Published in Ann Intern Med on July 28, 2015
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Evaluating the performance of equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate. J Nephrol (2008) 1.95
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Predicting nursing home admission: estimates from a 7-year follow-up of a nationally representative sample of older Americans. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord (2004) 1.85
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Serum creatinine as marker of kidney function in South Asians: a study of reduced GFR in adults in Pakistan. J Am Soc Nephrol (2005) 1.76
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Expanded criteria donor grafts for deceased donor liver transplantation under the MELD system: a decision analysis. Liver Transpl (2004) 1.69
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Still no closure on the question of PFO closure. N Engl J Med (2013) 1.64
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Heterogeneity of the phenotypic definition of coronary artery disease and its impact on genetic association studies. Circ Cardiovasc Genet (2010) 1.62
Predicting the probability of progression-free survival in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver Transpl (2002) 1.57
Comparing the public health burden of chronic hepatitis C and HIV infection in France. J Hepatol (2004) 1.57
Reporting clinical trial results to inform providers, payers, and consumers. Health Aff (Millwood) (2005) 1.57
Relationship of bone mineral density to progression of knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2013) 1.55
Personalised medicine: not just in our genes. BMJ (2012) 1.51
Is lipstick associated with the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)? Clin Rheumatol (2008) 1.50
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