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Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
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A controlled trial of diazepam administered during febrile illnesses to prevent recurrence of febrile seizures.
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N Engl J Med
|
1993
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4.44
|
|
2
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The Framingham Eye Study. I. Outline and major prevalence findings.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
1977
|
3.73
|
|
3
|
The role of biostatistics in the prevention, detection and treatment of fraud in clinical trials.
|
Stat Med
|
1999
|
3.53
|
|
4
|
Adenocarcinoma and Barrett's esophagus. An overrated risk?
|
Gastroenterology
|
1984
|
3.36
|
|
5
|
Prevention of childhood injuries: evaluation of the Statewide Childhood Injury Prevention Program (SCIPP).
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Am J Public Health
|
1989
|
3.17
|
|
6
|
Prevalence of senile cataract, diabetic retinopathy, senile macular degeneration, and open-angle glaucoma in the Framingham eye study.
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Am J Ophthalmol
|
1978
|
3.14
|
|
7
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Fraud in medical research: an international survey of biostatisticians. ISCB Subcommittee on Fraud.
|
Control Clin Trials
|
2000
|
2.67
|
|
8
|
A comparison of pregnancy history recall and medical records. Implications for retrospective studies.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
1985
|
2.65
|
|
9
|
Capture-recapture methods for assessing the completeness of case ascertainment when using multiple information sources.
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J Chronic Dis
|
1974
|
2.38
|
|
10
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The Framingham Eye Study. II. Association of ophthalmic pathology with single variables previously measured in the Framingham Heart Study.
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Am J Epidemiol
|
1977
|
2.28
|
|
11
|
Inputs into coronary care during 30 years. A cost effectiveness study.
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Ann Intern Med
|
1974
|
2.24
|
|
12
|
Mortality from leukaemia and cancer in shipyard nuclear workers.
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Lancet
|
1978
|
2.08
|
|
13
|
Efficacy of recombinant human erythropoietin in the critically ill patient: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
|
Crit Care Med
|
1999
|
1.92
|
|
14
|
Early inhaled glucocorticoid therapy to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1999
|
1.89
|
|
15
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A prospective randomized trial of outpatient versus inpatient cardiac catheterization.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1988
|
1.73
|
|
16
|
Mortality among augmentation mammoplasty patients.
|
Epidemiology
|
2001
|
1.60
|
|
17
|
Breast cancer in mothers given diethylstilbestrol in pregnancy.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1984
|
1.58
|
|
18
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Age-incidence and risk of diethylstilbestrol-related clear cell adenocarcinoma of the vagina and cervix.
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Am J Obstet Gynecol
|
1977
|
1.57
|
|
19
|
A double-blind clinical trial of prophylactic antibiotics in hip fractures.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1973
|
1.54
|
|
20
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Doctors who perform operations. A study on in-hospital surgery in four diverse geographic areas (first of two parts).
|
N Engl J Med
|
1976
|
1.48
|
|
21
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Randomized controlled clinical trial. National Eye Institute workshop for ophthalmologists. Standardizing diagnostic procedures.
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Am J Ophthalmol
|
1975
|
1.47
|
|
22
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Doctors who perform operations. A study on in-hospital surgery in four diverse geographic areas (second of two parts).
|
N Engl J Med
|
1976
|
1.44
|
|
23
|
Multiple testing of hypotheses in comparing two groups.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
1984
|
1.44
|
|
24
|
Adrenal function in premature infants during inhaled beclomethasone therapy.
|
J Pediatr
|
1999
|
1.41
|
|
25
|
Health problems reported by residents of a neighborhood contaminated by a hazardous waste facility.
|
Am J Ind Med
|
1987
|
1.35
|
|
26
|
Cancer risk in women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.
|
JAMA
|
1998
|
1.32
|
|
27
|
The relationship of nonspecific bronchial responsiveness to the occurrence of respiratory symptoms and decreased levels of pulmonary function. The Normative Aging Study.
|
Am Rev Respir Dis
|
1987
|
1.25
|
|
28
|
Long-term cancer risk in women given diethylstilbestrol (DES) during pregnancy.
|
Br J Cancer
|
2001
|
1.19
|
|
29
|
Fertility and outcome of pregnancy in women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1980
|
1.18
|
|
30
|
The tolerance of coffee drinkers to caffeine.
|
Clin Pharmacol Ther
|
1968
|
1.18
|
|
31
|
Antihypertensive actions of diuretics. Comparative study of an aldosterone antagonist and a thiazide, alone and together.
|
JAMA
|
1968
|
1.16
|
|
32
|
Cigarette smoking and the risk of development of lens opacities. The Framingham studies.
|
Arch Ophthalmol
|
1997
|
1.16
|
|
33
|
A longitudinal study of body mass index and lens opacities. The Framingham Studies.
