization program in Taiwan. JAMA 2013 1.21
19 Cancer epidemiology and control in north-East Asia - past, present and future. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2010 1.21
20 Oral insulin secretagogues, insulin, and cancer risk in type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2012 1.18
21 A pay-for-performance program for diabetes care in Taiwan: a preliminary assessment. Am J Manag Care 2010 1.10
22 Detection of cervical lymph node metastasis in head and neck cancer patients with clinically N0 neck-a meta-analysis comparing different imaging modalities. BMC Cancer 2012 1.10
23 Predicting healthcare utilization using a pharmacy-based metric with the WHO's Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical algorithm. Med Care 2011 1.07
24 The impact of diabetes mellitus on prognosis of early breast cancer in Asia. Oncologist 2012 1.03
25 Concordance of preferences for end-of-life care between terminally ill cancer patients and their family caregivers in Taiwan. J Pain Symptom Manage 2005 1.02
26 Trends in incidence and survival outcome of epithelial ovarian cancer: 30-year national population-based registry in Taiwan. J Gynecol Oncol 2013 1.01
27 Congruence of knowledge, experiences, and preferences for disclosure of diagnosis and prognosis between terminally-ill cancer patients and their family caregivers in Taiwan. Cancer Invest 2006 1.01
28 Willingness to pay to sustain and expand National Health Insurance services in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res 2008 0.99
29 Discrepancy in the preferences of place of death between terminally ill cancer patients and their primary family caregivers in Taiwan. Soc Sci Med 2005 0.99
30 Risk of new acute myocardial infarction hospitalization associated with use of oral and parenteral non-steroidal anti-inflammation drugs (NSAIDs): a case-crossover study of Taiwan's National Health Insurance claims database and review of current evidence. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2012 0.98
31 Risk of severe dysglycemia among diabetic patients receiving levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, or moxifloxacin in Taiwan. Clin Infect Dis 2013 0.97
32 Diabetes mellitus is associated with increased mortality in patients receiving curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncologist 2012 0.97
33 Risk of hospitalization for upper gastrointestinal adverse events associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a nationwide case-crossover study in Taiwan. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2011 0.96
34 Antiviral therapy and hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence. JAMA 2013 0.96
35 Effectiveness of bisphosphonate analogues and functional electrical stimulation on attenuating post-injury osteoporosis in spinal cord injury patients- a systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS One 2013 0.95
36 Risk factors for mortality of nosocomial methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infection: with investigation of the potential role of community-associated MRSA strains. J Infect 2010 0.94
37 The unintended consequence of diabetes mellitus pay-for-performance (P4P) program in Taiwan: are patients with more comorbidities or more severe conditions likely to be excluded from the P4P program? Health Serv Res 2010 0.94
38 Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec genotype effects outcomes of patients with healthcare-associated MRSA bacteremia independently of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration. Clin Infect Dis 2012 0.93
39 Histamine-2 receptor antagonists and risk of lung cancer in diabetic patients – an exploratory analysis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2013 0.93
40 Field performance of clinical case definitions for influenza screening during the 2009 pandemic. Am J Emerg Med 2012 0.92
41 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs use and risk of upper gastrointestinal adverse events in cirrhotic patients. Liver Int 2012 0.92
42 Estimation of mean sojourn time for lung cancer by chest X-ray screening with a Bayesian approach. Lung Cancer 2008 0.91
43 The influence of socio-economic status and multimorbidity patterns on healthcare costs: a six-year follow-up under a universal healthcare system. Int J Equity Health 2013 0.91
44 Microalbuminuria screening for detecting chronic kidney disease in the general population: a systematic review. Ren Fail 2013 0.91
45 The emerging epidemic of estrogen-related cancers in young women in a developing Asian country. Int J Cancer 2011 0.91
46 The risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer, lymphoma and melanoma in patients with psoriasis in Taiwan: a 10-year, population-based cohort study. Int J Dermatol 2012 0.91
47 Risk groups defined by Recursive Partitioning Analysis of patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma treated with colorectal resection. BMC Med Res Methodol 2012 0.90
48 Nationwide surveillance in uterine cancer: survival analysis and the importance of birth cohort: 30-year population-based registry in Taiwan. PLoS One 2012 0.90
49 Long-term antidepressant use and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a population-based, nested case-control study in Taiwan. J Clin Psychiatry 2014 0.88
50 Increased risk of stroke associated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a nationwide case-crossover study. Stroke 2010 0.88
