Alan J Silman

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1 2010 Rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Arthritis Rheum 2010 18.82
2 Association scan of 14,500 nonsynonymous SNPs in four diseases identifies autoimmunity variants. Nat Genet 2007 12.62
3 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria: an American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism collaborative initiative. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 12.12
4 Identification of late-onset hypogonadism in middle-aged and elderly men. N Engl J Med 2010 6.13
5 Outcomes after switching from one anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent to a second anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from a large UK national cohort study. Arthritis Rheum 2007 3.99
6 Hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis disruptions in older men are differentially linked to age and modifiable risk factors: the European Male Aging Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 3.67
7 Mortality in early inflammatory polyarthritis: cardiovascular mortality is increased in seropositive patients. Arthritis Rheum 2002 3.53
8 Association of the HLA-DRB1 gene with premature death, particularly from cardiovascular disease, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory polyarthritis. Arthritis Rheum 2008 2.93
9 A meta-analysis of prior corticosteroid use and fracture risk. J Bone Miner Res 2004 2.92
10 Dietary risk factors for the development of inflammatory polyarthritis: evidence for a role of high level of red meat consumption. Arthritis Rheum 2004 2.19
11 Predicting new onset of widespread pain following a motor vehicle collision. J Rheumatol 2006 2.14
12 Baseline levels of C-reactive protein and prediction of death from cardiovascular disease in patients with inflammatory polyarthritis: a ten-year followup study of a primary care-based inception cohort. Arthritis Rheum 2005 2.14
13 The Cheshire Foot Pain and Disability Survey: a population survey assessing prevalence and associations. Pain 2004 2.06
14 Low back pain in schoolchildren: occurrence and characteristics. Pain 2002 2.02
15 Characteristics of secondary, primary, and compensated hypogonadism in aging men: evidence from the European Male Ageing Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 2.01
16 The 2010 American College of Rheumatology/European League Against Rheumatism classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: Phase 2 methodological report. Arthritis Rheum 2010 1.94
17 Mechanical injury and psychosocial factors in the work place predict the onset of widespread body pain: a two-year prospective study among cohorts of newly employed workers. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.86
18 Pregnancy outcome in women who were exposed to anti-tumor necrosis factor agents: results from a national population register. Arthritis Rheum 2006 1.72
19 Vitamin D status and bone mass in UK South Asian women. Bone 2006 1.72
20 Minimal disease activity for rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary definition. J Rheumatol 2005 1.70
21 Predicting the onset of widespread body pain among children. Arthritis Rheum 2003 1.70
22 Predictors of low back pain in British schoolchildren: a population-based prospective cohort study. Pediatrics 2003 1.67
23 Comparison of serum testosterone and estradiol measurements in 3174 European men using platform immunoassay and mass spectrometry; relevance for the diagnostics in aging men. Eur J Endocrinol 2012 1.65
24 Frailty in relation to variations in hormone levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in older men: results from the European male aging study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 1.57
25 The relationships between sex hormones and sexual function in middle-aged and older European men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2011 1.53
26 Factors influencing response to disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2005 1.52
27 Radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration and self-reported back pain. J Rheumatol 2004 1.46
28 Association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and cognitive performance in middle-aged and older European men. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2009 1.44
29 Elevated levels of gonadotrophins but not sex steroids are associated with musculoskeletal pain in middle-aged and older European men. Pain 2011 1.41
30 Comparison of the response to infliximab or etanercept monotherapy with the response to cotherapy with methotrexate or another disease-modifying antirheumatic drug in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register. Arthritis Rheum 2006 1.38
31 Characteristics of a prevalent vertebral deformity predict subsequent vertebral fracture: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS). Bone 2003 1.37
32 Association of widespread body pain with an increased risk of cancer and reduced cancer survival: a prospective, population-based study. Arthritis Rheum 2003 1.33
33 The European Male Ageing Study (EMAS): design, methods and recruitment. Int J Androl 2008 1.33
34 Predictors of hip joint replacement in new attenders in primary care with hip pain. Br J Gen Pract 2003 1.29
35 Age-related changes in general and sexual health in middle-aged and older men: results from the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS). J Sex Med 2009 1.28
36 Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy and the risk of lymphoma in rheumatoid arthritis: no clear answer. Arthritis Rheum 2004 1.27
