Published in Am J Public Health on April 01, 1983
Relative efficiency in rural primary health care: an application of data envelopment analysis. Health Serv Res (1989) 1.31
Predicting the performance of a strategic alliance: an analysis of the Community Clinical Oncology Program. Health Serv Res (1993) 1.21
An evaluation of subsidized rural primary care programs: III. Stress and survival, 1981-82. Am J Public Health (1984) 0.96
Care in the country: a historical case study of long-term sustainability in 4 rural health centers. Am J Public Health (2009) 0.95
An evaluation of subsidized rural primary care programs: IV. Impact of the rural hospital on clinic self-sufficiency. Am J Public Health (1985) 0.81
A rural primary health care service in Israel--some measures of utilization and satisfaction. Public Health Rep (1985) 0.75
Lung cancer mortality and smoking habits: Mexican-American women. Am J Public Health (1982) 2.85
Location patterns of recent physician settlers in rural America. J Community Health (1981) 1.16
"Positive programming": the use of data in planning for the rural health initiative. J Community Health (1979) 1.02
State health care policymaking: the Tennessee Primary Care Act of 1973. J Health Polit Policy Law (1980) 1.01
Demographic factors associated with physician staffing in rural areas: the experience of the National Health Service Corps. Med Care (1981) 0.99
Financial viability of community health centers. J Health Polit Policy Law (1981) 0.95
Rural health: policies, progress and challenges. Urban Health (1980) 0.95
Chronic disease management: what will it take to improve care for chronic illness? Eff Clin Pract (1999) 16.57
Collaborative management of chronic illness. Ann Intern Med (1997) 11.28
The unreliability of individual physician "report cards" for assessing the costs and quality of care of a chronic disease. JAMA (1999) 9.97
Physicians' experience with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome as a factor in patients' survival. N Engl J Med (1996) 8.52
Reported response rates to mailed physician questionnaires. Health Serv Res (2001) 6.82
Interventions to improve the management of diabetes in primary care, outpatient, and community settings: a systematic review. Diabetes Care (2001) 6.50
A chronic disease score from automated pharmacy data. J Clin Epidemiol (1992) 6.38
Starting insulin therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes: effectiveness, complications, and resource utilization. JAMA (1997) 6.00
Health outcomes associated with antihypertensive therapies used as first-line agents. A systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA (1997) 5.91
The messenger under attack -- intimidation of researchers by special-interest groups. N Engl J Med (1997) 5.14
Interventions to improve the management of diabetes mellitus in primary care, outpatient and community settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev (2001) 4.94
Improving the quality of health care for chronic conditions. Qual Saf Health Care (2004) 4.93
The awareness-to-adherence model of the steps to clinical guideline compliance. The case of pediatric vaccine recommendations. Med Care (1996) 4.38
Does the chronic care model serve also as a template for improving prevention? Milbank Q (2001) 4.05
The effects of having a regular doctor on access to primary care. Med Care (1996) 3.56
Meeting the needs of chronically ill people. BMJ (2001) 3.49
Preventing frail health. Clin Geriatr Med (1992) 3.48
Incidence, outcomes, and cost of foot ulcers in patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care (1999) 3.16
Absence of association between insurance copayments and delays in seeking emergency care among patients with myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (1997) 3.12
An assessment of health hazard/health risk appraisal. Am J Public Health (1982) 3.12
Diuretic therapy for hypertension and the risk of primary cardiac arrest. N Engl J Med (1994) 3.04
Managed care, time pressure, and physician job satisfaction: results from the physician worklife study. J Gen Intern Med (2000) 3.02
Self-help quit smoking interventions: effects of self-help materials, social support instructions, and telephone counseling. J Consult Clin Psychol (1991) 2.87
The effect of strength and endurance training on gait, balance, fall risk, and health services use in community-living older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (1997) 2.83
