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David Sanders

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1 Achieving child survival goals: potential contribution of community health workers. Lancet 2007 14.72
2 The health and health system of South Africa: historical roots of current public health challenges. Lancet 2009 7.76
3 WHO guidelines for management of severe malnutrition in rural South African hospitals: effect on case fatality and the influence of operational factors. Lancet 2004 4.29
4 Task shifting: the answer to the human resources crisis in Africa? Hum Resour Health 2009 4.00
5 Achieving the health Millennium Development Goals for South Africa: challenges and priorities. Lancet 2009 3.35
6 Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. Lancet 2011 3.21
7 Randomized trial of reamed and unreamed intramedullary nailing of tibial shaft fractures. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2008 3.01
8 Setting priorities in child health research investments for South Africa. PLoS Med 2007 2.93
9 Gluten ataxia in perspective: epidemiology, genetic susceptibility and clinical characteristics. Brain 2003 2.41
10 The public health workforce in sub-Saharan Africa: challenges and opportunities. Ethn Dis 2003 2.40
11 The Joint Action and learning initiative: towards a global agreement on national and global responsibilities for health. PLoS Med 2011 2.33
12 The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study. BMC Health Serv Res 2012 2.33
13 Open reduction and internal fixation compared with ORIF and primary subtalar arthrodesis for treatment of Sanders type IV calcaneal fractures: a randomized multicenter trial. J Orthop Trauma 2014 2.04
14 Transfusion trigger trial for functional outcomes in cardiovascular patients undergoing surgical hip fracture repair (FOCUS). Transfusion 2006 1.91
15 Pushing the international health research agenda towards equity and effectiveness. Lancet 2004 1.74
16 Non-Celiac Gluten sensitivity: the new frontier of gluten related disorders. Nutrients 2013 1.74
17 Interviewing when family members are present. Am Fam Physician 2002 1.56
18 Excellent can be the enemy of good: the case of diarrhoea management. Lancet 2013 1.52
19 Coprescription of triptans with potentially interacting medications: a cohort study involving 240,268 patients. Headache 2003 1.49
20 Global Equity Gauge Alliance: reflections on early experiences. J Health Popul Nutr 2003 1.48
21 Health-systems strengthening: current and future activities. Lancet 2011 1.45
22 Current thinking about acute compartment syndrome of the lower extremity. Can J Surg 2010 1.43
23 What is the way forward for health in Zimbabwe? Lancet 2009 1.42
24 WHO guidelines for severe malnutrition: are they feasible in rural African hospitals? Arch Dis Child 2006 1.40
25 A policy review of the community health worker programme in Iran. J Public Health Policy 2011 1.39
26 An open letter to the Executive Board of WHO. Lancet 2002 1.39
27 Improving the hospital management of malnourished children by participatory research. Int J Qual Health Care 2004 1.37
28 Study to prospectively evaluate reamed intramedually nails in patients with tibial fractures (S.P.R.I.N.T.): study rationale and design. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 1.36
29 Lay health worker attrition: important but often ignored. Bull World Health Organ 2011 1.34
30 An effectiveness study of an integrated, community-based package for maternal, newborn, child and HIV care in South Africa: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2011 1.33
31 Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health 2011 1.30
32 Community health workers' perspectives on their contribution to rural health and well-being in Iran. Am J Public Health 2011 1.29
33 Building capacity without disrupting health services: public health education for Africa through distance learning. Hum Resour Health 2009 1.28
34 Persistent behavioral alterations in rats neonatally exposed to low doses of the organophosphate pesticide, parathion. Brain Res Bull 2008 1.26
35 Implications of the new WHO guidelines on HIV and infant feeding for child survival in South Africa. Bull World Health Organ 2010 1.26
36 Displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2005 1.18
37 Goodstart: a cluster randomised effectiveness trial of an integrated, community-based package for maternal and newborn care, with prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in a South African township. Trop Med Int Health 2014 1.18
38 Human resources for maternal, newborn and child health: from measurement and planning to performance for improved health outcomes. Hum Resour Health 2011 1.13
39 Call for global health-systems impact assessments. Lancet 2009 1.10
40 Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res 2013 1.07
41 Use of both Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire and Short Form-36 among tibial-fracture patients was redundant. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 1.04