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Ophthalmology
|
1998
|
1.15
|
|
34
|
MOrtality among physicians: a cohort study.
|
J Chronic Dis
|
1971
|
1.10
|
|
35
|
Increased occurrence of autoimmune disease among women exposed in utero to diethylstilbestrol.
|
Fertil Steril
|
1988
|
1.09
|
|
36
|
A two-period crossover design for the comparison of two active treatments and placebo.
|
Stat Med
|
1989
|
1.05
|
|
37
|
Relief of continuous chronic pain by intraspinal narcotics infusion via an implanted reservoir.
|
JAMA
|
1983
|
1.05
|
|
38
|
Breast cancer following augmentation mammoplasty (United States).
|
Cancer Causes Control
|
2000
|
1.05
|
|
39
|
Relationship of motor vehicle inspection to accident mortality.
|
JAMA
|
1966
|
1.05
|
|
40
|
Health experiences of operating room personnel.
|
Anesthesiology
|
1985
|
1.04
|
|
41
|
Risk factors for a decline in upper body function following treatment for early stage breast cancer.
|
Breast Cancer Res Treat
|
1999
|
0.95
|
|
42
|
Surgeons in the United States. Activities, output and income.
|
JAMA
|
1976
|
0.94
|
|
43
|
Early discharge after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: are patients really going home earlier?
|
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg
|
2001
|
0.93
|
|
44
|
Herbicide exposure and cancer.
|
JAMA
|
1986
|
0.93
|
|
45
|
Acid-aspiration prophylaxis by use of preoperative oral administration of cimetidine.
|
Anesthesiology
|
1979
|
0.93
|
|
46
|
Designing a biological monitoring program to assess community exposure to chromium: conclusions of an expert panel.
|
J Toxicol Environ Health
|
1993
|
0.92
|
|
47
|
Cancer risk at sites other than the breast following augmentation mammoplasty.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
2001
|
0.91
|
|
48
|
Evaluating a direct observation exercise in a psychiatric clerkship.
|
Med Educ
|
1984
|
0.89
|
|
49
|
Forced vital capacity and the risk of hypertension. The Normative Aging Study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
1988
|
0.88
|
|
50
|
Randomized trials of aminoglycoside antibiotics: quantitative overview.
|
Rev Infect Dis
|
1988
|
0.88
|
|
51
|
Infant polysomnography: reliability. Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME) Steering Committee.
|
Sleep
|
1997
|
0.87
|
|
52
|
Agreement among raters in assessment of physiologic waveforms recorded by a cardiorespiratory monitor for home use. Collaborative Home Infant Monitoring Evaluation (CHIME) Study Group.
|
Pediatr Res
|
1998
|
0.86
|
|
53
|
Characteristics of a population of women with breast implants compared with women seeking other types of plastic surgery.
|
Plast Reconstr Surg
|
2000
|
0.86
|
|
54
|
Parental ages at birth in relation to a daughter's risk of breast cancer among female participants in the Framingham Study (United States).
|
Cancer Causes Control
|
1995
|
0.86
|
|
55
|
The distribution of intraocular pressures in the general population.
|
Surv Ophthalmol
|
1981
|
0.86
|
|
56
|
Thyroid function after mantle irradiation in Hodgkin's disease.
|
JAMA
|
1981
|
0.86
|
|
57
|
Issues in the early termination of the aspirin component of the Physicians' Health Study. Data Monitoring Board of the Physicians' Health Study.
|
Ann Epidemiol
|
1991
|
0.85
|
|
58
|
Adult height and risk of breast cancer among white women in a case-control study.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
1996
|
0.85
|
|
59
|
An investigation of bias in a study of nuclear shipyard workers.