51 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of lower gastrointestinal adverse events: a nationwide study in Taiwan. Gut 2011 0.88
52 Method-specific performance of vancomycin MIC susceptibility tests in predicting mortality of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia. J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 0.87
53 Application of propensity score model to examine the prognostic significance of lymph node number as a care quality indicator. Surg Oncol 2012 0.87
54 Antidepressant use and the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in psychiatric patients: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2012 0.87
55 Utilization of antidepressants in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based survey from 2000 to 2009. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2012 0.87
56 Is quality of colorectal cancer care good enough? Core measures development and its application for comparing hospitals in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 0.87
57 Incidence of and risk factors for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquired infection or colonization in intensive-care-unit patients. J Clin Microbiol 2010 0.87
58 A model measuring therapeutic inertia and the associated factors among diabetes patients: A nationwide population-based study in Taiwan. J Clin Pharmacol 2014 0.87
59 Comparison of Rx-defined morbidity groups and diagnosis- based risk adjusters for predicting healthcare costs in Taiwan. BMC Health Serv Res 2010 0.86
60 Statins of high versus low cholesterol-lowering efficacy and the development of severe renal failure. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2013 0.86
61 Effect of radiofrequency catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on morbidity and mortality: a nationwide cohort study and propensity score analysis. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2014 0.85
62 Impact of traditional hospital strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and community strain of MRSA on mortality in patients with community-onset S aureus bacteremia. Medicine (Baltimore) 2010 0.85
63 Economic, social, and psychological factors associated with health-related quality of life of chronic hemodialysis patients in northern Taiwan: a multicenter study. Artif Organs 2009 0.85
64 Survival of patients with small cell lung carcinoma in Taiwan. Oncology 2012 0.85
65 Application of the analytic hierarchy process in the performance measurement of colorectal cancer care for the design of a pay-for-performance program in Taiwan. Int J Qual Health Care 2012 0.85
66 Professional accountability for diabetes care in Taiwan. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2005 0.85
67 Persistence of antidepressant treatment for depressive disorder in Taiwan. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2013 0.84
68 Radiofrequency ablation is superior to ethanol injection in early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma irrespective of tumor size. PLoS One 2013 0.84
69 Infection, antibiotic therapy and risk of colorectal cancer: a nationwide nested case-control study in patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Int J Cancer 2014 0.84
70 Evaluation of lymph nodes in patients with colon cancer undergoing colon resection: a population-based study. World J Surg 2012 0.84
71 Development and validation of a pharmacy-based comorbidity measure in a population-based automated health care database. Pharmacotherapy 2013 0.84
72 Improving but inferior survival in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in taiwan: a population-based study, 1990-2004. PLoS One 2013 0.84
73 Statin use and cataract surgery: a nationwide retrospective cohort study in elderly ethnic Chinese patients. Drug Saf 2013 0.83
74 Re-examining the significance of surgical volume to breast cancer survival and recurrence versus process quality of care in Taiwan. Health Serv Res 2012 0.83
75 Comparative effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin for children with Kawasaki disease: a nationwide cohort study. PLoS One 2013 0.83
76 Transnasal endoscopic steroid injection: a practical and effective alternative treatment for benign vocal fold disorders. Laryngoscope 2013 0.83
77 Survival following surgery with or without adjuvant chemotherapy for stage I-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer: an east asian population-based study. Oncologist 2012 0.83
78 Effects of physician specialty on use of antidiabetes drugs, process and outcomes of diabetes care in a medical center. J Formos Med Assoc 2006 0.82
79 A randomized trial of compression first or analyze first strategies in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: results from an Asian community. Resuscitation 2012 0.82
80 Pneumonia risk and use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers. J Epidemiol 2013 0.82
81 Different angiotensin receptor blockers and incidence of diabetes: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2014 0.82
82 Exploring and comparing the characteristics of nonlatent and latent composite scores: implications for pay-for-performance incentive design. Med Decis Making 2011 0.81
83 Oseltamivir use and outcomes during the 2009 influenza A H1N1 pandemic in Taiwan. BMC Public Health 2013 0.81
