Published in N Engl J Med on July 25, 2013
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Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid developers. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak (2013) 1.99
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How the center for Medicare and Medicaid innovation should test accountable care organizations. Health Aff (Millwood) (2010) 1.97
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News media coverage of screening mammography for women in their 40s and tamoxifen for primary prevention of breast cancer. JAMA (2002) 1.58
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The benefits and harms of mammography screening: understanding the trade-offs. JAMA (2010) 1.57
The exaggerated relations between diet, body weight and mortality: the case for a categorical data approach. CMAJ (2005) 1.54
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Insights from transformations under way at four Brookings-Dartmouth accountable care organization pilot sites. Health Aff (Millwood) (2012) 1.41