|
Am J Epidemiol
|
1985
|
0.82
|
|
60
|
High tissue affinity angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors improve endothelial function and reduce infarct size.
|
Ann Thorac Surg
|
2001
|
0.80
|
|
61
|
An inventory of biostatistics teaching in American and Canadian Medical Schools.
|
J Med Educ
|
1975
|
0.80
|
|
62
|
Seizures in bacterial meningitis: prevalence, patterns, pathogenesis, and prognosis.
|
Pediatr Neurol
|
1989
|
0.79
|
|
63
|
Conference on the scientific basis of respiratory therapy. Controlled clinical trials.
|
Am Rev Respir Dis
|
1974
|
0.78
|
|
64
|
Increased risk of profound weight loss among women exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero.
|
Behav Neural Biol
|
1991
|
0.77
|
|
65
|
Attempts to enhance light microscopic diagnosis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (mycosis fungoides).
|
Arch Dermatol
|
1981
|
0.77
|
|
66
|
Vasoactive neurochemicals identified in omentum: a preliminary report.
|
Br J Neurosurg
|
1987
|
0.76
|
|
67
|
Unmedicated blood pressure levels and quality of life in elderly hypertensive women.
|
Psychosom Med
|
1994
|
0.76
|
|
68
|
Qualitative overview of randomized trials of aminoglycosides.
|
Am J Med
|
1986
|
0.76
|
|
69
|
Effects of early inhaled beclomethasone therapy on tracheal aspirate inflammatory mediators IL-8 and IL-1ra in ventilated preterm infants at risk for bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
|
Pediatr Pulmonol
|
2000
|
0.75
|
|
70
|
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
|
Lancet
|
1968
|
0.75
|
|
71
|
The 'power' of sound statistics.
|
JAMA
|
1990
|
0.75
|
|
72
|
Motor vehicle inspection and motor vehicle accident mortality.
|
Am J Public Health Nations Health
|
1968
|
0.75
|
|
73
|
Cancer surveillance of Veterans in Massachusetts, USA, 1982-1988.
|
Int J Epidemiol
|
1991
|
0.75
|
|
74
|
Effects of antihypertensive medications on quality of life in elderly hypertensive women.
|
Am J Hypertens
|
1994
|
0.75
|
|
75
|
Quantitative relationships between perceived and objective need for health care--dentistry as a model.
|
Public Health Rep
|
1977
|
0.75
|
|
76
|
Surgeons in the United States: opinions on current issues related to surgical practice.
|
Surgery
|
1977
|
0.75
|
|
77
|
Statistical ward rounds--7. I. A rebuttal of statistical ward rounds--4.
|
Clin Pharmacol Ther
|
1968
|
0.75
|
|
78
|
Pre-anesthetic cimetidine alteration of gastric fluid volume and pH.
|
Anesth Analg
|
1979
|
0.75
|
|
79
|
Wartime mosquito-eradication effort in World War II was turned into what is today the Centers for Disease Control.
|
Stat Med
|
1993
|
0.75
|
|
80
|
Controlled clinical trials.
|
Am Rev Respir Dis
|
1974
|
0.75
|
|
81
|
Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy.
|
Lancet
|
1968
|
0.75
|
|
82
|
Quality of care and unnecessary operations: a comment on The Condition of Surgery.
|
Milbank Mem Fund Q Health Soc
|
1977
|
0.75
|
|
83
|
Epidemiology of stroke.
|
Adv Neurol
|
1977
|
0.75
|
|
84
|
Surgeons in the United States. Practice characteristics.
|
Arch Surg
|
1978
|
0.75
|
|
85
|
Avoidable mortality. Some practical aims for regional medical programs.
|
Arch Environ Health
|
1966
|
0.75
|
|
86
|
An assay of medical students' abilities by oral examination.
|
J Med Educ
|
1967
|
0.75
|
|
87
|
Determination of carcinogenic synergism from the latent period.
|
Carcinogenesis
|
1984
|
0.75
|
|
88
|
Comparison of luteolytic potencies of aminoglutethimide enantiomers in the rabbit and rat.
|
Endocrinology
|
1978
|
0.75
|
|
89
|
Measurement of cancer incidence in the United States: sources and uses of data.
|
J Natl Cancer Inst
|
1982
|
0.75
|