Published in Am J Public Health on August 01, 1987
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Implications of malnutrition in the surgical patient. Arch Surg (1979) 1.93
The risks of surgery in obese patients. Ann Intern Med (1986) 1.38
Obesity, lipids, and glucose intolerance. The Framingham Study. Am J Clin Nutr (1979) 1.34
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Proceedings: A randomized controlled trial of preoperative intravenous nutrition in patients with stomach cancer. Br J Surg (1976) 1.27
Complications following surgery for duodenal ulcer in obese patients. Arch Surg (1972) 1.23
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Postoperative hypoxemia in obese patients. Ann Surg (1974) 0.98
Obesity: its relation to anaesthesia. Anaesthesia (1975) 0.95
Patterns of obstetrical care in hospitals. Med Care (1981) 0.93
The sensitivity and specificity of nutrition-related variables in relationship to the duration of hospital stay and the rate of complications. Mayo Clin Proc (1984) 0.92
Relationship of obesity to postoperative complications after cholecystectomy. Am J Surg (1971) 0.92
Volume and pH of gastric juice in obese patients. Anesthesiology (1975) 0.90
Intraoperative arterial oxygenation in obese patients. Ann Surg (1976) 0.84
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Anesthesia in the morbidly obese patient. South Med J (1974) 0.81
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Effect of obesity on respiratory complications following general anesthesia. Anesth Analg (1962) 0.78
Light-directed, spatially addressable parallel chemical synthesis. Science (1991) 15.09
Differences in the use of procedures between women and men hospitalized for coronary heart disease. N Engl J Med (1991) 9.96
Rates of avoidable hospitalization by insurance status in Massachusetts and Maryland. JAMA (1992) 7.22
Racial inequalities in the use of procedures for patients with ischemic heart disease in Massachusetts. JAMA (1989) 6.74
The relation between health insurance coverage and clinical outcomes among women with breast cancer. N Engl J Med (1993) 6.37
The effect of patients' preferences on racial differences in access to renal transplantation. N Engl J Med (1999) 6.02
Influence of cardiac-surgery performance reports on referral practices and access to care. A survey of cardiovascular specialists. N Engl J Med (1996) 5.32
Racial differences in the use of revascularization procedures after coronary angiography. JAMA (1993) 4.53
Delayed access to health care: risk factors, reasons, and consequences. Ann Intern Med (1991) 4.51
Physician-payment reform--unfinished business. N Engl J Med (1992) 4.39
Use of public performance reports: a survey of patients undergoing cardiac surgery. JAMA (1998) 4.16
Racial disparity in influenza vaccination: does managed care narrow the gap between African Americans and whites? JAMA (2001) 3.97
Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analyses in the medical literature. Are the methods being used correctly? Ann Intern Med (1992) 3.71
The emergency department as a pathway to admission for poor and high-cost patients. JAMA (1991) 3.47
Cost-effectiveness of antihyperlipemic therapy in the prevention of coronary heart disease. The case of cholestyramine. JAMA (1987) 3.12
The effect of providing health coverage to poor uninsured pregnant women in Massachusetts. JAMA (1993) 3.01
The association of payer with utilization of cardiac procedures in Massachusetts. JAMA (1990) 2.74
Capitation payment: using predictors for medical utilization to adjust rates. Health Care Financ Rev (1988) 2.70
Indirect costs for medical education. Is there a July phenomenon? Arch Intern Med (1989) 2.66
Cost-effectiveness of ticlopidine in preventing stroke in high-risk patients. Stroke (1994) 2.61
Racial disparities in medical care. N Engl J Med (2001) 2.58
Impact of sociodemographic case mix on the HEDIS measures of health plan quality. Med Care (2000) 2.57
Quality of care by race and gender for congestive heart failure and pneumonia. Med Care (1999) 2.50
Quality of health care. Part 6: The role of physicians in the future of quality management. N Engl J Med (1996) 2.50
Acute myocardial infarction in the Medicare population. Process of care and clinical outcomes. JAMA (1992) 2.45
Older patients' health status and satisfaction with medical care in an HMO population. Med Care (1990) 2.40
