Published in Med Care on March 01, 1981
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A method for the detailed assessment of the appropriateness of medical technologies. Int J Technol Assess Health Care (1986) 7.26
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Some interim results from a controlled trial of cost sharing in health insurance. N Engl J Med (1981) 6.76
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Health care for black and poor hospitalized Medicare patients. JAMA (1994) 3.74
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A randomized clinical trial of outpatient geriatric evaluation and management. J Am Geriatr Soc (2001) 3.33
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The effects of doctor--patient communication on satisfaction and outcome of care. Soc Sci Med (1978) 3.00
A randomised controlled trial of hospice care. Lancet (1984) 2.93
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The taxes of sin. Do smokers and drinkers pay their way? JAMA (1989) 2.84
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Predicting the appropriate use of carotid endarterectomy, upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, and coronary angiography. N Engl J Med (1990) 2.60
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Evaluation of neuroleptic drug use by nursing home elderly under proposed Medicare and Medicaid regulations. JAMA (1991) 2.18
Cultural and economic factors that (mis)shape antibiotic use: the nonpharmacologic basis of therapeutics. Ann Intern Med (2000) 2.16
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How free care reduced hypertension in the health insurance experiment. JAMA (1985) 2.16
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Insurance aspects of DRG outlier payments. J Health Econ (1988) 1.59
How coronary angiography is used. Clinical determinants of appropriateness. JAMA (1987) 1.58
Inhibition of protein kinase C by tamoxifen. Cancer Res (1985) 1.56
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Methodology for measuring health-state preferences--I: Measurement strategies. J Clin Epidemiol (1989) 1.54
Measuring the clinical appropriateness of the use of a procedure. Can we do it? Med Care (1988) 1.53
Down-regulation of a serine protease, myeloblastin, causes growth arrest and differentiation of promyelocytic leukemia cells. Cell (1989) 1.52
Potential for bone turnover markers to cost-effectively identify and select post-menopausal osteopenic women at high risk of fracture for bisphosphonate therapy. Osteoporos Int (2006) 1.52
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Changing physician prescribing practices. Regulation vs education. JAMA (1994) 1.51
The risk of placement in a nursing home after acute hospitalization. Med Care (1983) 1.51
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American Thyroid Association guidelines for use of laboratory tests in thyroid disorders. JAMA (1990) 1.46
Effects of using consumer and expert ratings of an activities of daily living scale on predicting functional outcomes of postacute care. J Clin Epidemiol (2001) 1.46
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Effect of epidural analgesia for labor on the cesarean delivery rate. Obstet Gynecol (1994) 1.45
Obtaining clinical data on the appropriateness of medical care in community practice. JAMA (1987) 1.45
Geriatric medicine: a true primary care discipline. J Am Geriatr Soc (1993) 1.44
Simulating the impact of medical savings accounts on small business. Health Serv Res (2000) 1.44
Quality of care before and after implementation of the DRG-based prospective payment system. A summary of effects. JAMA (1990) 1.43
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Paying nursing homes for better care. J Community Health (1976) 1.42
Derivation of clinical indications for carotid endarterectomy by an expert panel. Am J Public Health (1987) 1.42
Use of spirometry for case finding, diagnosis, and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2005) 1.42
The natural history of nursing home patients. Gerontologist (1985) 1.40
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A clinically detailed risk information system for cost. Health Care Financ Rev (2000) 1.39
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Alternatives to institutional care of the elderly: beyond the dichotomy. Gerontologist (1980) 1.38
Identification of subgroups of euthyroid graves's ophthalmopathy. N Engl J Med (1977) 1.38
Prevalence of geriatric articles in general medical journals. J Am Geriatr Soc (1990) 1.38
Pathways of metabolism of thyroid hormones. Recent Prog Horm Res (1978) 1.37
Inhibition of long-acting thyroid stimulator by thyroid particulate fractions. J Clin Invest (1966) 1.35
Production of antibodies specifically binding triiodothyronine and thyroxine. J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1971) 1.33
The costs of urinary incontinence in nursing homes. Med Care (1984) 1.33
Are the diagnosis-related group case weights compressed? Health Care Financ Rev (1988) 1.30
Thyroxine: just a prohormone or a hormone too? J Clin Endocrinol Metab (1973) 1.29
Effects of post-hospital Medicare home health and informal care on patient functional status. Health Serv Res (1998) 1.28
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HMO vs fee-for-service care of older persons with acute myocardial infarction. Am J Public Health (1992) 1.25
Factor analysis of computerized and traditional tests used in mild brain injury research. Clin Neuropsychol (2000) 1.24
Relationship of long-acting thyroid stimulator to the clinical features and course of Graves' disease. Am J Med (1967) 1.24
Costs and outcomes for different primary care providers. JAMA (1977) 1.23
Total knee replacement. Evid Rep Technol Assess (Summ) (2003) 1.23
Determination of health care priorities and expectations among rural consumers. Health Serv Res (1969) 1.23
Effect of cost-sharing on the use of medical services by children: interim results from a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics (1985) 1.23