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A S Detsky

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1 Conflict of interest in the debate over calcium-channel antagonists. N Engl J Med 1998 11.14
2 How attractive does a new technology have to be to warrant adoption and utilization? Tentative guidelines for using clinical and economic evaluations. CMAJ 1992 10.40
3 Screening for prostate cancer. A decision analytic view. JAMA 1994 5.83
4 Meta-analysis in clinical research. Ann Intern Med 1987 5.16
5 Shopping around for hospital services: a comparison of the United States and Canada. JAMA 1998 4.41
6 What is subjective global assessment of nutritional status? JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1987 4.21
7 Effect of alpha-interferon treatment in patients with hepatitis B e antigen-positive chronic hepatitis B. A meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 1993 3.53
8 Screening for colon cancer--can we afford colonoscopy? N Engl J Med 2001 3.48
9 Direct and indirect costs of asthma in Canada, 1990. CMAJ 1996 3.07
10 Parenteral nutrition with branched-chain amino acids in hepatic encephalopathy. A meta-analysis. Gastroenterology 1989 2.88
11 Nutritional assessment: a comparison of clinical judgement and objective measurements. N Engl J Med 1982 2.74
12 Comparison of an aggressive (U.S.) and a less aggressive (Canadian) policy for cholesterol screening and treatment. Ann Intern Med 1991 2.61
13 Effect of restricting contact between pharmaceutical company representatives and internal medicine residents on posttraining attitudes and behavior. JAMA 2001 2.49
14 Randomized, controlled trial of an interactive videodisc decision aid for patients with ischemic heart disease. J Gen Intern Med 2000 2.21
15 Nonionic contrast media: economic analysis and health policy development. CMAJ 1989 2.13
16 Predicting cardiac complications in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. J Gen Intern Med 1986 2.13
17 When was a "negative" clinical trial big enough? How many patients you needed depends on what you found. Arch Intern Med 1985 2.11
18 A randomized crossover trial of Quick Medical Reference (QMR) as a teaching tool for medical interns. J Gen Intern Med 1994 2.10
19 Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. A. Are the results of the study valid? Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA 1995 2.09
20 Cardiac assessment for patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. A multifactorial clinical risk index. Arch Intern Med 1986 2.08
21 Efficacy of pneumococcal vaccination in adults. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Intern Med 1995 2.07
22 Cost and health implications of cholesterol lowering. Circulation 1992 2.00
23 Users' guides to the medical literature. VII. How to use a clinical decision analysis. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? Evidence Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA 1995 1.94
24 Primer on medical decision analysis: Part 3--Estimating probabilities and utilities. Med Decis Making 1997 1.84
25 Prognosis, survival, and the expenditure of hospital resources for patients in an intensive-care unit. N Engl J Med 1981 1.72
26 Perioperative parenteral nutrition: a meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med 1987 1.62
27 Direct costs of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients aged 65 years or more and those under age 65. CMAJ 1999 1.61
28 Primer on medical decision analysis: Part 4--Analyzing the model and interpreting the results. Med Decis Making 1997 1.57
29 Perioperative assessment and management of risk from coronary artery disease. Ann Intern Med 1997 1.53
30 Tentative guidelines for using clinical and economic evaluations revisited. CMAJ 1993 1.53
31 Can the standard gamble be used to determine utilities for uncertain health states? An example using postoperative maintenance therapy in Crohn's disease. Med Decis Making 2000 1.51
32 The relation of conjunctival pallor to the presence of anemia. J Gen Intern Med 1997 1.50
33 Clinical and population epidemiology: beyond sibling rivalry? J Clin Epidemiol 1990 1.49
34 Cost comparison of molecular versus conventional screening of relatives at risk for retinoblastoma. Am J Hum Genet 1996 1.49
35 Evaluating the accuracy of nutritional assessment techniques applied to hospitalized patients: methodology and comparisons. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1984 1.46
36 Should ERCP be routine after an episode of "idiopathic" pancreatitis? A cost-utility analysis. Gastrointest Endosc 1996 1.41
37 Universal hepatitis B vaccination: the economics of prevention. CMAJ 1992 1.40
38 Primer on medical decision analysis: Part 5--Working with Markov processes. Med Decis Making 1997 1.39
39 The effectiveness of a regulatory strategy in containing hospital costs. The Ontario experience, 1967-1981. N Engl J Med 1983 1.39
