Published in Lancet on October 16, 1982
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Alterations in carbohydrate composition of serum IgG from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and from pregnant women. Ann Rheum Dis (1988) 0.99
Oral contraception and its possible protection against rheumatoid arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis (1991) 0.95
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Early menopause and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in women older than 45 years. Arthritis Res Ther (2012) 0.84
Severe rheumatoid arthritis prohibits the pregnancy-induced decrease in alpha3-fucosylation of alpha1-acid glycoprotein. Glycoconj J (1998) 0.79
Heat shock proteins: the missing link between hormonal and reproductive factors and rheumatoid arthritis? Ann Rheum Dis (1991) 0.77
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Evaluation of diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis. A proposal for modification of the New York criteria. Arthritis Rheum (1984) 20.51
The European Spondylarthropathy Study Group preliminary criteria for the classification of spondylarthropathy. Arthritis Rheum (1991) 11.66
Epidemiology of osteoarthritis: Zoetermeer survey. Comparison of radiological osteoarthritis in a Dutch population with that in 10 other populations. Ann Rheum Dis (1989) 6.52
Venous thrombosis due to poor anticoagulant response to activated protein C: Leiden Thrombophilia Study. Lancet (1994) 5.58
Optimal oral anticoagulant therapy in patients with mechanical heart valves. N Engl J Med (1995) 5.16
Enhancement by factor V Leiden mutation of risk of deep-vein thrombosis associated with oral contraceptives containing a third-generation progestagen. Lancet (1995) 5.10
Genetic influence on cytokine production and fatal meningococcal disease. Lancet (1997) 4.89
QT interval prolongation predicts cardiovascular mortality in an apparently healthy population. Circulation (1991) 4.37
The venous thrombotic risk of oral contraceptives, effects of oestrogen dose and progestogen type: results of the MEGA case-control study. BMJ (2009) 4.18
Low-molecular-weight heparin versus standard heparin in general and orthopaedic surgery: a meta-analysis. Lancet (1992) 4.15
Hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for deep-vein thrombosis. N Engl J Med (1996) 4.11
Role of clotting factor VIII in effect of von Willebrand factor on occurrence of deep-vein thrombosis. Lancet (1995) 4.01
J-shaped relation between change in diastolic blood pressure and progression of aortic atherosclerosis. Lancet (1994) 3.95
Meningococcal disease in The Netherlands, 1958-1990: a steady increase in the incidence since 1982 partially caused by new serotypes and subtypes of Neisseria meningitidis. Clin Infect Dis (1993) 3.63
Efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of native-valve endocarditis. Lancet (1992) 3.58
Case reports in an evidence-based world. J R Soc Med (1999) 3.55
Fibromyalgia and the therapeutic domain. A philosophical study on the origins of fibromyalgia in a specific social setting. Rheumatology (Oxford) (2003) 3.52
Phenotypic and genotypic changes in a new clone complex of Neisseria meningitidis causing disease in The Netherlands, 1958-1990. J Infect Dis (1994) 3.50
Clinical control and histopathologic outcome of asthma when using airway hyperresponsiveness as an additional guide to long-term treatment. The AMPUL Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (1999) 3.22
The risk of developing ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27 positive individuals. A comparison of relatives of spondylitis patients with the general population. Arthritis Rheum (1984) 3.20
Is publication bias a medical problem? Lancet (1993) 3.04
High risk of thrombosis in patients homozygous for factor V Leiden (activated protein C resistance) Blood (1995) 2.96
Relation between skin cancer and HLA antigens in renal-transplant recipients. N Engl J Med (1991) 2.93
Bleeding complications in oral anticoagulant therapy. An analysis of risk factors. Arch Intern Med (1993) 2.70
Epidemiology of bacterial endocarditis in The Netherlands. I. Patient characteristics. Arch Intern Med (1992) 2.67
Cardioprotective effect of hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women: is the evidence biased? BMJ (1994) 2.54
A 12 year follow up study in the general population on prognostic factors of cartilage loss in osteoarthritis of the knee. Ann Rheum Dis (1992) 2.52
How to assess the external validity of therapeutic trials: a conceptual approach. Int J Epidemiol (2009) 2.49
Do clinical findings associate with radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee? Ann Rheum Dis (1990) 2.43
Increased risk of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis with third-generation oral contraceptives. Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Study Group. Lancet (1998) 2.42
Is surveillance of the small bowel indicated for Lynch syndrome families? Gut (2007) 2.42
Factors predicting outcome of rheumatoid arthritis: results of a followup study. J Rheumatol (1993) 2.40
Osteoarthritis and obesity in the general population. A relationship calling for an explanation. J Rheumatol (1988) 2.39
Measurement of disability in Dutch rheumatoid arthritis patients. Clin Rheumatol (1984) 2.38
Antipsychotic medication and venous thrombosis. Br J Psychiatry (2001) 2.37
Decreased selenium levels in acute myocardial infarction. JAMA (1989) 2.36
A randomized trial of sodium intake and blood pressure in newborn infants. JAMA (1983) 2.32
