Published in Can J Public Health on October 31, 2013
Development of key performance indicators to evaluate centralized intake for patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther (2015) 0.88
The incidence of upper and lower extremity surgery for rheumatoid arthritis among Medicare beneficiaries. J Bone Joint Surg Am (2015) 0.85
Access to rheumatologists among patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis in a Canadian universal public healthcare system. BMJ Open (2014) 0.81
Telemedicine delivery of patient education in remote Ontario communities: feasibility of an Advanced Clinician Practitioner in Arthritis Care (ACPAC)-led inflammatory arthritis education program. Open Access Rheumatol (2017) 0.75
Wait times to rheumatology care for patients with rheumatic diseases: a data linkage study of primary care electronic medical records and administrative data. CMAJ Open (2016) 0.75
Don't let up: implementing and sustaining change in a new post-licensure education model for developing extended role practitioners involved in arthritis care. J Multidiscip Healthc (2015) 0.75
Identifying real and perceived barriers to therapeutic education programs for individuals with inflammatory arthritis. Clin Rheumatol (2015) 0.75
Validity of juvenile idiopathic arthritis diagnoses using administrative health data. Rheumatol Int (2014) 0.75
2012 update of the 2008 American College of Rheumatology recommendations for the use of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs and biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2012) 12.07
Functional disability 5 years after acute respiratory distress syndrome. N Engl J Med (2011) 9.96
Derivation and validation of the Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus. Arthritis Rheum (2012) 6.85
Reporting randomized, controlled trials of herbal interventions: an elaborated CONSORT statement. Ann Intern Med (2006) 6.34
Continuous positive airway pressure for central sleep apnea and heart failure. N Engl J Med (2005) 6.20
Updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the cochrane collaboration back review group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 5.63
Evaluation of the quality of prognosis studies in systematic reviews. Ann Intern Med (2006) 5.61
2009 updated method guidelines for systematic reviews in the Cochrane Back Review Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2009) 5.35
Has mortality from acute respiratory distress syndrome decreased over time?: A systematic review. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2008) 5.06
YouTube as a source of information on immunization: a content analysis. JAMA (2007) 4.47
The development of a comorbidity index with physical function as the outcome. J Clin Epidemiol (2005) 4.24
Opioid dose and drug-related mortality in patients with nonmalignant pain. Arch Intern Med (2011) 4.11
Headache in systemic lupus erythematosus: results from a prospective, international inception cohort study. Arthritis Rheum (2013) 4.02
Improving cardiovascular health at population level: 39 community cluster randomised trial of Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP). BMJ (2011) 3.81
Is this patient dead, vegetative, or severely neurologically impaired? Assessing outcome for comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. JAMA (2004) 3.80
Neurologic complications of cerebral angiography: prospective analysis of 2,899 procedures and review of the literature. Radiology (2003) 3.60
Accuracy of administrative databases in identifying patients with hypertension. Open Med (2007) 3.56
Therapies for active rheumatoid arthritis after methotrexate failure. N Engl J Med (2013) 3.51
Prospective study evaluating the impact of tissue confirmation of metastatic disease in patients with breast cancer. J Clin Oncol (2011) 3.46
CT angiography "spot sign" predicts hematoma expansion in acute intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke (2007) 3.43
30-day mortality and major complications after radical prostatectomy: influence of age and comorbidity. J Natl Cancer Inst (2005) 3.26
Association between tamsulosin and serious ophthalmic adverse events in older men following cataract surgery. JAMA (2009) 3.21
The risk of hip fracture after initiating antihypertensive drugs in the elderly. Arch Intern Med (2012) 3.10
Systematic review: strategies for using exercise therapy to improve outcomes in chronic low back pain. Ann Intern Med (2005) 2.93
Regulation of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis: contrasting effects of HLA-DR3 and the shared epitope alleles. Arthritis Rheum (2005) 2.88
Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on mortality in patients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol (2007) 2.81
Does this adult patient with suspected bacteremia require blood cultures? JAMA (2012) 2.75
Validation of a case definition to define hypertension using administrative data. Hypertension (2009) 2.74
High body mass index is an independent risk factor for nonresponse to antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology (2003) 2.60
Gaps in the evaluation and monitoring of new pharmaceuticals: proposal for a different approach. CMAJ (2003) 2.59
Assessing bias in studies of prognostic factors. Ann Intern Med (2013) 2.54
Trends in opioid use and dosing among socio-economically disadvantaged patients. Open Med (2011) 2.51
The burden of premature opioid-related mortality. Addiction (2014) 2.42
Two-year outcomes, health care use, and costs of survivors of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2006) 2.39
PubMed had a higher sensitivity than Ovid-MEDLINE in the search for systematic reviews. J Clin Epidemiol (2010) 2.37
Estimate of the benefits of a population-based reduction in dietary sodium additives on hypertension and its related health care costs in Canada. Can J Cardiol (2007) 2.32
Low back pain. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol (2002) 2.28
Interdisciplinary inpatient care for elderly people with hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ (2002) 2.25
Initial patterns of clinical care and recovery from whiplash injuries: a population-based cohort study. Arch Intern Med (2005) 2.22
Trends in risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Canada: temporal, socio-demographic and geographic factors. CMAJ (2009) 2.16
The impact of the Canadian Hypertension Education Program on antihypertensive prescribing trends. Hypertension (2005) 2.15