84 Comparison of benign lesion regression following vocal fold steroid injection and vocal hygiene education. Laryngoscope 2013 0.80
85 Quality of care for lung cancer in Taiwan: a pattern of care based on core measures in the Taiwan Cancer Database registry. J Formos Med Assoc 2008 0.80
86 Outpatient drug expenditures and prescription policies for diseases with high cost to the National Health Insurance system in Taiwan. J Formos Med Assoc 2004 0.80
87 Cardiovascular risk associated with acarbose versus metformin as the first-line treatment in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nationwide cohort study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015 0.79
88 Proposal for a cooperative study on population-based cancer survival in selected registries in East Asia. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2009 0.79
89 Significant reduction in end-stage liver diseases burden through the national viral hepatitis therapy program in Taiwan. Hepatology 2015 0.79
90 National antiviral treatment program and the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and associated mortality in Taiwan: a preliminary report. Med Care 2013 0.79
91 Effect of the Pay-for-Performance Program for Breast Cancer Care in Taiwan. J Oncol Pract 2011 0.79
92 Hospital volume of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation is closely associated with treatment outcomes for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer 2012 0.78
93 No increased venous thromboembolism risk in Asian breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant tamoxifen. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2014 0.78
94 Trends in the pattern of care for lung cancer and their correlation with new clinical evidence: experiences in a university-affiliated medical center. Am J Med Qual 2006 0.78
95 Comparison of gefitinib and erlotinib efficacies as third-line therapy for advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cancer 2012 0.78
96 Best evidence topic report. Smectite for acute diarrhoea in children. Emerg Med J 2006 0.78
97 Incidence of lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia in Japan and Taiwan population-based cancer registries, 1996-2003. Int J Cancer 2013 0.78
98 Treatment outcome of additional dextran to corticosteroid therapy on sudden deafness: propensity score-matched cohort analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2012 0.77
99 Effect of the pay-for-performance program for breast cancer care in Taiwan. Am J Manag Care 2011 0.77
100 Using discrete choice experiment to elicit doctors' preferences for the report card design of diabetes care in Taiwan - a pilot study. J Eval Clin Pract 2010 0.77
101 Effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors versus tricyclic antidepressants on cerebrovascular events: a nationwide population-based cohort study. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2013 0.77
102 The unintended consequences of pay-for-performance. Health Aff (Millwood) 2012 0.77
103 The impact of second primary malignancies on head and neck cancer survivors: a nationwide cohort study. PLoS One 2013 0.77
104 Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines of Different Valences Against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Among Children in Taiwan: A Nationwide Study. Pediatr Infect Dis J 2016 0.77
105 Antihypertensive agents and the risk of breast cancer in women aged 55 years and older: a nested case-control study. J Hypertens 2016 0.76
106 Intralesional steroid injection for benign vocal fold disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Laryngoscope 2012 0.76
107 A data-mining framework for transnational healthcare system. J Med Syst 2011 0.76
108 Genetic variability in serotonin receptor and transporter genes may influence risk for tardive dyskinesia in chronic schizophrenia. Psychiatry Res 2010 0.76
109 Cost-effectiveness of treatment strategies for osteoarthritis of the knee in Taiwan. J Rheumatol 2004 0.76
110 Changing epidemiology of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia over nine years in an emergency department in Taiwan. J Infect 2012 0.75
111 Reply: To PMID 22135104. Hepatology 2013 0.75
112 Diabetes reporting as a cause of death: results from the Translating Research Into Action for Diabetes (TRIAD) study: response to McEwen et al. Diabetes Care 2007 0.75
113 Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Use Is Not Associated With Acute Pancreatitis in High-Risk Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 0.75
114 Examining the association of olmesartan and other angiotensin receptor blockers with overall and cause-specific mortality. Hypertension 2014 0.75
115 A physician order category-based clinical guideline comparison system. J Med Syst 2012 0.75
116 Comparing individual angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors with losartan in the risk of hospitalization for pneumonia and related mortality: a nationwide cohort study. J Hypertens 2015 0.75
117 Antihypertensive Drugs and Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Ophthalmologica 2015 0.75
118 Office-based potassium titanyl phosphate laser-assisted endoscopic vocal polypectomy. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 0.75
119 Disease activity affects all domains of quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and is modified by disease duration. Clin Exp Rheumatol 2014 0.75