Effect of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on respiratory tract infections and mortality in the intensive care unit. Lancet (1991) 2.31
Bungee-jumping and design of experiments. Lancet (1992) 2.31
Mortality in hereditary antithrombin-III deficiency--1830 to 1989. Lancet (1991) 2.31
Randomised placebo-controlled study of stopping second-line drugs in rheumatoid arthritis. Lancet (1996) 2.30
New public health and old rhetoric. BMJ (1994) 2.18
HLA-Bw60 increases susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis in HLA-B27+ patients. Arthritis Rheum (1989) 2.14
Protein C deficiency in a controlled series of unselected outpatients: an infrequent but clear risk factor for venous thrombosis (Leiden Thrombophilia Study) Blood (1995) 2.09
Associations of radiological osteoarthritis of the hip and knee with locomotor disability in the Rotterdam Study. Ann Rheum Dis (1998) 2.08
Incidence of skin cancer after renal transplantation in The Netherlands. Transplantation (1990) 2.07
Lifestyle and the risk of rheumatoid arthritis: cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Ann Rheum Dis (1990) 2.07
No increase in mortality and morbidity among carriers of the C282Y mutation of the hereditary haemochromatosis gene in the oldest old: the Leiden 85-plus study. Eur J Clin Invest (2002) 2.07
The yield of first-time endoscopic ultrasonography in screening individuals at a high risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Am J Gastroenterol (2009) 2.04
Rheumatoid arthritis in a rural South African Negro population. Ann Rheum Dis (1975) 2.03
[Classification of fibromyalgia: criteria of the American College of Rheumatology]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd (1992) 2.03
Psychiatric disorders in relation to medical illness among patients of a general medical out-patient clinic. Psychol Med (1993) 2.01
Reduction of the risk of rheumatoid arthritis among women who take oral contraceptives. Arthritis Rheum (1990) 2.01
Mortality from venous thromboembolism and myocardial infarction in young women in the Netherlands. Lancet (1996) 1.99
Aortic calcification as a predictor of cardiovascular mortality. Lancet (1986) 1.97
Risk of venous thrombosis with use of current low-dose oral contraceptives is not explained by diagnostic suspicion and referral bias. Arch Intern Med (1999) 1.95
Circulating tumour cells early predict progression-free and overall survival in advanced colorectal cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and targeted agents. Ann Oncol (2009) 1.87
Significance of positive tests for rheumatoid factor in the prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis. A follow-up study. Ann Rheum Dis (1970) 1.84
Phenobarbital and the shoulder-hand syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis (1966) 1.82
Prospective or retrospective: what's in a name? BMJ (1991) 1.82
Depression and depressive symptoms in rheumatoid arthritis patients: an analysis of their occurrence and determinants. Br J Rheumatol (1998) 1.81
Rheumatoid arthritis in an urban South African Negro population. Ann Rheum Dis (1975) 1.79
Altered reactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the primary fibromyalgia syndrome. J Rheumatol (1993) 1.79
In situ localization of lymphocyte subsets in synovial membranes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis with monoclonal antibodies. J Rheumatol (1982) 1.78
Survival and cause of death in rheumatoid arthritis: a 25-year prospective followup. J Rheumatol (1984) 1.75
Childhood leukemia and parental occupation. A register-based case-control study. Am J Epidemiol (1985) 1.75
Evaluation of diagnostic criteria for ankylosing spondylitis: a comparison of the Rome, New York and modified New York criteria in patients with a positive clinical history screening test for ankylosing spondylitis. Br J Rheumatol (1985) 1.74
Long-term effects of neonatal sodium restriction on blood pressure. Hypertension (1997) 1.74
Helicobacter pylori: a true carcinogen? Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol (1998) 1.72
Association of radiographically evident osteoarthritis with higher bone mineral density and increased bone loss with age. The Rotterdam Study. Arthritis Rheum (1996) 1.72
Streptococcal pharyngitis in the general population. II. The attack rate of rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis in patients. J Infect Dis (1971) 1.69
Characterization of two different agglutinators in the latex fixation test, occurring in normal human sera. Immunology (1966) 1.69
Clinical significance of rheumatoid factors in early rheumatoid arthritis: results of a follow up study. Ann Rheum Dis (1992) 1.68
Prevalence and determinants of glucose intolerance in a Dutch caucasian population. The Hoorn Study. Diabetes Care (1995) 1.67
Rheumatoid factor in Nigerian sera. Clin Exp Immunol (1971) 1.67
Increased risk of atherosclerosis in women after the menopause. BMJ (1989) 1.66
The Leiden Thrombophilia Study (LETS). Thromb Haemost (1997) 1.65
Should we abandon statistical modeling altogether? Am J Epidemiol (1987) 1.64
Increased end-stage diabetic nephropathy in Indo-Asian immigrants living in the Netherlands. Diabetologia (2002) 1.63
Usefulness of patient interview in bleeding disorders. Arch Intern Med (1995) 1.62
The occurrence of malignancies in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with cyclophosphamide: a controlled retrospective follow-up. Ann Rheum Dis (1983) 1.61
Childhood leukemia and infectious diseases in the first year of life: a register-based case-control study. Am J Epidemiol (1986) 1.60
Noncontraceptive hormones and rheumatoid arthritis in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. JAMA (1986) 1.59