37 Whole-genome screening for susceptibility genes in multicase families with Behçet's disease. Arthritis Rheum 2005 1.27
38 When should the doctor order a spine X-ray? Identifying vertebral fractures for osteoporosis care: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study (EPOS). J Bone Miner Res 2004 1.24
39 In adult onset myositis, the presence of interstitial lung disease and myositis specific/associated antibodies are governed by HLA class II haplotype, rather than by myositis subtype. Arthritis Res Ther 2006 1.23
40 Cases of early inflammatory polyarthritis should not be classified as having rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2003 1.20
41 Increased estrogen rather than decreased androgen action is associated with longer androgen receptor CAG repeats. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2008 1.19
42 Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal stress axis function and the relationship with chronic widespread pain and its antecedents. Arthritis Res Ther 2005 1.18
43 Vitamin D, parathyroid hormone and the metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older European men. Eur J Endocrinol 2009 1.14
44 Musculoskeletal pain is associated with very low levels of vitamin D in men: results from the European Male Ageing Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 1.14
45 Determining aspects of ethnicity amongst persons of South Asian origin: the use of a surname-classification programme (Nam Pehchan). Public Health 2007 1.09
46 HLA-Cw6 and HLA-DRB1*07 together are associated with less severe joint disease in psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 1.08
47 Why are women predisposed to autoimmune rheumatic diseases? Arthritis Res Ther 2009 1.06
48 A systematic literature review of strategies promoting early referral and reducing delays in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2012 1.05
49 Influence of weight, body mass index and lifestyle factors on radiographic features of lumbar disc degeneration. Ann Rheum Dis 2007 1.03
50 Predicting OA progression to total hip replacement: can we do better than risk factors alone using active shape modelling as an imaging biomarker? Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 1.02
51 Pain, physical functioning and quality of life of individuals awaiting total joint replacement: a longitudinal study. J Eval Clin Pract 2008 1.02
52 Lower vitamin D levels are associated with depression among community-dwelling European men. J Psychopharmacol 2010 1.02
53 Early functional disability predicts both all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register. Ann Rheum Dis 2006 1.01
54 Psychosocial risk factors for the onset of abdominal pain. Results from a large prospective population-based study. Int J Epidemiol 2002 1.00
55 Genetic variation in the RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway is associated with bone turnover and bone mineral density in men. J Bone Miner Res 2010 1.00
56 Lumbar disc degeneration: association between osteophytes, end-plate sclerosis and disc space narrowing. Ann Rheum Dis 2006 0.99
57 The association between neighbourhood socio-economic status and the onset of chronic widespread pain: results from the EPIFUND study. Eur J Pain 2008 0.98
58 Impaired quality of life and sexual function in overweight and obese men: the European Male Ageing Study. Eur J Endocrinol 2011 0.98
59 The changing face of rheumatoid arthritis: why the decline in incidence? Arthritis Rheum 2002 0.97
60 Genetic epidemiology of rheumatoid arthritis. Curr Opin Rheumatol 2006 0.97
61 EULAR definition of erosive disease in light of the 2010 ACR/EULAR rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria. Ann Rheum Dis 2013 0.97
62 No evidence for a role of the catechol-O-methyltransferase pain sensitivity haplotypes in chronic widespread pain. Ann Rheum Dis 2010 0.96
63 Cohort profile: the European Male Ageing Study. Int J Epidemiol 2012 0.95
64 Cigarette smoking as a significant risk factor for digital vascular disease in patients with systemic sclerosis. Arthritis Rheum 2002 0.93
65 What epidemiology has told us about risk factors and aetiopathogenesis in rheumatic diseases. Arthritis Res Ther 2009 0.93
66 Does chronic pain predict future psychological distress? Pain 2002 0.92
67 Scleroderma--developing measures of response. J Rheumatol 2005 0.92
68 Patients waiting for a hip or knee joint replacement: is there any prioritization for surgery? J Eval Clin Pract 2008 0.91
69 Are common symptoms in childhood associated with chronic widespread body pain in adulthood? Results from the 1958 British Birth Cohort Study. Arthritis Rheum 2007 0.90
70 Aspects of early arthritis. What determines the evolution of early undifferentiated arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis? An update from the Norfolk Arthritis Register. Arthritis Res Ther 2006 0.90
71 Quality of care for people with osteoarthritis: a qualitative study. J Clin Nurs 2007 0.90
72 Association of HTR2A polymorphisms with chronic widespread pain and the extent of musculoskeletal pain: results from two population-based cohorts. Arthritis Rheum 2011 0.89
73 An evaluation of the decision tree format of the American College of Rheumatology 1987 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis: performance over five years in a primary care-based prospective study. Arthritis Rheum 2005 0.89
74 Prevalence and associated factors for falls in women with established inflammatory polyarthritis. J Rheumatol 2006 0.89