Hospital readmissions and quality of care. Med Care (1999) 2.13
A comparison of length of stay and costs for health maintenance organization and fee-for-service patients. Arch Intern Med (1989) 2.08
Auranofin therapy and quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Results of a multicenter trial. Am J Med (1986) 2.08
A causal model of health status and satisfaction with medical care. Med Care (1993) 2.06
Variations in the utilization of coronary angiography for elderly patients with an acute myocardial infarction. An analysis using hierarchical logistic regression. Med Care (1995) 2.00
The relation between hospital experience and mortality for patients with AIDS. JAMA (1992) 1.98
Preferences for health outcomes. Comparison of assessment methods. Med Decis Making (1984) 1.97
Medical care costs of AIDS in Massachusetts. JAMA (1986) 1.94
The effect of health coverage for uninsured pregnant women on maternal health and the use of cesarean section. JAMA (1993) 1.74
Physicians' liking for their patients: more evidence for the role of affect in medical care. Health Psychol (1993) 1.69
Primary prevention and coronary heart disease: the economic benefits of lowering serum cholesterol. Am J Public Health (1986) 1.62
Racial differences in cardiac revascularization rates: does "overuse" explain higher rates among white patients? Ann Intern Med (2001) 1.61
The effects of intravenous drug use and gender on the cost of hospitalization for patients with AIDS. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr (1993) 1.61
Comparison of the quality of ambulatory care for fee-for-service and prepaid patients. Ann Intern Med (1991) 1.59
Institutional responses to prospective payment based on diagnosis-related groups. Implications for cost, quality, and access. N Engl J Med (1985) 1.52
Trends in the use of drug therapies in patients with acute myocardial infarction: 1988 to 1992. J Am Coll Cardiol (1994) 1.41
Case mix and resource utilization by uninsured hospital patients in the Boston metropolitan area. JAMA (1989) 1.41
The impact of patient socioeconomic status and other social factors on readmission: a prospective study in four Massachusetts hospitals. Inquiry (1994) 1.39
Discussion of preferences for life-sustaining care by persons with AIDS. Predictors of failure in patient-physician communication. Arch Intern Med (1993) 1.35
The insurance gap: does it make a difference? Annu Rev Public Health (1993) 1.32
Quality management by state Medicaid agencies converting to managed care: plans and current practice. JAMA (1998) 1.30
Quality of care for two common illnesses in teaching and nonteaching hospitals. Health Aff (Millwood) (1999) 1.26
Physician discretion and racial variation in the use of surgical procedures. Arch Intern Med (1994) 1.26
Public release of performance data: a progress report from the front. JAMA (2000) 1.23
Effect of changing patterns of care and duration of survival on the cost of treating the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Am J Public Health (1990) 1.19
Providing consumers with information about the quality of health plans: the Consumer Assessment of Health Plans demonstration in Washington State. Jt Comm J Qual Improv (2000) 1.19
A comparison of ambulatory test ordering for hypertensive patients in the United States and England. JAMA (1984) 1.16
The use of ambulatory testing in prepaid and fee-for-service group practices. Relation to perceived profitability. N Engl J Med (1986) 1.16
Effects of patients' socioeconomic status and physicians' training and practice on patient-doctor communication. Am J Med (1985) 1.15
Teaching status and resource use for patients with acute myocardial infarction: a new look at the indirect costs of graduate medical education. Am J Public Health (1990) 1.13
The impact of socioeconomic status on the intensity of ambulatory treatment and health outcomes after hospital discharge for adults with asthma. J Gen Intern Med (1994) 1.13
Development and validation of a claims based index for adjusting for risk of mortality: the case of acute myocardial infarction. J Clin Epidemiol (1995) 1.10
Endoscopic therapy for patients with a post-operative biliary leak. Gastrointest Endosc (1993) 1.03
The Boston AIDS Survival Score (BASS): a multidimensional AIDS severity instrument. Am J Public Health (1997) 1.00
Differences in ambulatory test ordering in England and America. Role of doctors' beliefs and attitudes. Am J Med (1987) 0.97
