Published in Am J Public Health on March 01, 1990
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Hip fracture incidence among elderly Asian-American populations. Am J Epidemiol (1997) 1.78
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An epidemiologic study of molluscum contagiosum in Anchorage, Alaska. J Pediatr (1966) 1.62
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Seasonal variation in the incidence of hip fracture among white persons aged 65 years and older in the United States, 1984-1987. Am J Epidemiol (1991) 1.44
Blood pressure and cognitive performance. The Framingham Study. Am J Epidemiol (1987) 1.39
Familial motor neuron disease. Evidence for at least three different types. Neurology (1976) 1.34
Measles antibody titers in multiple sclerosis patients, siblings, and controls. JAMA (1970) 1.32
Use of blood collected on filter paper disks in neutralization tests for poliovirus antibody. Public Health Rep (1965) 1.27
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Virus antibody titers in multiple sclerosis patients, siblings, and controls. JAMA (1971) 1.04
Lower respiratory illness among Alaskan Eskimo children. Arch Environ Health (1965) 1.03
The infectiousness of rubella and the possibility of reinfection. Am J Public Health Nations Health (1966) 1.03
Vesicular stomatitis virus in Panama. Human serologic patterns in a cattle raising area. Am J Epidemiol (1967) 1.01
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An evaluation of the remote effects of cancer on the nervous system. Neurology (1968) 1.00
Unsuccessful attempt to induce transformation by cerebrospinal fluid in cultured lymphocytes from patients with multiple sclerosis. N Engl J Med (1968) 1.00
Patterns of neurologic diseases on guam. Arch Neurol (1968) 0.99
Estrogen use and postmenopausal women: a basis for informed decisions. NIH Consensus Development. J Fam Pract (1980) 0.99
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Nursing home resident use of care directives. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (1999) 0.99
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Twin study of multiple sclerosis: an epidemiologic inquiry. Neurology (1978) 0.97
Neurofibrillary degeneration on Guam: frequency in Chamorros and non Chamorros with no known neurological disease. Brain (1979) 0.95
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and parkinsonism-dementia on Guam, 1945-1972. II. Familial and genetic studies. Am J Epidemiol (1975) 0.93
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Paroxysmal choreoathetosis. Report of Chinese cases. Neurology (1973) 0.89
Alcohol problems among employed men and women in metropolitan Detroit. J Stud Alcohol (1983) 0.88
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Epidemiology of multiple sclerosis and a possible virus aetiology. Lancet (1972) 0.88
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Time to nursing home admission for persons with Alzheimer's disease: the effect of health care system characteristics. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (1998) 0.87
An epidemiologist views senile dementia--facts and fragments. Am J Epidemiol (1982) 0.86
Depressed monoamine catabolite levels in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with parkinsonism dementia of Guam. N Engl J Med (1970) 0.86
Convulsions among the Chamorro people of Guam, Mariana islands. I. Seizure disorders. Am J Epidemiol (1972) 0.85
Research epidemiology as a growth industry at the National Institute on Aging. Public Health Rep (1981) 0.85
Letter: Lack of teratogenic effects in a presumed parvovirus epidemic. N Engl J Med (1974) 0.84
Multiple sclerosis among American, Japanese and Chinese migrants to California and Washington. J Chronic Dis (1972) 0.84
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Levodopa-induced dyskinesias. Comparison in Parkinsonism-dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Arch Neurol (1973) 0.83
Progression of unilateral tremor and rigidity in Parkinson's disease. Neurology (1970) 0.83
Measles-antibody titres in sibships of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and controls. Lancet (1972) 0.82
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Platysma myocutaneous flap: caveats reexamined. Laryngoscope (1991) 0.81
On considering alcohol as a risk factor in specific diseases. Am J Epidemiol (1978) 0.81
Multiple sclerosis. A cluster in a small Northwestern United States community. JAMA (1974) 0.81
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Neurologic disorders following surgery for peptic ulcer disease. Arch Neurol (1975) 0.80
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Convulsions among the Chamorro people of Guam, Mariana islands. II. Febrile convulsions. Am J Epidemiol (1972) 0.80
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The accuracy of mortality statistics in clinically proven amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Trans Am Neurol Assoc (1970) 0.79
Inosiplex and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Therapeutic trial in patients on Guam. Arch Neurol (1974) 0.78
Cognitive patterns resembling premature aging in male social drinkers. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (1982) 0.78
Status inconsistency and drinking patterns among working men and women. Alcohol Clin Exp Res (1978) 0.78
Predicting the duration of Guam amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurology (1975) 0.78
Toward quantifying the health of the elderly. Am J Public Health (1989) 0.78
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Review of thirty years study of Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb survivors. III. Future research and health surveillance. A. Health surveillance studies. J Radiat Res (1975) 0.77
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The effect of thalamotomy on the progress of unilateral Parkinson's disease. J Neurosurg (1970) 0.77
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. No increase among US construction workers in Guam. JAMA (1978) 0.76
Lymphocyte transformation in presumed ocular histoplasmosis. Arch Ophthalmol (1981) 0.76
Methisazone for prophylaxis against chickenpox; a small clinical trial. JAMA (1966) 0.75
Absence of menopausal effect on hip fracture occurrence in white females. Am J Public Health (1984) 0.75
Facts, projections, and gaps concerning data on aging. Public Health Rep (1984) 0.75
Lymphocyte transformation study of Guamanian patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Parkinsonism-dementa. Neurology (1974) 0.75
Hereditary cerebello-olivary degeneration of late onset. Neurology (1970) 0.75
The impact of fathers' drinking on cognitive loss among social drinkers. Recent Dev Alcohol (1985) 0.75
Cultivation of peripheral lymphocytes of multiple sclerosis patients in the presence of basic protein and cerebrospinal fluid confirmed cases. Neurology (1970) 0.75
Bilateral acoustic neuroma (central neurofibromatosis): clinical and genetic studies. Neurology (1970) 0.75