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The Burlington randomized trial of the nurse practitioner. N Engl J Med (1974) 17.02
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A controlled trial of teaching critical appraisal of the clinical literature to medical students. JAMA (1987) 14.20
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Increased absenteeism from work after detection and labeling of hypertensive patients. N Engl J Med (1978) 9.29
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A randomized trial of continuing medical education. N Engl J Med (1982) 4.95
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The Burlington randomized trial of the nurse practitioner: health outcomes of patients. Ann Intern Med (1974) 4.37
The development of respiratory symptoms in a cohort of Kent schoolchildren. Bull Physiopathol Respir (Nancy) (1975) 3.78
The utility of different health states as perceived by the general public. J Chronic Dis (1978) 3.65
Influence of family factors on the incidence of lower respiratory illness during the first year of life. Br J Prev Soc Med (1976) 3.55
An empirical demonstration of Berkson's bias. J Chronic Dis (1978) 3.48
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Can simple clinical measurements detect patient noncompliance? Hypertension (1981) 3.29
Diagnosis and treatment of chronic arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities: a critical review. Circulation (1996) 3.23
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Choosing the best research design for each question. BMJ (1998) 3.03
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The measurement iterative loop: a framework for the critical appraisal of need, benefits and costs of health interventions. J Chronic Dis (1985) 2.96
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Quality-of-care appraisal in primary care: a quantitative method. Ann Intern Med (1975) 2.87
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Rules of evidence and clinical recommendations on the use of antithrombotic agents. Chest (1992) 2.81
Asthma in schoolchildren. Demographic associations and peak expiratory flow rates compared in children with bronchitis. Br J Prev Soc Med (1975) 2.77
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The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have splenomegaly? JAMA (1993) 2.38
The rational clinical examination. Does this patient have a clinically important carotid bruit? JAMA (1993) 2.38
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Planning medical information systems in a unified health service. Lancet (1972) 2.31
Can hospital use be a measure of need for health care? J Epidemiol Community Health (1987) 2.30
Taking stock. Lancet (1974) 2.29
A cardiovascular survey of British postal workers. Lancet (1966) 2.25
Health effects of particulate pollution: reappraising the evidence. Am J Epidemiol (1979) 2.19
Rules of evidence and clinical recommendations for the management of patients. Can J Cardiol (1993) 2.11
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Fenoterol and fatal asthma. Lancet (1990) 1.77
A survey of the nutritional status of schoolchildren. Relation between nutrient intake and socio-economic factors. Br J Prev Soc Med (1973) 1.76
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Educational package on hypertension for primary care physicians. Can Med Assoc J (1984) 1.73
Tubulin subunit carboxyl termini determine polymerization efficiency. J Biol Chem (1985) 1.73
Odds ratios should be avoided when events are common. BMJ (1998) 1.71
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A comparison of two respiratory symptoms questionnaires. Br J Prev Soc Med (1966) 1.67
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Combined use of leg scanning and impedance plethysmography in suspected venous thrombosis. An alternative to venography. N Engl J Med (1977) 1.66
An Anglo-American cardiovascular comparison. Lancet (1967) 1.63
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How to keep up with the medical literature: II. Deciding which journals to read regularly. Ann Intern Med (1986) 1.57
Tubulin, hybrid dimers, and tubulin S. Stepwise charge reduction and polymerization. J Biol Chem (1985) 1.54
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Evaluation of neonatal-intensive-care program. N Engl J Med (1981) 1.52
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