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Creation of an innovative inpatient medical procedure service and a method to evaluate house staff competency. J Gen Intern Med (2004) 1.27
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Defining the clinically important difference in pain outcome measures. Pain (2000) 3.88
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The sounds of the hospital. Paging patterns in three teaching hospitals. N Engl J Med (1988) 3.38
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Negative selection of patients for dialysis and transplantation in the United Kingdom. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) (1984) 3.21
A strategy for quality assurance in Medicare. N Engl J Med (1990) 3.10
Prolonged granulocytopenia: the major risk factor for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with acute leukemia. Ann Intern Med (1984) 3.07
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Variations in length of stay and outcomes for six medical and surgical conditions in Massachusetts and California. JAMA (1991) 2.71
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Interpretation of serologic tests for typhoid fever. JAMA (1968) 2.29
Sample size calculations for clinical pharmacology studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther (1986) 2.21
Western European responses to physician oversupply. Lessons for the United States. JAMA (1984) 2.20
Effects of testosterone replacement in hypogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (2000) 2.17
The clinical value of the upper gastrointestinal tract roentgenogram series. Arch Intern Med (1980) 2.14
The effect of anesthetic technique on postoperative outcomes in hip fracture repair. Anesthesiology (2000) 2.07
Effectiveness of platelet releasate for the treatment of diabetic neuropathic foot ulcers. Diabetes Care (2001) 2.05
The spinal tap: a new look at an old test. Ann Intern Med (1986) 2.05
Subspecialty leadership at a time of specialty excess. Ann Intern Med (1994) 2.02
Physician, nurse, and social worker collaboration in primary care for chronically ill seniors. Arch Intern Med (2000) 2.01
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Carmine as a source of nosocomial salmonellosis. N Engl J Med (1967) 1.98
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Risk factors for nosocomial candidemia: a case-control study in adults without leukemia. Am J Med (1989) 1.93
Risk factors and outcome of hospital-acquired acute renal failure. Clinical epidemiologic study. Am J Med (1987) 1.93
Modifying test-ordering behavior in the outpatient medical clinic. A controlled trial of two educational interventions. Arch Intern Med (1985) 1.92
Frequency and clinical description of high-cost patients in 17 acute-care hospitals. N Engl J Med (1979) 1.91
The failure of physician education as a cost containment strategy. Report of a prospective controlled trial at a university hospital. JAMA (1984) 1.90
Physician use of services for the hospitalized patient: a review, with implications for cost containment. Milbank Mem Fund Q Health Soc (1981) 1.90
Antibiotic resistance and transfer factor in Salmonella, United States 1967. JAMA (1968) 1.89
Does the mean corpuscular volume help physicians evaluate hospitalized patients with anemia? J Gen Intern Med (1990) 1.89
Variation among physicians in use of laboratory tests. II. Relation to clinical productivity and outcomes of care. Med Care (1977) 1.87
Effect of testosterone treatment on bone mineral density in men over 65 years of age. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1999) 1.86
Using the patient's history to estimate the probability of coronary artery disease: a comparison of primary care and referral practices. Am J Med (1990) 1.84
Aberrant integrin expression in the endometrium of women with endometriosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1994) 1.83
Sample size nomograms for interpreting negative clinical studies. Ann Intern Med (1983) 1.81
The association of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs with upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. Arch Intern Med (1987) 1.79
Calcium channel blockers and the risk of cancer. JAMA (1998) 1.78
Frequency of ethical dilemmas in a medical inpatient service. Arch Intern Med (1981) 1.72
Medical evaluation of psychiatric patients. I. Results in a state mental health system. Arch Gen Psychiatry (1989) 1.71
Epidemiology of sarcoidosis. Epidemiol Rev (1983) 1.66
How can we tell whether there are too many or too few physicians? The case for benchmarking. JAMA (1996) 1.63
Risk factors associated with the failure of a venous leg ulcer to heal. Arch Dermatol (1999) 1.60
Lowering broken appointment rates at a medical clinic. Med Care (1973) 1.59
A waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis in adults associated with Escherichia coli. Lancet (1968) 1.53
Parenteral ketorolac: the risk for acute renal failure. Ann Intern Med (1997) 1.53