Initial antidepressant choice in primary care. Effectiveness and cost of fluoxetine vs tricyclic antidepressants. JAMA (1996) 2.70
Preventing disability and managing chronic illness in frail older adults: a randomized trial of a community-based partnership with primary care. J Am Geriatr Soc (1998) 2.62
The comparative retention of National Health Service Corps and other rural physicians. Results of a 9-year follow-up study. JAMA (1992) 2.57
The work lives of women physicians results from the physician work life study. The SGIM Career Satisfaction Study Group. J Gen Intern Med (2000) 2.54
Evidence for a non-linear relationship between leg strength and gait speed. Age Ageing (1996) 2.49
The epidemiologic evidence for a relationship between social support and health. Am J Epidemiol (1983) 2.46
A survey of smoking and quitting patterns among black Americans. Am J Public Health (1989) 2.44
Does walking decrease the risk of cardiovascular disease hospitalizations and death in older adults? J Am Geriatr Soc (1996) 2.36
Refining the measurement of physician job satisfaction: results from the Physician Worklife Survey. SGIM Career Satisfaction Study Group. Society of General Internal Medicine. Med Care (1999) 2.29
Implementation and effectiveness of a community-based health promotion program for older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci (1998) 2.27
Selected methodological issues in evaluating community-based health promotion and disease prevention programs. Annu Rev Public Health (1992) 2.26
A population-based approach to diabetes management in a primary care setting: early results and lessons learned. Eff Clin Pract (1999) 2.26
Surrogate end points, health outcomes, and the drug-approval process for the treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. JAMA (1999) 2.21
A randomized controlled trial of CQI teams and academic detailing: can they alter compliance with guidelines? Jt Comm J Qual Improv (1998) 2.12
Reactions of pediatricians to a new Centers for Disease Control recommendation for universal immunization of infants with hepatitis B vaccine. Pediatrics (1993) 2.06
The use of automated data to identify complications and comorbidities of diabetes: a validation study. J Clin Epidemiol (1999) 2.06
State scholarship, loan forgiveness, and related programs: the unheralded safety net. JAMA (2000) 2.03
Variation in patient charges for vaccines and well-child care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (1996) 2.03
Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for smoking cessation. J Consult Clin Psychol (1990) 2.01
Chronic care clinics: a randomized controlled trial of a new model of primary care for frail older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc (1999) 1.99
Predicting hospitalization and functional decline in older health plan enrollees: are administrative data as accurate as self-report? J Am Geriatr Soc (1998) 1.97
The use of epidemiologic data for personal risk assessment in health hazard/health risk appraisal programs. J Chronic Dis (1983) 1.89
If diabetes is a public health problem, why not treat it as one? A population-based approach to chronic illness. Ann Behav Med (1999) 1.88
A randomized trial of self-help materials, personalized feedback, and telephone counseling with nonvolunteer smokers. J Consult Clin Psychol (1995) 1.88
The relative risk of incident coronary heart disease associated with recently stopping the use of beta-blockers. JAMA (1990) 1.76
More than a case manager. Ann Intern Med (1998) 1.72
The National Health Service Corps experience for rural physicians in the late 1980s. JAMA (1994) 1.66
Population-based health principles in medical and public health practice. J Public Health Manag Pract (2001) 1.66
Organizational strategies for implementing clinical guidelines. Jt Comm J Qual Improv (1995) 1.63
Understanding physicians' intentions to withdraw from practice: the role of job satisfaction, job stress, mental and physical health. Health Care Manage Rev (2001) 1.63
Managing chronic disease. BMJ (1999) 1.62
Poverty, health services, and health status in rural America. Milbank Q (1988) 1.61
Activating communities for health promotion: a process evaluation method. Am J Public Health (1993) 1.60
The risk of myocardial infarction associated with the combined use of estrogens and progestins in postmenopausal women. Arch Intern Med (1994) 1.60
Metabolic control and prevalent cardiovascular disease in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM): The NIDDM Patient Outcome Research Team. Am J Med (1997) 1.59
