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The sounds of the hospital. Paging patterns in three teaching hospitals. N Engl J Med (1988) 3.38
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Indications for use of hepatitis B vaccine, based on cost-effectiveness analysis. N Engl J Med (1982) 2.58
Specialty distribution of U.S. physicians--the invisible driver of health care costs. N Engl J Med (1993) 2.56
A convenient approximation of life expectancy (the "DEALE"). II. Use in medical decision-making. Am J Med (1982) 2.56
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A convenient approximation of life expectancy (the "DEALE"). I. Validation of the method. Am J Med (1982) 2.49
Acute myocardial infarction in the Medicare population. Process of care and clinical outcomes. JAMA (1992) 2.45
An assessment of prostatectomy for benign urinary tract obstruction. Geographic variations and the evaluation of medical care outcomes. JAMA (1988) 2.42
Optimal methods for guideline implementation: conclusions from Leeds Castle meeting. Med Care (2001) 2.41
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Preventive eye care in people with diabetes is cost-saving to the federal government. Implications for health-care reform. Diabetes Care (1994) 2.30
Interpretation of serologic tests for typhoid fever. JAMA (1968) 2.29
Prenatal diagnosis: a directive approach to genetic counseling using decision analysis. Yale J Biol Med (1977) 2.28
Western European responses to physician oversupply. Lessons for the United States. JAMA (1984) 2.20
The relationship between reported problems and patient summary evaluations of hospital care. QRB Qual Rev Bull (1992) 2.16
Effect of theophylline on sleep-disordered breathing in heart failure. N Engl J Med (1996) 2.15
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Occult intracranial aneurysms in polycystic kidney disease. When is cerebral arteriography indicated? N Engl J Med (1983) 2.12
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Subspecialty leadership at a time of specialty excess. Ann Intern Med (1994) 2.02
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Rationing intensive care--physician responses to a resource shortage. N Engl J Med (1983) 2.00
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Residency training in internal medicine: time for a change? Ann Intern Med (1986) 1.99