42 Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatr 2012 1.04
43 "Big food," the consumer food environment, health, and the policy response in South Africa. PLoS Med 2012 1.03
44 Analysis of human resources for health strategies and policies in 5 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, in response to GFATM and PEPFAR-funded HIV-activities. Global Health 2013 1.01
45 Why do some hospitals achieve better care of severely malnourished children than others? Five-year follow-up of rural hospitals in Eastern Cape, South Africa. Health Policy Plan 2008 1.00
46 Reduction in child mortality in Niger. Lancet 2013 1.00
47 Infant feeding practices at routine PMTCT sites, South Africa: results of a prospective observational study amongst HIV exposed and unexposed infants - birth to 9 months. Int Breastfeed J 2012 1.00
48 Why do families still not receive the child support grant in South Africa? A longitudinal analysis of a cohort of families across South Africa. BMC Int Health Hum Rights 2012 0.97
49 A global perspective on health promotion and the social determinants of health. Health Promot J Austr 2006 0.97
50 Urbanization and international trade and investment policies as determinants of noncommunicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prog Cardiovasc Dis 2013 0.96
51 Measuring progress on diet-related NCDs: the need to address the causes of the causes. Lancet 2013 0.96
52 South African child deaths 1990-2011: have HIV services reversed the trend enough to meet Millennium Development Goal 4? AIDS 2013 0.96
53 The experience of community health workers training in Iran: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2012 0.96
54 Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health 2014 0.92
55 Mid-level health providers: a promising resource. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica 2011 0.92
56 Accessible public-health education: a potential growth area? Bull World Health Organ 2008 0.91
57 Building capacity to develop an African teaching platform on health workforce development: a collaborative initiative of universities from four sub Saharan countries. Hum Resour Health 2014 0.89
58 Social circumstances that drive early introduction of formula milk: an exploratory qualitative study in a peri-urban South African community. Matern Child Nutr 2012 0.88
59 Videotaped patient stories: impact on medical students' attitudes regarding healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured. PLoS One 2012 0.88
60 Surgical time out checklist with debriefing and multidisciplinary feedback improves venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in thoracic surgery: a prospective audit. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 0.87
61 The impact of primary healthcare in reducing inequalities in child health outcomes, Bogotá-Colombia: an ecological analysis. Int J Equity Health 2012 0.87
62 Interobserver reliability of classification systems to rate the quality of femoral neck fracture reduction. J Orthop Trauma 2009 0.86
63 Fluid lavage in patients with open fracture wounds (FLOW): an international survey of 984 surgeons. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 0.86
64 The IHP+: a welcome initiative with an uncertain future. Lancet 2011 0.86
65 Trade and health: the need for a political economic analysis. Lancet 2009 0.85
66 Development and validation of an instrument to predict functional recovery in tibial fracture patients: the Somatic Pre-Occupation and Coping (SPOC) questionnaire. J Orthop Trauma 2012 0.85
67 Evaluation of how integrated HIV and TB programs are implemented in South Africa and the implications for rural-urban equity. Rural Remote Health 2013 0.84
68 Leveraging paraprofessionals and family strengths to improve coverage and penetration of nutrition and early child development services. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2013 0.83
69 Building capacity to attain the Millennium Development Goals. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2005 0.83
70 Economic evaluation of reamed versus unreamed intramedullary nailing in patients with closed and open tibial fractures: results from the study to prospectively evaluate reamed intramedullary nails in patients with tibial fractures (SPRINT). Value Health 2011 0.83
71 Broader vision required for the new child survival revolution. J Trop Pediatr 2007 0.82
72 Is a subgroup claim believable? A user's guide to subgroup analyses in the surgical literature. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2011 0.82
73 Healing Time and Complications in Operatively Treated Atypical Femur Fractures Associated With Bisphosphonate Use: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort. J Orthop Trauma 2016 0.82
74 Frontline health workers as brokers: provider perceptions, experiences and mitigating strategies to improve access to essential medicines in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res 2014 0.81
