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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
|
2012
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56.72
|
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2
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Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
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2012
|
41.47
|
|
3
|
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
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Lancet
|
2012
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26.95
|
|
4
|
International variation in the prevalence of COPD (the BOLD Study): a population-based prevalence study.
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Lancet
|
2007
|
10.12
|
|
5
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Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.
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Lancet
|
2015
|
7.99
|
|
6
|
A controlled trial of long-term inhaled hypertonic saline in patients with cystic fibrosis.
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N Engl J Med
|
2006
|
5.74
|
|
7
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Health outcomes of continuous positive airway pressure versus oral appliance treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: a randomized controlled trial.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2013
|
4.35
|
|
8
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Identification of IL6R and chromosome 11q13.5 as risk loci for asthma.
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Lancet
|
2011
|
3.03
|
|
9
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Contact investigation for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2012
|
2.99
|
|
10
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Elastic properties of the central airways in obstructive lung diseases measured using anatomical optical coherence tomography.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2010
|
2.43
|
|
11
|
Asthma in older adults.
|
Lancet
|
2010
|
2.13
|
|
12
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Trends in hospitalizations for anaphylaxis, angioedema, and urticaria in Australia, 1993-1994 to 2004-2005.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
1.76
|
|
13
|
Prevalence of asthma and allergy in schoolchildren in Belmont, Australia: three cross sectional surveys over 20 years.
|
BMJ
|
2004
|
1.76
|
|
14
|
Age-specific relationship between CD14 and atopy in a cohort assessed from age 8 to 25 years.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2003
|
1.64
|
|
15
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A polymorphism in the P2X7 gene increases susceptibility to extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2006
|
1.63
|
|
16
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It's blowing in the wind: new insights into thunderstorm-related asthma.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
1.60
|
|
17
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Weight gain in infancy and vascular risk factors in later childhood.
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Pediatrics
|
2013
|
1.54
|
|
18
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Respiratory symptoms and illness in older Australians: the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) study.
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Med J Aust
|
2013
|
1.49
|
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19
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Analysis of adherence to peak flow monitoring when recording of data is electronic.
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BMJ
|
2002
|
1.47
|
|
20
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Asymmetric dimethylarginine and asthma: results from the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study.
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Eur Respir J
|
2013
|
1.47
|
|
21
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Snoring is not associated with adverse effects on blood pressure, arterial structure or function in 8-year-old children: the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS).
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J Paediatr Child Health
|
2011
|
1.41
|
|
22
|
Active case finding in contacts of people with tuberculosis.
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev
|
2011
|
1.40
|
|
23
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Eighteen-month outcomes of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS).
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2003
|
1.12
|
|
24
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The utility of single-channel nasal airflow pressure transducer in the diagnosis of OSA at home.
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Sleep
|
2010
|
1.12
|
|
25
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Care of patients with a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
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Med J Aust
|
2012
|
1.11
|
|
26
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Three-year outcomes of dietary fatty acid modification and house dust mite reduction in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2004
|
1.03
|
|
27
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Nonlinear relationship of mite allergen exposure to mite sensitization and asthma in a birth cohort.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2008
|
1.03
|
|
28
|
Effect of comorbid diabetes on length of stay and risk of death in patients admitted with acute exacerbations of COPD.
|
Respirology
|
2010
|
1.01
|
|
29
|
Predictors of accuracy of diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in general practice.
|
Med J Aust
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
30
|
Risk of tuberculosis in dialysis patients: a nationwide cohort study.
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PLoS One
|
2011
|
1.01
|
|
31
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Health effects of daily airborne particle dose in children: direct association between personal dose and respiratory health effects.
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Environ Pollut
|
2013
|
1.00
|
|
32
|
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid exposure from early life does not affect atopy and asthma at age 5 years.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
0.99
|
|
33
|
Associations between statins and COPD: a systematic review.
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BMC Pulm Med
|
2009
|
0.99
|
|
34
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Genome-wide association studies of asthma in population-based cohorts confirm known and suggested loci and identify an additional association near HLA.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.99
|
|
35
|
Contact tracing of tuberculosis: a systematic review of transmission modelling studies.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.97
|
|
36
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Comparison between a single-channel nasal airflow device and oximetry for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.
|
Sleep
|
2010
|
0.95
|
|
37
|
Low rates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa misidentification in isolates from cystic fibrosis patients.
|
J Clin Microbiol
|
2009
|
0.95
|
|
38
|
Dairy consumption and diet quality in a sample of Australian children.
|
J Am Coll Nutr
|
2012
|
0.95
|
|
39
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It's time to rethink mite allergen avoidance.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
0.94
|
|
40
|
Central arterial pulse wave augmentation is greater in girls than boys, independent of height.
|
J Hypertens
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
41
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Eight-year outcomes of the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study.