Use of diagnostic tests and therapeutic procedures in a changing health care environment. JAMA (1996) 0.96
The emergence of geriatric assessment units. The "new technology of geriatrics". Ann Intern Med (1987) 0.95
Measuring overall health: an evaluation of three important approaches. J Chronic Dis (1987) 0.95
The effects of physicians' training and personality on test ordering for ambulatory patients. Am J Public Health (1984) 0.94
Health-related quality of life among patients undergoing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Med Care (1991) 0.93
Multidisciplinary treatment of obesity with a protein-sparing modified fast: results in 668 outpatients. Am J Public Health (1985) 0.93
Changes in insurance status and access to care for persons with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Am J Public Health (1994) 0.92
Medical costs of ambulatory patients with AIDS-related complex (ARC) and/or generalized lymphadenopathy syndrome (GLS) related to HIV infection, 1984-85. Am J Public Health (1988) 0.91
The influence of health-related quality of life and social characteristics on hospital use by patients with AIDS in the Boston Health Study. Med Care (1996) 0.91
Changing physician behavior. Increasing challenges for the 1990s. Arch Intern Med (1991) 0.90
Multidimensionality of health status in an elderly population. Construct validity of a measurement battery. Med Care (1989) 0.90
Physician beliefs, attitudes, and prescribing behavior for anti-inflammatory drugs. Am J Med (1984) 0.90
Quality management practices in Medicaid managed care: a national survey of Medicaid and commercial health plans participating in the Medicaid program. JAMA (1999) 0.90
The cost effectiveness of auranofin: results of a randomized clinical trial. J Rheumatol (1988) 0.90
The effects of group size on test ordering for hypertensive patients. N Engl J Med (1983) 0.89
Relationship of beliefs and behavior in test ordering. Am J Med (1986) 0.88
Physician characteristics and organizational factors influencing use of ambulatory tests. Med Decis Making (1985) 0.86
Feasibility of willingness-to-pay measurement in chronic arthritis. Med Decis Making (1984) 0.85
Cholesterol-reduction intervention study (CRIS): a randomized trial to assess effectiveness and costs in clinical practice. Arch Intern Med (1996) 0.83
Variation in antenatal testing over time and between clinic settings. JAMA (1983) 0.81
Correlates of employment after AIDS diagnosis in the Boston Health Study. Am J Public Health (1994) 0.81
Health care innovation: progress report and focus on biotechnology. Health Aff (Millwood) (1994) 0.81
Is upper gastrointestinal radiography necessary in the initial management of uncomplicated dyspepsia? A randomized controlled trial comparing empiric antacid therapy plus patient reassurance with traditional care. J Gen Intern Med (1989) 0.81
Scale and structure of capitated physician organizations in California. Health Aff (Millwood) (2001) 0.81
Cholesterol reduction and health policy: taking clinical science to patient care. Ann Intern Med (1987) 0.80
Aspirin and its expensive substitutes: prescribing patterns and cost implications. J Community Health (1984) 0.79
Attitudes about treatment of coronary heart disease among women and men presenting for exercise testing. J Gen Intern Med (1997) 0.79
Office laboratory tests. Perceptions of profitability. Med Care (1984) 0.78
Bacitracin-induced anaphylaxis. Arch Dermatol (1978) 0.78
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis as a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension. Pathol Res Pract (1996) 0.78
Erythropoiesis in CML--immunomorphometric quantification, PCNA-reactivity, and influence on survival. Hematol Pathol (1993) 0.77
Azaribine, homocystinemia, and thrombosis. Arch Dermatol (1977) 0.77
Comparing benefits and risks of immunization. Can J Public Health (2001) 0.76
Cost-effective choice of antimicrobial therapy for serious infections. J Gen Intern Med (1987) 0.76
Views of the chairs of Scottish health boards on engagement with quality management and comparisons with English trusts. J R Coll Physicians Edinb (2013) 0.75
For-profit and not-for-profit health plans participating in Medicaid. Health Aff (Millwood) (2001) 0.75
Outpatient geriatric assessment in a Health Maintenance Organization. Its structure, practice, and clinical implications. Clin Geriatr Med (1987) 0.75