Published in Arch Intern Med on July 26, 2010
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Changes in the use and costs of diagnostic imaging among Medicare beneficiaries with cancer, 1999-2006. JAMA (2010) 2.68
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Persisting consequences of stroke measured by the Stroke Impact Scale. Stroke (2002) 2.07
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Urinary diversion in patients with spinal cord injury in the United States. Urology (2012) 2.03
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Meaningful gait speed improvement during the first 60 days poststroke: minimal clinically important difference. Phys Ther (2009) 1.99
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Early and long-term outcomes of heart failure in elderly persons, 2001-2005. Arch Intern Med (2008) 1.88
Cost-effectiveness of zoledronic acid for the prevention of skeletal complications in patients with prostate cancer. J Urol (2004) 1.85
Fugl-Meyer assessment of sensorimotor function after stroke: standardized training procedure for clinical practice and clinical trials. Stroke (2010) 1.83
Veterans Administration Acute Stroke (VASt) Study: lack of race/ethnic-based differences in utilization of stroke-related procedures or services. Stroke (2003) 1.82
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