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J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2010
|
0.93
|
|
42
|
Recurrence of tuberculosis at a Sydney chest clinic between 1994 and 2006: reactivation or reinfection?
|
Med J Aust
|
2008
|
0.93
|
|
43
|
Redistribution of traffic related air pollution associated with a new road tunnel.
|
Environ Sci Technol
|
2012
|
0.93
|
|
44
|
Predictors for snoring in children with rhinitis at age 5.
|
Pediatr Pulmonol
|
2007
|
0.93
|
|
45
|
Completion of treatment for latent tuberculosis infection with monthly drug dispensation directly through the tuberculosis clinic.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
46
|
Effect of budesonide on the perception of induced airway narrowing in subjects with asthma.
|
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
|
2002
|
0.92
|
|
47
|
Shared Pseudomonas aeruginosa genotypes are common in Australian cystic fibrosis centres.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2012
|
0.92
|
|
48
|
Systematic review and meta-analysis investigating breast feeding and childhood wheezing illness.
|
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
|
2011
|
0.92
|
|
49
|
A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial of early intervention for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by practice nurse-general practitioner teams: Study Protocol.
|
Implement Sci
|
2012
|
0.91
|
|
50
|
Validation of a spatiotemporal land use regression model incorporating fixed site monitors.
|
Environ Sci Technol
|
2010
|
0.91
|
|
51
|
Dietary supplementation with n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in early childhood: effects on blood pressure and arterial structure and function at age 8 y.
|
Am J Clin Nutr
|
2009
|
0.89
|
|
52
|
Lung function is associated with arterial stiffness in children.
|
PLoS One
|
2011
|
0.88
|
|
53
|
HDL-cholesterol, blood pressure, and asymmetric dimethylarginine are significantly associated with arterial wall thickness in children.
|
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol
|
2009
|
0.88
|
|
54
|
Does continuous use of inhaled corticosteroids improve outcomes in mild asthma? A double-blind randomised controlled trial.
|
Prim Care Respir J
|
2008
|
0.87
|
|
55
|
Procedures to improve the repeatability of forced oscillation measurements in school-aged children.
|
Respir Physiol Neurobiol
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
56
|
Body mass index (BMI) trajectories from birth to 11.5 years: relation to early life food intake.
|
Nutrients
|
2012
|
0.86
|
|
57
|
Effect of omega-3 fatty acid concentrations in plasma on symptoms of asthma at 18 months of age.
|
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
|
2004
|
0.86
|
|
58
|
Maternal cigarette smoking is associated with reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in healthy 8-year-old children.
|
Eur Heart J
|
2011
|
0.86
|
|
59
|
Presence and timing of cat ownership by age 18 and the effect on atopy and asthma at age 28.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2004
|
0.85
|
|
60
|
Measures of asthma control and quality of life: longitudinal data provide practical insights into their relative usefulness in different research contexts.
|
Qual Life Res
|
2009
|
0.85
|
|
61
|
Diagnosing asthma in adults in primary care: a qualitative study of Australian GPs' experiences.
|
Prim Care Respir J
|
2010
|
0.84
|
|
62
|
The burden of asthma in children: an Australian perspective.
|
Paediatr Respir Rev
|
2005
|
0.83
|
|
63
|
The role of single-channel nasal airflow pressure transducer in the diagnosis of OSA in the sleep laboratory.
|
J Clin Sleep Med
|
2010
|
0.83
|
|
64
|
Congenital rubella syndrome in fiji, 1995-2010.
|
J Trop Med
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
65
|
Most personal exposure to house dust mite aeroallergen occurs during the day.
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.83
|
|
66
|
Effects of early cat or dog ownership on sensitisation and asthma in a high-risk cohort without disease-related modification of exposure.
|
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
|
2010
|
0.82
|
|
67
|
Carotid extra-medial thickness in childhood: early life effects on the arterial adventitia.
|
Atherosclerosis
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
68
|
Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis and recent developments in understanding the epidemiology of tuberculosis.
|
Respirology
|
2004
|
0.82
|
|
69
|
Impaired fetal growth and arterial wall thickening: a randomized trial of ω-3 supplementation.
|
Pediatrics
|
2012
|
0.82
|
|
70
|
Reattendance at hospital for asthma in two Australian states, 2000-2003.
