Published in Healthc Policy on February 01, 2011
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Developing collaborative approaches to international research: Perspectives of new global health researchers. Glob Public Health (2015) 0.88
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Examination of arthritis-related work place activity limitations and intermittent disability over four-and-a-half years and its relationship to job modifications and outcomes. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2011) 0.88
Reliability of hip examination tests for femoroacetabular impingement. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2013) 0.88
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Food and nutritional security of children of urban farmers in Kampala, Uganda. Food Nutr Bull (2007) 0.87
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A multivariate analysis of factors associated with early offer and acceptance of a work accommodation following an occupational musculoskeletal injury. J Occup Environ Med (2009) 0.86
System integration and clinical utilization of the Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC) Program-Trained Extended Role Practitioners in Ontario: a two-year, system-level evaluation. Healthc Policy (2013) 0.85
The impact of early workplace-based return-to-work strategies on work absence duration: a 6-month longitudinal study following an occupational musculoskeletal injury. J Occup Environ Med (2007) 0.85
Development of transdisciplinarity among students placed with a sustainability for health research project. Ecohealth (2009) 0.84
Using concept mapping to explore why patients become lost to follow up from an antiretroviral therapy program in the Zomba District of Malawi. BMC Health Serv Res (2013) 0.84
Measuring patient perceptions about osteoporosis pharmacotherapy. BMC Res Notes (2009) 0.84
Measuring the impact of arthritis on worker productivity: perspectives, methodologic issues, and contextual factors. J Rheumatol (2011) 0.84
Choosing where to put your energy: a qualitative analysis of the role of physical activity in the lives of working adults with arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2013) 0.84
Single-step and rapid growth of silver nanoshells as SERS-active nanostructures for label-free detection of pesticides. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces (2014) 0.84
The Work Instability Scale for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA-WIS): Does it work in osteoarthritis? Qual Life Res (2010) 0.83
The Work Instability Scale for rheumatoid arthritis predicts arthritis-related work transitions within 12 months. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2010) 0.83
Exploring gender dimensions of treatment programmes for neglected tropical diseases in Uganda. PLoS Negl Trop Dis (2013) 0.83
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The osteoporosis needs of patients with wrist fracture. J Orthop Trauma (2008) 0.82
A postfracture initiative to improve osteoporosis management in a community hospital in ontario. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2010) 0.82
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Tension at the borders: perceptions of role overload, conflict, strain and facilitation in work, family and health roles among employed individuals with arthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2011) 0.82
Evaluating communities of practice and knowledge networks: a systematic scoping review of evaluation frameworks. Ecohealth (2014) 0.82
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Worker productivity outcome measures: OMERACT filter evidence and agenda for future research. J Rheumatol (2013) 0.81
Eight predictive factors associated with response patterns during physiotherapy for soft tissue shoulder disorders were identified. J Clin Epidemiol (2006) 0.81
Striking a balance: work-health-personal life conflict in women and men with arthritis and its association with work outcomes. J Occup Rehabil (2014) 0.81
Evaluation of perceived collaborative behaviour amongst stakeholders and clinicians of a continuing education programme in arthritis care. J Interprof Care (2013) 0.81
Effects of exercise on bone mass in young women with anorexia nervosa. Med Sci Sports Exerc (2011) 0.81
The politics of agenda setting at the global level: key informant interviews regarding the International Labour Organization Decent Work Agenda. Global Health (2014) 0.81
Paddling upstream: a contextual analysis of implementation of a workplace ergonomic policy at a large newspaper. Appl Ergon (2005) 0.80
Relationships among pain disability, pain intensity, illness intrusiveness, and upper extremity disability in patients with traumatic peripheral nerve injury. J Hand Surg Am (2010) 0.80
Predicting time on prolonged benefits for injured workers with acute back pain. J Occup Rehabil (2015) 0.80
Bone mineral density testing after fragility fracture: Informative test results likely. Can Fam Physician (2013) 0.80
Identifying the best treatment among common nonsurgical neck pain treatments: a decision analysis. J Manipulative Physiol Ther (2009) 0.79
Management of work disability in rheumatic conditions: a review of non-pharmacological interventions. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol (2012) 0.79
Updating the OMERACT filter: discrimination and feasibility. J Rheumatol (2014) 0.78
Mathematical weighting of a clinimetric index (Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index) was superior to the judgmental approach. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 0.78
Identifying the best treatment among common nonsurgical neck pain treatments: a decision analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2008) 0.78
Employment patterns and work injury experience among Canadian 12 to 14 year olds. Can J Public Health (2008) 0.78