Data analysis and sample size issues in evaluations of community-based health promotion and disease prevention programs: a mixed-model analysis of variance approach. J Clin Epidemiol (1991) 1.59
Evaluation of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation interventions with a self-help smoking cessation program. J Consult Clin Psychol (1991) 1.58
Is universal neonatal hemoglobinopathy screening cost-effective? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med (1994) 1.55
Predicting mortality from community surveys of older adults: the importance of self-rated functional ability. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (1997) 1.55
Effects of physical activity on health status in older adults. II. Intervention studies. Annu Rev Public Health (1992) 1.53
A dietary intervention in primary care practice: the Eating Patterns Study. Am J Public Health (1997) 1.52
The effect of office visit copayments on utilization in a health maintenance organization. Med Care (1989) 1.52
Patterns of antidepressant use in community practice. Gen Hosp Psychiatry (1993) 1.51
Do international medical graduates reduce rural physician shortages? Med Care (1998) 1.51
Participation by sedentary elderly persons in an exercise promotion session. Fam Med (1992) 1.49
Race- and ethnicity-specific characteristics of participants lost to follow-up in a telephone cohort. Am J Epidemiol (1994) 1.48
Alliances in health care: what we know, what we think we know, and what we should know. Health Care Manage Rev (1995) 1.46
Primary care physicians' views on access and health care reform: the situation in North Carolina. J Fam Pract (1993) 1.46
Chronic pain and use of ambulatory health care. Psychosom Med (1991) 1.45
Mammography diffusion and trends in late-stage breast cancer: evaluating outcomes in a population. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (1997) 1.44
Conducting a randomized controlled trial of CQI and academic detailing to implement clinical guidelines. Jt Comm J Qual Improv (1996) 1.43
Assessment of community-level influences on individuals' attitudes about cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and consumption of dietary fat. Am J Prev Med (1993) 1.43
Cancer in rural versus urban populations: a review. J Rural Health (1992) 1.41
An evaluation of subsidized rural primary care programs: I. A typology of practice organizations. Am J Public Health (1983) 1.40
Health risk appraisal: review of evidence for effectiveness. Health Serv Res (1987) 1.39
A population-based case-cohort evaluation of the efficacy of mammographic screening for breast cancer. Am J Epidemiol (1994) 1.39
Diastolic blood pressure and the risk of primary cardiac arrest among pharmacologically treated hypertensive patients. J Gen Intern Med (1996) 1.39
Nurse practitioner and physician adherence to standing orders criteria for consultation or referral. Am J Public Health (1982) 1.38
The role of physician recommendation in women's mammography use: is it a 2-stage process? Med Care (2000) 1.36
Pulmonary embolism as a cause of death. The changing mortality in hospitalized patients. JAMA (1986) 1.34
Population-based management of diabetes care. Patient Educ Couns (1995) 1.34
Patient-level estimates of the cost of complications in diabetes in a managed-care population. Pharmacoeconomics (1999) 1.34
Risky behavior in teens with cystic fibrosis or sickle cell disease: a multicenter study. Pediatrics (1998) 1.33
Psychoactive medications and injurious motor vehicle collisions involving older drivers. Epidemiology (1994) 1.31
Self-care and assistance from others in coping with functional status limitations among a national sample of older adults. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci (1995) 1.28
Improving depression care: barriers, solutions, and research needs. J Fam Pract (2001) 1.28
Physician job satisfaction: developing a model using qualitative data. SGIM Career Satisfaction Study Group. J Gen Intern Med (1997) 1.27
Effect of vaccination by community pharmacists among adult prescription recipients. Med Care (2001) 1.26
Rural physician satisfaction: its sources and relationship to retention. J Rural Health (1996) 1.26
The Edgecombe County (NC) High Blood Pressure Control Program: II. Barriers to the use of medical care among hypertensives. Am J Public Health (1984) 1.24
Preparing and retaining rural physicians through medical education. Acad Med (1999) 1.23