|
Respirology
|
2007
|
0.82
|
|
71
|
Household contact investigation for tuberculosis in Vietnam: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
|
Trials
|
2013
|
0.81
|
|
72
|
Asthma in Indigenous Australians: so much yet to do for Indigenous lung health.
|
Med J Aust
|
2009
|
0.81
|
|
73
|
Risk of tuberculosis among contacts in a low-incidence setting.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2013
|
0.80
|
|
74
|
IL-5 T-cell responses to house dust mite are associated with the development of allergen-specific IgE responses and asthma in the first 5 years of life.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2007
|
0.80
|
|
75
|
Multi-centre research in Australia: analysis of a recent National Health and Medical Research Council-funded project.
|
Respirology
|
2009
|
0.80
|
|
76
|
Effect of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acid intakes from diet and supplements on plasma fatty acid levels in the first 3 years of life.
|
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
|
2008
|
0.80
|
|
77
|
What patient factors predict physicians' decision not to treat latent tuberculosis infection in tuberculosis contacts?
|
PLoS One
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
78
|
Inappropriate prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids: are they being prescribed for respiratory tract infections? A retrospective cohort study.
|
Prim Care Respir J
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
79
|
Ambient temperature and lung function in children with asthma in Australia.
|
Eur Respir J
|
2013
|
0.79
|
|
80
|
Asthma in older adults: a holistic, person-centred and problem-oriented approach.
|
Med J Aust
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
81
|
Nosocomial pulmonary tuberculosis contact investigation in a neonatal intensive care unit.
|
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
82
|
Respiratory health before and after the opening of a road traffic tunnel: a planned evaluation.
|
PLoS One
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
83
|
Do sleep deprivation and time of day interact with mild obstructive sleep apnea to worsen performance and neurobehavioral function?
|
J Clin Sleep Med
|
2006
|
0.78
|
|
84
|
Cost is a major barrier to the use of inhaled corticosteroids for obstructive lung disease.
|
Med J Aust
|
2009
|
0.78
|
|
85
|
A randomised cross-over cohort study of exposure to emissions from a road tunnel ventilation stack.
|
BMJ Open
|
2012
|
0.78
|
|
86
|
Asthma in Australia 2005.
|
Med J Aust
|
2005
|
0.78
|
|
87
|
The allergic paradox: a key to progress in primary prevention of asthma.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2011
|
0.78
|
|
88
|
Outcomes of the childhood asthma prevention study at 11.5 years.
|
J Allergy Clin Immunol
|
2013
|
0.78
|
|
89
|
Hospital readmissions for asthma: a feasibility study comparing strategies for linking hospital morbidity data.
|
Aust N Z J Public Health
|
2006
|
0.77
|
|
90
|
Reliability and validity of a German asthma quality of life questionnaire.
|
Swiss Med Wkly
|
2006
|
0.77
|
|
91
|
Breastfeeding, asthma, and allergy: a tale of two cities.
|
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
|
2011
|
0.77
|
|
92
|
Indices of bronchial reactivity and sensitivity.
|
Thorax
|
2010
|
0.76
|
|
93
|
Serial correlation and confounders in time-series air pollution studies.
|
Med J Aust
|
2002
|
0.75
|
|
94
|
Bed covers and dust mites.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2003
|
0.75
|
|
95
|
Evaluation of patients with symptoms of chronic lung disease in primary care.
|
Prim Care Respir J
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
96
|
Priorities for the treatment of latent tuberculosis.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2004
|
0.75
|
|
97
|
Treatment of mild asthma.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2005
|
0.75
|
|
98
|
Retrospective Cohort Study of Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Notifications, Vietnam, 2020.
|
Emerg Infect Dis
|
2022
|
0.75
|
|
99
|
Tuberculosis, public health and gathering new evidence to guide control efforts.
|
N S W Public Health Bull
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
100
|
Pneumonia: a disease for all ages.
|
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
101
|
Costs of a contact screening activity in a neonatal intensive care unit.
|
N S W Public Health Bull
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
102
|
Carotid extramedial thickness is associated with local arterial stiffness in children.
|
J Hypertens
|
2016
|
0.75
|
|
103
|
Asthma diagnosis and treatment - 1016. Is atopy in people aged 40 and over related to fixed airflow obstruction?
|
World Allergy Organ J
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
104
|
Bug Breakfast in the Bulletin: Diagnosis, investigation and management of tuberculosis at an Australian zoo.
|
N S W Public Health Bull
|
2013
|
0.75
|
|
105
|
Sex differences in aortic augmentation index in adolescents.
|
J Hypertens
|
2017
|
0.75
|