Canadian recommendations for use of methotrexate in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol (2010) 2.11
Statin use associates with a lower incidence of acute kidney injury after major elective surgery. J Am Soc Nephrol (2011) 2.11
The management of patients with T1 adenocarcinoma of the low rectum: a decision analysis. Dis Colon Rectum (2013) 2.07
Serious lower gastrointestinal clinical events with nonselective NSAID or coxib use. Gastroenterology (2003) 2.00
Antirheumatic drug use and the risk of acute myocardial infarction. Arthritis Rheum (2006) 1.99
Bone density and structure in healthy postmenopausal women treated with exemestane for the primary prevention of breast cancer: a nested substudy of the MAP.3 randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol (2012) 1.94
New fibrate use and acute renal outcomes in elderly adults: a population-based study. Ann Intern Med (2012) 1.91
Clinical utility of vertebroplasty: need for better evidence. Radiology (2010) 1.90
Menstrual and reproductive risk factors and risk for gastric adenocarcinoma in women: findings from the canadian national enhanced cancer surveillance system. Ann Epidemiol (2006) 1.88
Stratifying the risk of NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal clinical events: results of a double-blind outcomes study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Gastroenterology (2002) 1.86
Obstructive sleep apnea and incident diabetes. A historical cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2014) 1.86
Family physicians' attitudes and practices regarding assessments of medical fitness to drive in older persons. J Gen Intern Med (2007) 1.86
Classification systems for upper-limb musculoskeletal disorders in workers: a review of the literature. J Clin Epidemiol (2003) 1.85
Interaction between smoking, the shared epitope, and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide: a mixed picture in three large North American rheumatoid arthritis cohorts. Arthritis Rheum (2007) 1.83
Tenofovir and entecavir are the most effective antiviral agents for chronic hepatitis B: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analyses. Gastroenterology (2010) 1.80
The effect of English language proficiency on length of stay and in-hospital mortality. J Gen Intern Med (2004) 1.80
Cost-effectiveness of biologic response modifiers compared to disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs for rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) (2011) 1.79
Views on radiography use for patients with acute low back pain among chiropractors in an Ontario community. J Manipulative Physiol Ther (2002) 1.78
Predictors of non-diagnostic ultrasound scanning in children with suspected appendicitis. J Pediatr (2010) 1.78
Outcome measures for clinical research in sepsis: a report of the 2nd Cambridge Colloquium of the International Sepsis Forum. Crit Care Med (2005) 1.77
An evidence-based approach to prescribing nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs. Third Canadian Consensus Conference. J Rheumatol (2005) 1.77
Early aggressive care and delayed recovery from whiplash: isolated finding or reproducible result? Arthritis Rheum (2007) 1.76
Time to treatment for new patients with rheumatoid arthritis in a major metropolitan city. J Rheumatol (2011) 1.75
Unintended consequences of laparoscopic surgery on partial nephrectomy for kidney cancer. J Urol (2009) 1.71
Minimal disease activity for rheumatoid arthritis: a preliminary definition. J Rheumatol (2005) 1.70
Complications of embolization of arteriovenous malformations of the brain. J Neurosurg (2006) 1.70
Rates of hemorrhage during warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation. CMAJ (2012) 1.68
The impact of maternal depression during pregnancy on perinatal outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry (2013) 1.67
The effect of prenatal antidepressant exposure on neonatal adaptation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Psychiatry (2013) 1.66
Dose-related effects of red wine and alcohol on hemodynamics, sympathetic nerve activity, and arterial diameter. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2007) 1.65
Risk for incident arterial or venous vascular events varies over the course of systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol (2006) 1.65
Cochrane back review group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2003) 1.65
Persistence with therapy among patients treated with warfarin for atrial fibrillation. Arch Intern Med (2012) 1.65
Statins and intracerebral hemorrhage: a retrospective cohort study. Arch Neurol (2011) 1.63
Healthcare costs associated with prostate cancer: estimates from a population-based study. BJU Int (2009) 1.62
Methodological quality and homogeneity influenced agreement between randomized trials and nonrandomized studies of the same intervention for back pain. J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 1.62
Efficacy of angiotensin II receptor antagonists in preventing headache: a systematic overview and meta-analysis. Am J Med (2002) 1.62
Diagnosed hypertension in Canada: incidence, prevalence and associated mortality. CMAJ (2011) 1.62
Folic acid and folinic acid for reducing side effects in patients receiving methotrexate for rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2013) 1.62
Increasing treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis is not determined by the disease activity score but by physician global assessment: results from the CATCH study. J Rheumatol (2012) 1.60
Time to disease-modifying antirheumatic drug treatment in rheumatoid arthritis and its predictors: a national, multicenter, retrospective cohort. J Rheumatol (2012) 1.60
Cumulative patency of contemporary fistulas versus grafts (2000-2010). Clin J Am Soc Nephrol (2013) 1.57
Risk of mycobacterial infections associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Ontario, Canada. Chest (2014) 1.57
Trends in cardiovascular drug utilization and drug expenditures in Canada between 1996 and 2001. Can J Cardiol (2003) 1.56
Allocation techniques for balance at baseline in cluster randomized trials: a methodological review. Trials (2012) 1.55
Utility-based Quality of Life measures in Alzheimer's disease. Qual Life Res (2006) 1.55
Early consultation with a rheumatologist for RA: does it reduce subsequent use of orthopaedic surgery? Rheumatology (Oxford) (2012) 1.54
Health services costs and their determinants in women with fibromyalgia. J Rheumatol (2004) 1.53