Published in Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) on August 01, 2014
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The comparative short-term effectiveness of iron dosing and formulations in US hemodialysis patients. Am J Med (2013) 2.77
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Accuracy of Medicare claims data for rheumatologic diagnoses in total hip replacement recipients. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 2.72
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Evaluating uses of data mining techniques in propensity score estimation: a simulation study. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2008) 2.42
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Factors affecting influential discussions among physicians: a social network analysis of a primary care practice. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 2.39
Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy and the risk of serious bacterial infections in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 2.37
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Impact of obesity and knee osteoarthritis on morbidity and mortality in older Americans. Ann Intern Med (2011) 2.35
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Increasing levels of restriction in pharmacoepidemiologic database studies of elderly and comparison with randomized trial results. Med Care (2007) 2.31
Rotator cuff disorders: recognition and management among patients with shoulder pain. Arthritis Rheum (2004) 2.28
Predicting pharmacy costs and other medical costs using diagnoses and drug claims. Med Care (2005) 2.28
Psychosocial stress and change in weight among US adults. Am J Epidemiol (2009) 2.26
Racial inequities in the timing of breast cancer detection, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment. Med Care (2005) 2.25
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Factors related to underuse of surveillance mammography among breast cancer survivors. J Clin Oncol (2006) 2.24
Evidence of sample use among new users of statins: implications for pharmacoepidemiology. Med Care (2014) 2.22
Representativeness of participants in the cancer care outcomes research and surveillance consortium relative to the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program. Med Care (2013) 2.22
Unintended consequences of eliminating medicare payments for consultations. JAMA Intern Med (2013) 2.21
Testosterone lab testing and initiation in the United Kingdom and the United States, 2000 to 2011. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2014) 2.18
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Assessing health state utilities in elderly patients at cardiovascular risk. Med Decis Making (2006) 2.12
Variations in hospice use among cancer patients. J Natl Cancer Inst (2006) 2.12
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Trends in glyburide compared with insulin use for gestational diabetes treatment in the United States, 2000-2011. Obstet Gynecol (2014) 2.11
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Late referral to a nephrologist reduces access to renal transplantation. Am J Kidney Dis (2003) 2.04
Physician roles in the cancer-related follow-up care of cancer survivors. Fam Med (2013) 2.00
Indigenous people in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States are less likely to receive renal transplantation. Kidney Int (2009) 1.96
Orthopaedic procedure volume and patient outcomes: a systematic literature review. Clin Orthop Relat Res (2007) 1.96
Immunosuppressive medications and hospitalization for cardiovascular events in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2006) 1.95
Impact of hospital volume on racial disparities in cardiovascular procedure mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.94
Osteoporosis telephonic intervention to improve medication regimen adherence: a large, pragmatic, randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med (2012) 1.94
The validity of race and ethnicity in enrollment data for Medicare beneficiaries. Health Serv Res (2012) 1.93
Understanding the nutrition transition: measuring rapid dietary changes in transitional countries. Public Health Nutr (2002) 1.93
Control of hypertension in adults with chronic kidney disease in the United States. Hypertension (2005) 1.92
Trends in the use and outcomes of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients undergoing dialysis in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis (2011) 1.92
A comparison of total hip and knee replacement in specialty and general hospitals. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2007) 1.90
Measuring concurrent adherence to multiple related medications. Am J Manag Care (2009) 1.88
Management of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: rates and predictors of care in an academic rheumatology practice. Arthritis Rheum (2002) 1.87
Estimating the burden of total knee replacement in the United States. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2013) 1.84