75 Influence of insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP)-1 and IGFBP-3 on bone health: results from the European Male Ageing Study. Calcif Tissue Int 2011 0.88
76 Should infection still be considered as the most likely triggering factor for rheumatoid arthritis? J Rheumatol 2003 0.88
77 Assessment of sexual health in aging men in Europe: development and validation of the European Male Ageing Study sexual function questionnaire. J Sex Med 2008 0.88
78 A systematic literature review of strategies promoting early referral and reducing delays in the diagnosis and management of inflammatory arthritis. Postgrad Med J 2013 0.87
79 Effect of polymorphisms in selected genes involved in pituitary-testicular function on reproductive hormones and phenotype in aging men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010 0.86
80 Association of cognitive performance with the metabolic syndrome and with glycaemia in middle-aged and older European men: the European Male Ageing Study. Diabetes Metab Res Rev 2010 0.86
81 Evidence for a novel rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility locus on chromosome 6p. Arthritis Rheum 2004 0.86
82 Dietary beta-cryptoxanthin and inflammatory polyarthritis: results from a population-based prospective study. Am J Clin Nutr 2005 0.85
83 Childhood fractures do not predict future fractures: results from the European Prospective Osteoporosis Study. J Bone Miner Res 2009 0.85
84 Psychological stress and fibromyalgia: a review of the evidence suggesting a neuroendocrine link. Arthritis Res Ther 2004 0.84
85 Incidence of childhood linear scleroderma and systemic sclerosis in the UK and Ireland. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 2010 0.83
86 Predicting the onset of forearm pain: a prospective study across 12 occupational groups. Arthritis Rheum 2003 0.83
87 Predicting the onset of knee pain: results from a 2-year prospective study of new workers. Ann Rheum Dis 2006 0.83
88 Genetic variation in sex hormone genes influences heel ultrasound parameters in middle-aged and elderly men: results from the European Male Aging Study (EMAS). J Bone Miner Res 2009 0.83
89 The effect of musculoskeletal pain on sexual function in middle-aged and elderly european men: results from the european male ageing study. J Rheumatol 2010 0.81
90 Clinical features of childhood localized scleroderma in an incidence cohort. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2011 0.81
91 Influence of polymorphisms in the RANKL/RANK/OPG signaling pathway on volumetric bone mineral density and bone geometry at the forearm in men. Calcif Tissue Int 2011 0.81
92 Influence of bone remodelling rate on quantitative ultrasound parameters at the calcaneus and DXA BMDa of the hip and spine in middle-aged and elderly European men: the European Male Ageing Study (EMAS). Eur J Endocrinol 2011 0.81
93 The association between different cognitive domains and age in a multi-centre study of middle-aged and older European men. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2009 0.80
94 Defining response to disease modifying antirheumatic drugs in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol 2005 0.80
95 Onset of neck pain after a motor vehicle accident: a case-control study. J Rheumatol 2005 0.79
96 Perturbed insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and IGF binding protein-3 are not associated with chronic widespread pain in men: results from the European Male Ageing Study. J Rheumatol 2009 0.79
97 A validation of the first genome-wide association study of calcaneus ultrasound parameters in the European Male Ageing Study. BMC Med Genet 2011 0.79
98 Influence of Lifestyle Factors on Quantitative Heel Ultrasound Measurements in Middle-Aged and Elderly Men. Calcif Tissue Int 2010 0.77
99 Influence of lifestyle factors on quantitative heel ultrasound measurements in middle-aged and elderly men. Calcif Tissue Int 2010 0.77
100 Available therapeutic options following failure of a first anti-TNF agent. Nat Clin Pract Rheumatol 2009 0.77
101 Occurrence of Raynaud's phenomenon in children ages 12-15 years: prevalence and association with other common symptoms. Arthritis Rheum 2003 0.77
102 Endogenous hormones, androgen receptor CAG repeat length and fluid cognition in middle-aged and older men: results from the European Male Ageing Study. Eur J Endocrinol 2010 0.77
103 Influence of arthritis and non-arthritis related factors on areal bone mineral density (BMDa) in women with longstanding inflammatory polyarthritis: a primary care based inception cohort. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2010 0.75
104 Comment on Hendriks et al.: prognostic factors for poor recovery in acute whiplash patients. Pain 2005;114:408-416. Pain 2005 0.75
105 Influence of inflammatory polyarthritis on quantitative heel ultrasound measurements. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2012 0.75
106 Anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha agents for rheumatoid arthritis: assessing longterm safety. J Rheumatol 2006 0.75
107 Comment on: A prospective open-label study of mycophenolate mofetil for the treatment of diffuse systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010 0.75
108 Reconciling subject differences in recruitment to clinical trials and clinical practice. J Rheumatol 2005 0.75
109 A national strategy for UK musculoskeletal clinical research: Arthritis Research UK clinical studies initiative. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2010 0.75
110 How to ascertain drug safety in the context of benefit. Controversies and concerns. J Rheumatol 2009 0.75