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The impact of workers' compensation on outcomes of surgical and nonoperative therapy for patients with a lumbar disc herniation: SPORT. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) (2010) 1.16
A qualitative study of migraine involving patient researchers. Br J Gen Pract (2005) 1.16
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Use of both Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment questionnaire and Short Form-36 among tibial-fracture patients was redundant. J Clin Epidemiol (2009) 1.04
Assessing prevention effectiveness using data to drive program decisions. Public Health Rep (1994) 1.03
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Assessing the effects of physician-patient interactions on the outcomes of chronic disease. Med Care (1989) 15.28
Health information on the Internet: accessibility, quality, and readability in English and Spanish. JAMA (2001) 15.23
Patients' participation in medical care: effects on blood sugar control and quality of life in diabetes. J Gen Intern Med (1988) 13.57
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Comparison of methods for the scoring and statistical analysis of SF-36 health profile and summary measures: summary of results from the Medical Outcomes Study. Med Care (1995) 10.36
The Medical Outcomes Study. An application of methods for monitoring the results of medical care. JAMA (1989) 10.36
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A comparison study of multiple measures of adherence to HIV protease inhibitors. Ann Intern Med (2001) 9.98
The unreliability of individual physician "report cards" for assessing the costs and quality of care of a chronic disease. JAMA (1999) 9.97
A controlled trial of the effect of a prepaid group practice on use of services. N Engl J Med (1984) 9.61
The Primary Care Assessment Survey: tests of data quality and measurement performance. Med Care (1998) 8.88
Performance of a five-item mental health screening test. Med Care (1991) 8.76
Variations in resource utilization among medical specialties and systems of care. Results from the medical outcomes study. JAMA (1992) 6.88
Hospital inpatient mortality. Is it a predictor of quality? N Engl J Med (1987) 6.88
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Defining and measuring patient satisfaction with medical care. Eval Program Plann (1983) 6.15
Patients' ratings of outpatient visits in different practice settings. Results from the Medical Outcomes Study. JAMA (1993) 6.09
Starting insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: effectiveness, complications, and resource utilization. JAMA (1997) 6.00
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Are Latinos less satisfied with communication by health care providers? J Gen Intern Med (1999) 5.26
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Quality-of-life outcomes in men treated for localized prostate cancer. JAMA (1995) 4.69
How good is the quality of health care in the United States? Milbank Q (1998) 4.61
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Evaluation of a preliminary physical function item bank supported the expected advantages of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS). J Clin Epidemiol (2008) 4.55
The Swedish SF-36 Health Survey--I. Evaluation of data quality, scaling assumptions, reliability and construct validity across general populations in Sweden. Soc Sci Med (1995) 4.47
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Comparisons of the costs and quality of norms for the SF-36 health survey collected by mail versus telephone interview: results from a national survey. Med Care (1994) 4.37
The UCLA Prostate Cancer Index: development, reliability, and validity of a health-related quality of life measure. Med Care (1998) 4.34
Comparison of health outcomes at a health maintenance organisation with those of fee-for-service care. Lancet (1986) 4.22
Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in the patient with breast cancer. JAMA (1996) 4.13
The relationship between perceived parental expectations and pediatrician antimicrobial prescribing behavior. Pediatrics (1999) 4.09
A nurse practitioner in general practice: working style and pattern of consultations. J R Coll Gen Pract (1987) 4.07
Explaining variations in hospital death rates. Randomness, severity of illness, quality of care. JAMA (1990) 3.90
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Measuring patients' views: the optimum outcome measure. BMJ (1993) 3.74
Health care for black and poor hospitalized Medicare patients. JAMA (1994) 3.74
The impact of blood glucose self-monitoring on metabolic control and quality of life in type 2 diabetic patients: an urgent need for better educational strategies. Diabetes Care (2001) 3.67
Determining minimally important changes in generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life questionnaires in clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Rheum (2000) 3.64
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A six-item short-form survey for measuring headache impact: the HIT-6. Qual Life Res (2003) 3.53
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Psychometric and clinical tests of validity of the Japanese SF-36 Health Survey. J Clin Epidemiol (1998) 3.52
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A health-related quality of life measure for multiple sclerosis. Qual Life Res (1995) 3.46
A comparative review of generic quality-of-life instruments. Pharmacoeconomics (2000) 3.42
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Differences in the mix of patients among medical specialties and systems of care. Results from the medical outcomes study. JAMA (1992) 3.32
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The Doctor Fox Lecture: a paradigm of educational seduction. J Med Educ (1973) 3.18
Electroacupuncture for control of myeloablative chemotherapy-induced emesis: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA (2000) 3.13
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Do physicians preach what they practice? A study of physicians' health habits and counseling practices. JAMA (1984) 3.05
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The Diabetes Quality Improvement Project: moving science into health policy to gain an edge on the diabetes epidemic. Diabetes Care (2001) 2.95
Patterns of care related to age of breast cancer patients. JAMA (1987) 2.92
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