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D Draper

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1 Hospital inpatient mortality. Is it a predictor of quality? N Engl J Med 1987 6.88
2 Hospital characteristics and quality of care. JAMA 1992 4.56
3 Prevention of premature birth by screening and treatment for common genital tract infections: results of a prospective controlled evaluation. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1995 2.69
4 Prospective payment system and impairment at discharge. The 'quicker-and-sicker' story revisited. JAMA 1990 2.66
5 Structural and functional aspects of RNA pseudoknots. Biochemistry 1992 2.57
6 Interpreting hospital mortality data. The role of clinical risk adjustment. JAMA 1989 2.53
7 Measuring quality of care with explicit process criteria before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. JAMA 1990 2.47
8 Changes in sickness at admission following the introduction of the prospective payment system. JAMA 1990 2.33
9 Comparing outcomes of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. JAMA 1990 2.24
10 Predicting hospital-associated mortality for Medicare patients. A method for patients with stroke, pneumonia, acute myocardial infarction, and congestive heart failure. JAMA 1989 2.19
11 Changes in quality of care for five diseases measured by implicit review, 1981 to 1986. JAMA 1990 1.70
12 Quality of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. A summary of effects. JAMA 1990 1.43
13 The effects of the DRG-based prospective payment system on quality of care for hospitalized Medicare patients. An introduction to the series. JAMA 1990 1.39
14 The relation between hospital experience and in-hospital mortality for patients with AIDS-related PCP. JAMA 1989 1.36
15 Interpreting hospital mortality data. How can we proceed? JAMA 1989 1.18
16 Biochemical purification and crystallographic characterization of the fiber-forming protein pilin from Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J Biol Chem 1990 1.03
17 Measuring psychosocial aspects of well-being in older community residents: performance of four short scales. Gerontologist 1996 0.93
18 Gestational bleeding, bacterial vaginosis, and common reproductive tract infections: risk for preterm birth and benefit of treatment. Obstet Gynecol 1999 0.92
19 Cross-validation performance of mortality prediction models. Stat Med 1992 0.89
20 Association of cervicovaginal infections with increased vaginal fluid phospholipase A2 activity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992 0.88
21 Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis using the polymerase chain reaction in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 1994 0.87
22 Effects of phototherapy on platelet counts in low-birthweight infants and on platelet production and life span in rabbits. Pediatrics 1976 0.85
23 Rapidly cooled horse spermatozoa: loss of viability is due to osmotic imbalance during thawing, not intracellular ice formation. Theriogenology 2007 0.83
24 Case-controlled study of nursing home residents referred for treatment of vocally disruptive behavior. Int Psychogeriatr 2000 0.80
25 Serum dexamethasone levels after decadron phonophoresis. J Athl Train 1999 0.78
26 Trichomonas vaginalis: diagnosis and clinical characteristics in pregnancy. Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 1994 0.75
27 Epiglottitis in Canada: A multiregional review. Can J Infect Dis 1990 0.75
28 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR NEW YORK CITY FOR THE WEEK ENDING AUG. 20, 1881. Science 1881 0.75
29 Simple two-laser optical heterodyne system with large transmitter-local oscillator isolation. Appl Opt 1989 0.75
30 The cold weather of February and March. Science 1885 0.75
31 Cryopreservation of horse semen under laboratory and field conditions using a Stirling Cycle freezer. Cryo Letters 2006 0.75
32 To the Editor of "Science.". Science 1881 0.75
33 Bone densitometry: comparison of dual energy x-ray absorptiometry to radiographic absorptiometry. J Rheumatol 1996 0.75
34 A psychodynamic approach to suicide prevention. Community Ment Health J 1976 0.75
35 The sun-thermometer during the recent eclipse. Science 1885 0.75
36 ATOMIC PHYLLOTAXY. Science 1881 0.75
37 A mobility study of Missouri veterinarians. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1965 0.75