40 Management of asymptomatic chronic aortic regurgitation with left ventricular dysfunction: a decision analysis. J Gen Intern Med 1990 1.39
41 Regional variation in medical care. N Engl J Med 1995 1.35
42 When does mass screening for open neural tube defects in low-risk pregnancies result in cost savings? CMAJ 1987 1.25
43 A mass media programme to prevent smoking among adolescents: costs and cost effectiveness. Tob Control 1997 1.24
44 Epidemic of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: a need for economic and social planning. Ann Intern Med 1983 1.24
45 Preoperative cardiac risk assessment for patients having peripheral vascular surgery. Ann Intern Med 1992 1.23
46 Preferences for home vs hospital care among low-risk patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Arch Intern Med 1996 1.22
47 Cost-effectiveness analysis of potential improvements to emergency medical services for victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Ann Emerg Med 1996 1.21
48 Effectiveness of emergency medical services for victims of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a metaanalysis. Ann Emerg Med 1996 1.15
49 A clinician's guide to utility measurement. Prim Care 1995 1.13
50 Meta-analysis in medical research: strong encouragement for higher quality in individual research efforts. J Clin Epidemiol 1989 1.10
51 Using economic analysis to determine the resource consequences of choices made in planning clinical trials. J Chronic Dis 1985 1.09
52 Costs and cost-effectiveness of a universal, school-based hepatitis B vaccination program. Am J Public Health 1998 1.08
53 The cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging for patients with equivocal neurological symptoms. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1997 1.07
54 A comparison of the predictive value of nutritional assessment techniques. Hum Nutr Clin Nutr 1982 1.05
55 Global budgeting and the teaching hospital in Ontario. Med Care 1986 1.03
56 Isobutyl nitrite toxicity by ingestion. Ann Intern Med 1980 0.99
57 The meaning of life expectancy: what is a clinically significant gain? J Gen Intern Med 1994 0.98
58 Quality of life of patients on long-term total parenteral nutrition at home. J Gen Intern Med 1986 0.97
59 Effect of diagnostic testing for multiple sclerosis on patient health perceptions. Rochester-Toronto MRI Study Group. Arch Neurol 1994 0.96
60 What is subjective global assessment of nutritional status? 1987. Classical article. Nutr Hosp 2008 0.95
61 The accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with suspected multiple sclerosis. The Rochester-Toronto Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study Group. JAMA 1993 0.95
62 Screening for breast cancer: time, travel, and out-of-pocket expenses. J Natl Cancer Inst 1999 0.94
63 Neural networks: what are they? Ann Intern Med 1991 0.94
64 Charges for medical care at different hospitals. Arch Intern Med 2000 0.94
65 Treatment of chronic nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the elderly: a decision analysis. Med Decis Making 1993 0.93
66 Parenteral nutrition in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a meta-analysis. Nutrition 1992 0.92
67 Should Canada and the United States universally vaccinate infants against hepatitis B? A cost-effectiveness analysis. Med Decis Making 1993 0.92
68 Northern exposure--can the United States learn from Canada? N Engl J Med 1993 0.91
69 Do interns and residents order more tests than attending staff? Results of a house staff strike. Med Care 1986 0.89
70 Effects of total parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy on the metabolic derangements in small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res 1984 0.88
71 Parenteral nutrition--is it helpful? N Engl J Med 1991 0.86
72 Management of suspected giant cell arteritis: a decision analysis. J Rheumatol 1992 0.85
73 The application of decision analysis to the surgical treatment of early osteoarthritis of the wrist. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2001 0.85
74 Cost comparison of predictive genetic testing versus conventional clinical screening for familial adenomatous polyposis. Gut 1999 0.84
75 Surgery versus stereotactic radiosurgery for small, operable cerebral arteriovenous malformations: a clinical and cost comparison. Neurosurgery 1997 0.84
76 Assessment of nutritional status. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1990 0.84
77 Does treatment with essential amino acids and hypertonic glucose improve survival in acute renal failure?: A meta-analysis. Ren Fail 1988 0.82
78 Economic analysis of low-dose heparin vs the low-molecular-weight heparin enoxaparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism after colorectal surgery. Arch Intern Med 1999 0.82