75 Free formula milk in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme: voices of a peri-urban community in South Africa on policy change. Health Policy Plan 2012 0.81
76 Research to action to address inequities: the experience of the Cape Town Equity Gauge. Int J Equity Health 2008 0.80
77 Outcomes assessment in the SPRINT multicenter tibial fracture trial: Adjudication committee size has trivial effect on trial results. J Clin Epidemiol 2011 0.79
78 Trazodone, meta-chlorophenylpiperazine (an hallucinogenic drug and trazodone metabolite), and the hallucinogen trifluoromethylphenylpiperazine cross-react with the EMIT®II ecstasy immunoassay in urine. J Anal Toxicol 2010 0.78
79 Can a new paediatric sub-specialty improve child health in South Africa? S Afr Med J 2012 0.78
80 Inflammation, Bone Healing, and Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: An Update. J Orthop Trauma 2015 0.78
81 Social vaccines to resist and change unhealthy social and economic structures: a useful metaphor for health promotion. Health Promot Int 2009 0.78
82 The skin sensitization potential of resorcinol: experience with the local lymph node assay. Contact Dermatitis 2007 0.78
83 Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status. Trop Med Int Health 2014 0.77
84 Challenges of implementing a primary health care strategy in a context of a market-oriented health care system: the experience of Bogota, Colombia. Int J Health Plann Manage 2013 0.77
85 Dynamizations and Exchanges: Success Rates and Indications. J Orthop Trauma 2015 0.77
86 Commentary: New development goals must focus on social determinants of health. BMJ 2013 0.76
87 Alma-Ata addresses cultural, economic, and political issues too. Lancet 2009 0.75
88 Reaming Does Not Affect Functional Outcomes After Open and Closed Tibial Shaft Fractures: The Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Trauma 2016 0.75
89 Response to: Letter to the editor by C Benn, A Fisker and P Aaby. Int J Epidemiol 2015 0.75
90 Irritable bowel syndrome and coeliac disease. Lancet 2002 0.75
91 Primary health care contribution to improve health outcomes in Bogota-Colombia: a longitudinal ecological analysis. BMC Fam Pract 2012 0.75
92 The experience of cash transfers in alleviating childhood poverty in South Africa: mothers' experiences of the Child Support Grant. Glob Public Health 2015 0.75
93 Musculoskeletal pain in dialysis-related amyloidosis. Can J Surg 2007 0.75
94 Ending preventable child deaths in South Africa: What role can ward-based outreach teams play? S Afr Med J 2016 0.75
95 Role of patient information handouts following operative treatment of ankle fractures: a prospective randomized study. Foot Ankle Int 2013 0.75
96 Capacity development initiative in the area of food and nutrition Southern Africa. Forum Nutr 2003 0.75
97 The Global Health Watch: a global health report with a difference. Scand J Public Health 2006 0.75
98 Reed Elsevier and the arms trade revisited. Lancet 2007 0.75
99 A Health Behavior Index for the Hawaiian Islands: 2707 Board #230 June 3, 11: 00 AM - 12: 30 PM. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2016 0.75
100 The road ahead: comprehensive and innovative approaches for improving safety and preventing child maltreatment fatalities. Child Welfare 2013 0.75
101 Preventing severe maltreatment-related injuries and fatalities: applying a public health framework and innovative approaches to child protection. Child Welfare 2013 0.75
102 Does Participation in a Randomized Clinical Trial Change Outcomes? An Evaluation of Patients Not Enrolled in the SPRINT Trial. J Orthop Trauma 2016 0.75
103 Innovative learning: employing medical students to write formative assessments. Med Teach 2006 0.75
104 Mbewu ducks AIDS deaths. S Afr Med J 2005 0.75
105 A new Director General for WHO--an opportunity for bold and inspirational leadership. Lancet 2006 0.75
106 Treatment and complications in orthopaedic trauma patients with symptomatic pulmonary embolism. J Orthop Trauma 2014 0.75
107 Zimbabwe: a crossroads for the health professions. S Afr Med J 2008 0.75
108 Neurologic Injury in Operatively Treated Acetabular Fractures. J Orthop Trauma 2015 0.75
109 The impact of the Medicines Control Council backlog and fast-track review system on access to innovative and new generic and biosimilar medicines of public health importance in South Africa. S Afr Med J 2016 0.75
110 Inefficient procurement processes undermine access to medicines in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. S Afr Med J 2017 0.75
111 A structural and electrochemical investigation of 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium salts of the nitratodioxouranate(VI) anions [[UO2(NO3)2]2(mu 4-C2O4)]2-, [UO2(NO3)3]-, and [UO2(NO3)4]2-. Inorg Chem 2004 0.75
112 Indomethacin reduces cell damage: shedding new light on compartment syndrome. J Orthop Trauma 2010 0.75
113 Community paediatrics and child health. S Afr Med J 2015 0.75