Antibiotic resistance in typhoid fever. Chloramphenicol resistance among clinical isolates of Salmonella typhosa in Los Angeles, 1972--epidemiologic and bacteriologic characteristics. N Engl J Med (1973) 1.52
What is the cost of nephrotoxicity associated with aminoglycosides? Ann Intern Med (1987) 1.51
Candida at Boston City Hospital. Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and susceptibility to eight antimicrobial agents. Arch Intern Med (1970) 1.50
Guidelines for Good Epidemiology Practices for drug, device, and vaccine research in the United States. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (1996) 1.43
Adverse reactions to over-the-counter analgesics taken for therapeutic purposes. JAMA (1994) 1.43
The risk of malignancy associated with psoriasis. Arch Dermatol (2001) 1.42
Update from funders: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Med Care (2000) 1.42
The costs and risks of medical care: an annotated bibliography for clinicians and educators. West J Med (1982) 1.41
Management of asymptomatic gallstones in the diabetic patient. A decision analysis. Ann Intern Med (1988) 1.40
Financial incentives to perform medical procedures and laboratory tests: illustrative models of office practice. Med Care (1978) 1.40
Detailed examination of fenfluramine-phentermine users with valve abnormalities identified in Fargo, North Dakota. Am J Cardiol (1999) 1.39
Merchandising of cigarettes in San Francisco pharmacies: 27 years later. Tob Control (2004) 1.39
The relative gastrointestinal toxicity of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Arch Intern Med (1987) 1.38
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of digestive cancers at sites other than the large bowel. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2000) 1.32
Development and validation of simplified predictive index for major complications in contemporary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty practice. The Registry Committee of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. J Am Coll Cardiol (1995) 1.29
Can postmarketing surveillance help to effect optimal drug therapy? JAMA (1979) 1.27
A case-control study of analgesic use and ovarian cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2000) 1.27
History of visible rectal bleeding in a primary care population. Initial assessment and 10-year follow-up. JAMA (1997) 1.27
Incidence of infective endocarditis in the Delaware Valley, 1988-1990. Am J Cardiol (1995) 1.26
Factors influencing the optimal control-to-case ratio in matched case-control studies. Am J Epidemiol (1999) 1.26
Duration of warfarin anticoagulant therapy and the probabilities of recurrent thromboembolism and hemorrhage. Am J Med (1986) 1.23
Variation among physicians in use of laboratory tests: relation to quality of care. Med Care (1974) 1.22
The computerized on-line Medicaid pharmaceutical analysis and surveillance system: a new resource for postmarketing drug surveillance. Clin Pharmacol Ther (1985) 1.21
Tobacco sales in pharmacies: time to quit. Tob Control (2006) 1.19
The relationship of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use to the risk of breast cancer. Prev Med (1999) 1.18
Training in a primary care internal medicine residency program. The first ten years. JAMA (1987) 1.18
Epidemic salmonellosis in hospitals and institutions. A five-year review. N Engl J Med (1968) 1.18
The changing dynamics of graduate medical education. Implications for decision-making. West J Med (1987) 1.17
Merchandising cigarettes in pharmacies: a San Francisco survey. Am J Public Health (1978) 1.17
Completeness of prescription recording in outpatient medical records from a health maintenance organization. J Clin Epidemiol (1994) 1.16
Response to first drug trial predicts outcome in childhood temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurology (2001) 1.16
Survival of adult high-cost patients. Report of a follow-up study from nine acute-care hospitals. JAMA (1981) 1.16
Differences in laboratory use and length of stay between university and community hospitals. J Med Educ (1977) 1.15
Fee-for-service physician payment: analysis of current methods and their development. Inquiry (1979) 1.15
Post-marketing studies of drug efficacy: why? Am J Med (1985) 1.14
Ethnicity influences morphine pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. Clin Pharmacol Ther (2001) 1.14
Risk factors for hip fracture in black women. The Northeast Hip Fracture Study Group. N Engl J Med (1994) 1.13
Measuring contributions to the research mission of medical schools. Acad Med (2000) 1.12
Risk factors for delayed healing of neuropathic diabetic foot ulcers: a pooled analysis. Arch Dermatol (2000) 1.12
Short-term safety of live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine (SA14-14-2): results of a randomized trial with 26,239 subjects. J Infect Dis (1997) 1.11
International variations in epidemiology of cancers of the extrahepatic biliary tract. Cancer Res (1985) 1.11
Rationing medical care--a comparative perspective. N Engl J Med (1994) 1.11