79 Randomized trial of total parenteral nutrition in critically ill patients: metabolic effects of varying glucose-lipid ratios as the energy source. Gastroenterology 1984 0.82
80 Skeletal muscle function in chronic renal failure: an index of nutritional status. Am J Clin Nutr 1985 0.82
81 Subgroup analyses: primary and secondary. ACP J Club 1995 0.81
82 The effect of spectrum bias on the utility of magnetic resonance imaging and evoked potentials in the diagnosis of suspected multiple sclerosis. Neurology 1996 0.81
83 Do you come to work with a respiratory tract infection? Occup Environ Med 2009 0.81
84 Nifedipine in the treatment of idiopathic Raynaud's syndrome. J Rheumatol 1986 0.81
85 Measuring health outcomes--putting gains into perspective. N Engl J Med 1998 0.81
86 Bronchoscopy versus empirical therapy in HIV-infected patients with presumptive Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. A decision analysis. Am Rev Respir Dis 1993 0.81
87 Complete heart block in meningococcemia. Ann Emerg Med 1983 0.80
88 Changes in body composition in patients with small-cell lung cancer. The effect of total parenteral nutrition as an adjunct to chemotherapy. Ann Intern Med 1984 0.80
89 A cost-utility analysis of the home parenteral nutrition program at Toronto General Hospital: 1970-1982. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1986 0.79
90 Percutaneous injuries among health care workers. The real value of human immunodeficiency virus testing of 'donor' blood. Arch Intern Med 1991 0.79
91 Decision analysis: what's the prognosis? Ann Intern Med 1987 0.79
92 Biotechnology stock prices before public announcements: evidence of insider trading? J Investig Med 2000 0.78
93 A controlled trial of the effect of parenteral nutritional support on patients with respiratory failure and sepsis. Clin Nutr 1983 0.77
94 What's wrong with decision analysis? Can the left brain influence the right? J Chronic Dis 1987 0.77
95 A randomized trial of test result sequencing in patients with suspected multiple sclerosis. Rochester-Toronto MRI Study Group. Arch Neurol 1994 0.77
96 Guidelines for verbal presentations of medical decision analyses. Med Decis Making 1997 0.77
97 Meta-analysis of highly selective vagotomy versus truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty in the surgical treatment of uncomplicated duodenal ulcer. Can J Surg 1994 0.76
98 Establishing therapeutic equivalency. What is a clinically significant difference? Arch Intern Med 1986 0.76
99 Evaluating a mature technology: long-term home parenteral nutrition. Gastroenterology 1995 0.75
100 Clomiphene citrate in male infertility. Fertil Steril 1989 0.75
101 Nonionic contrast media: a bargain for some, a burden for many. CMAJ 1990 0.75
102 Recruiting researchers. Clin Invest Med 2001 0.75
103 Recent evidence for intravenous fluid choice in patients with severe infection. Intensive Care Med 2001 0.75
104 Non-invasive ventilation in acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. Intensive Care Med 2000 0.75
105 Disclosing provider-specific outcomes in outcomes research. J Investig Med 1995 0.75
106 A cost-utility analysis of preoperative total parenteral nutrition. Int J Technol Assess Health Care 1989 0.75
107 The choice to treat all, some, or no patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgery with nutritional support: a decision analysis approach. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1984 0.75
108 Comparing angiographic coronary revascularization strategies: a 'natural' experiment. Can J Cardiol 2000 0.75
109 Guidelines for measuring the costs and consequences of adopting new pharmaceutical products: are they on track? Med Decis Making 1998 0.75
110 An economic analysis of strategies for the use of contrast media for diagnostic cardiac catheterization. Med Decis Making 1995 0.75
111 Lung-protective mechanical ventilation strategies in ARDS. Intensive Care Med 2000 0.75
112 Is steroid receptor data useful in patients with metastatic breast cancer? Am J Med Sci 1992 0.75
113 Cost-effectiveness of preoperative parenteral nutrition in patients undergoing major gastrointestinal surgery. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 1985 0.75
114 Gallium-67 scanning in the diagnosis of postoperative sternal osteomyelitis: concise communication. J Nucl Med 1983 0.75
115 Is there a role for surgery in the acute management of infective endocarditis? A decision analysis and medical claims database approach. Med Decis Making 1988 0.75
116 Nutritional assessment of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients. ASAIO Trans 1987 0.75
117 The Lipid Research Clinics Coronary Primary Prevention Trial. JAMA 1985 0.75
118 Atenolol before and after non-cardiac surgery reduced mortality and cardiovascular morbidity in patients at risk of acute coronary events. Evid Based Cardiovasc Med 1997 0.75