Published in Acad Med on September 01, 2011
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Individual-level and neighborhood-level income measures: agreement and association with outcomes in a cardiac disease cohort. Med Care (2005) 1.39
Trends in wait times for cardiac revascularization. Can J Cardiol (2011) 1.39
Importance of the imaging modality in decision making about carotid endarterectomy. Neurology (2004) 1.38
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A comparison of several regression models for analysing cost of CABG surgery. Stat Med (2003) 1.31
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A systematic review of tools for predicting severe adverse events following patient discharge from intensive care units. Crit Care (2013) 1.26
The relative importance of barriers to the prescription of warfarin for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Can J Cardiol (2003) 1.25
Application of patient safety indicators internationally: a pilot study among seven countries. Int J Qual Health Care (2009) 1.25
Increasing rates of angioplasty versus bypass surgery in Canada, 1994-2005. Am Heart J (2010) 1.24
Impact of a patient decision aid on care among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: a cluster randomized trial. CMAJ (2005) 1.22
In search of 'truth' and standards for reporting cardiac procedure waiting times. Can J Cardiol (2006) 1.20
Survival after coronary revascularization among patients with kidney disease. Circulation (2004) 1.19
Detailed cost analysis of care for survivors of severe sepsis. Crit Care Med (2004) 1.19