Published in Med Decis Making on October 16, 1996
Do visual analogue scale (VAS) derived standard gamble (SG) utilities agree with Health Utilities Index utilities? A comparison of patient and community preferences for health status in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Health Qual Life Outcomes (2006) 0.90
Prospective evaluation of candidate urine and cell markers in patients with interstitial cystitis enrolled in a randomized clinical trial of Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG). World J Urol (2007) 0.80
Multivariate Meta-Analysis of Preference-Based Quality of Life Values in Coronary Heart Disease. PLoS One (2016) 0.75
Comorbidities and utility for angina symptoms. Med Decis Making (1996) 0.75
Effects of socioeconomic status on access to invasive cardiac procedures and on mortality after acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (1999) 7.68
Use of medical resources and quality of life after acute myocardial infarction in Canada and the United States. N Engl J Med (1994) 6.78
Users' guides to the medical literature: XXII: how to use articles about clinical decision rules. Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group. JAMA (2000) 5.94
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Incorporating variations in the quality of individual randomized trials into meta-analysis. J Clin Epidemiol (1992) 4.86
Use of cardiac procedures and outcomes in elderly patients with myocardial infarction in the United States and Canada. N Engl J Med (1997) 4.84
How should health status measures be assessed? Cautionary notes on procrustean frameworks. J Clin Epidemiol (1992) 4.54
Meta-analysis and the meta-epidemiology of clinical research. BMJ (1997) 4.07
Do we know what inappropriate laboratory utilization is? A systematic review of laboratory clinical audits. JAMA (1998) 3.96
Cancer patients: their desire for information and participation in treatment decisions. J R Soc Med (1989) 3.76
Cost effectiveness of thrombolytic therapy with tissue plasminogen activator as compared with streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med (1995) 3.69
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
Communicating the benefits of chronic preventive therapy: does the format of efficacy data determine patients' acceptance of treatment? Med Decis Making (1995) 3.21
Impact of increasing carbohydrate intolerance on maternal-fetal outcomes in 3637 women without gestational diabetes. The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Project. Am J Obstet Gynecol (1995) 3.05
Multicenter validation of a risk index for mortality, intensive care unit stay, and overall hospital length of stay after cardiac surgery. Steering Committee of the Provincial Adult Cardiac Care Network of Ontario. Circulation (1995) 3.02
Patients' willingness to enter clinical trials: measuring the association with perceived benefit and preference for decision participation. Soc Sci Med (1991) 2.77
Variation in breast cancer surgery in Ontario. CMAJ (1994) 2.70
Ready-made, recalibrated, or Remodeled? Issues in the use of risk indexes for assessing mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation (1999) 2.67
Comparison of an aggressive (U.S.) and a less aggressive (Canadian) policy for cholesterol screening and treatment. Ann Intern Med (1991) 2.61
Multicentre trial to introduce the Ottawa ankle rules for use of radiography in acute ankle injuries. Multicentre Ankle Rule Study Group. BMJ (1995) 2.50
Randomized, controlled trial of an interactive videodisc decision aid for patients with ischemic heart disease. J Gen Intern Med (2000) 2.21
Reflections on a month in the life of the Ontario Drug Benefit Plan. CMAJ (1994) 2.20
Characteristics and mortality outcomes of thrombolysis trial participants and nonparticipants: a population-based comparison. J Am Coll Cardiol (1996) 2.09
Temporal changes in the outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in Ontario, 1992-1996. CMAJ (1999) 2.04
What is appropriate care? N Engl J Med (1998) 1.97
Diagnostic accuracy and short-term surgical outcomes in cases of suspected acute appendicitis. CMAJ (1995) 1.91
Reconceptualizing advance care planning from the patient's perspective. Arch Intern Med (1998) 1.90
Coronary artery bypass graft surgery in Ontario and New York State: which rate is right? Steering Committee of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario. Ann Intern Med (1997) 1.89
False-positive coding for acute myocardial infarction on hospital discharge records: chart audit results from a tertiary centre. Can J Cardiol (1990) 1.87
Fairness in the coronary angiography queue. CMAJ (1999) 1.83
Randomized trial of a patient decision aid for choice of surgical treatment for breast cancer. Med Decis Making (2001) 1.68
Long-term MI outcomes at hospitals with or without on-site revascularization. JAMA (2001) 1.66
A survey of provider experiences and perceptions of preferential access to cardiovascular care in Ontario, Canada. Ann Intern Med (1998) 1.66
Coronary artery bypass mortality rates in Ontario. A Canadian approach to quality assurance in cardiac surgery. Steering Committee of the Provincial Adult Cardiac Care Network of Ontario. Circulation (1996) 1.61
Appropriateness of primary total hip and knee replacements in regions of Ontario with high and low utilization rates. CMAJ (1996) 1.56
Use of vitamin B12 injections among elderly patients by primary care practitioners in Ontario. CMAJ (1999) 1.54
The burden of waiting for hip and knee replacements in Ontario. Ontario Hip and Knee Replacement Project Team. J Eval Clin Pract (1997) 1.53
Potential cost effectiveness of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator versus streptokinase for acute myocardial infarction. Can J Cardiol (1992) 1.52
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
Dealing with missing data in observational health care outcome analyses. J Clin Epidemiol (2000) 1.49
Can there be a more patient-centred approach to determining clinically important effect sizes for randomized treatment trials? J Clin Epidemiol (1994) 1.46
Trends in clinical and economic outcomes of coronary angioplasty from 1992 to 1995: a population-based analysis. Am Heart J (1999) 1.39
Assessing the outcomes of coronary artery bypass graft surgery: how many risk factors are enough? Steering Committee of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario. J Am Coll Cardiol (1997) 1.39
In the queue for total joint replacement: patients' perspectives on waiting times. Ontario Hip and Knee Replacement Project Team. J Eval Clin Pract (1998) 1.37
Comparison of the appropriateness of coronary angiography and coronary artery bypass graft surgery between Canada and New York State. JAMA (1994) 1.35
Biology or bias: practice patterns and long-term outcomes for men and women with acute myocardial infarction. J Am Coll Cardiol (2002) 1.35
Health services research: reporting on studies using secondary data sources. CMAJ (1996) 1.35
Fifteen-year trends in risk severity and operative mortality in elderly patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Circulation (1998) 1.32
Do patients' evaluations of a future health state change when they actually enter that state? Med Care (1993) 1.30
No impact from active dissemination of the Ottawa Ankle Rules: further evidence of the need for local implementation of practice guidelines. CMAJ (1999) 1.30
A comparison of a Bayesian vs. a frequentist method for profiling hospital performance. J Eval Clin Pract (2001) 1.29
Presenting clinical trial information: a comparison of methods. Patient Educ Couns (1995) 1.26
Triiodothyronine augmentation in the treatment of refractory depression. A meta-analysis. Arch Gen Psychiatry (1996) 1.26
Postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy and increased rates of cholecystectomy and appendectomy. CMAJ (2000) 1.25
Prescribing propensity: influence of life-expectancy gains and drug costs. J Gen Intern Med (1994) 1.24
Self-perceived health status of women three to five years after the diagnosis of gestational diabetes: a survey of cases and matched controls. Am J Obstet Gynecol (1998) 1.24
Better care and better outcomes: the continuing challenge. JAMA (1998) 1.23
Vitamin B12 injections versus oral supplements. How much money could be saved by switching from injections to pills? Can Fam Physician (2001) 1.22
Will elderly patients stand aside for younger patients in the queue for cardiac services? Lancet (1999) 1.21
Trends in coronary artery bypass grafting in Ontario from 1981 to 1989. CMAJ (1993) 1.20
Subgroups, treatment effects, and baseline risks: some lessons from major cardiovascular trials. Am Heart J (2000) 1.20
Physicians' opinions about decision aids for patients considering systemic adjuvant therapy for axillary-node negative breast cancer. Patient Educ Couns (1997) 1.18
Use of written cases to study factors associated with regional variations in referral rates. J Clin Epidemiol (1991) 1.17
Mismatch of coronary risk and treatment intensity under the National Cholesterol Education Program guidelines. J Gen Intern Med (1992) 1.17
Are the marginal returns of coronary artery surgery smaller in high-rate areas? The Steering Committee of the Provincial Adult Cardiac Care Network of Ontario. Lancet (1996) 1.17
Annotated bibliography: studies evaluating decision-support interventions for patients. Can J Nurs Res (1997) 1.16
The Toronto Tri-Hospital Gestational Diabetes Project. A preliminary review. Diabetes Care (1998) 1.14
Patient decision aids in joint replacement surgery: a literature review and an opinion survey of consultant orthopaedic surgeons. Ann R Coll Surg Engl (2008) 1.14
Aspirin and fibrinolysis in acute myocardial infarction: meta-analytic evidence for synergy. J Clin Epidemiol (1991) 1.13
Cancer patients' decision making and trial-entry preferences: the effects of "framing" information about short-term toxicity and long-term survival. Med Decis Making (1995) 1.13
Using a trade-off technique to assess patients' treatment preferences for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Med Decis Making (1996) 1.13
Sex differences in the use of invasive coronary procedures in Ontario. Can J Cardiol (1994) 1.12
Health care in Canada: incrementalism under fiscal duress. Health Aff (Millwood) (1999) 1.10
Reporting medical mistakes and misconduct. CMAJ (1999) 1.09
Organized medicine and the assessment of technology. Lessons from Ontario. N Engl J Med (1990) 1.08
The Canadian Cardiovascular Society grading scale for angina pectoris: is it time for refinements? Ann Intern Med (1992) 1.08
A new model of advance care planning: observations from people with HIV. Arch Intern Med (1999) 1.07
The HIV-specific advance directive. J Gen Intern Med (1997) 1.07
Variation in hospital length of stay for acute myocardial infarction in Ontario, Canada. Med Care (1994) 1.06
A predictive index for length of stay in the intensive care unit following cardiac surgery. CMAJ (1994) 1.04
Rates of cardiac catheterization, coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass surgery in Canada. Can J Cardiol (1997) 1.04
Towards improved coding of acute myocardial infarction in hospital discharge abstracts: a pilot project. Can J Cardiol (1997) 1.04
Rating the urgency of coronary angiography: results of an expert panel process. Ontario Coronary Angiography Panel. Can J Cardiol (1993) 1.02
Life-sustaining treatment preferences of hemodialysis patients: implications for advance directives. J Am Soc Nephrol (1995) 1.02
Patients versus surrogates: whose opinion counts on ethics review panels? Clin Res (1989) 1.02
Coronary revascularization after thrombolytic therapy for myocardial infarction: what caseloads could Canadian centres face? CMAJ (1989) 1.01
Temporal trends in breast cancer surgery in Ontario: can one randomized trial make a difference? CMAJ (1994) 1.00
Pitfalls in nonrandomized outcomes studies. The case of incidental appendectomy with open cholecystectomy. JAMA (1995) 0.99
Regionalized delivery and variable utilization of coronary artery bypass grafting in Ontario from 1981 to 1991. CMAJ (1994) 0.99
Hospital volume, calendar age, and short term outcomes in patients undergoing repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: the Ontario experience, 1988-92. J Epidemiol Community Health (1996) 0.98
Central-nervous-system dysfunction after warm or hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. Lancet (1992) 0.98
Eating for two: are guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy too liberal? Lancet (1998) 0.97