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Lowering broken appointment rates at a medical clinic. Med Care (1973) 1.59
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The range of intensive care services today. JAMA (1981) 1.49
Identification of low-risk monitor patients within a medical-surgical intensive care unit. Med Care (1983) 1.48
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Financial incentives to perform medical procedures and laboratory tests: illustrative models of office practice. Med Care (1978) 1.40
The use and implications of do not resuscitate orders in intensive care units. JAMA (1986) 1.39
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Study population in SUPPORT: patients (as defined by disease categories and mortality projections), surrogates, and physicians. J Clin Epidemiol (1990) 1.27
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Proposed definitions for diagnosis, severity scoring, stratification, and outcome for trials on intraabdominal infection. Joint Working Party of SIS North America and Europe. World J Surg (1990) 1.26
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Variation among physicians in use of laboratory tests: relation to quality of care. Med Care (1974) 1.22
Frequency and morbidity of invasive procedures: report of a pilot study from two teaching hospitals. Arch Intern Med (1978) 1.21
A prospective and blinded investigation of magnetic resonance imaging of the knee. Abnormal findings in asymptomatic subjects. Clin Orthop Relat Res (1992) 1.20
Tobacco sales in pharmacies: time to quit. Tob Control (2006) 1.19
Training in a primary care internal medicine residency program. The first ten years. JAMA (1987) 1.18
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Merchandising cigarettes in pharmacies: a San Francisco survey. Am J Public Health (1978) 1.17
The changing dynamics of graduate medical education. Implications for decision-making. West J Med (1987) 1.17
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Survival of adult high-cost patients. Report of a follow-up study from nine acute-care hospitals. JAMA (1981) 1.16
Fee-for-service physician payment: analysis of current methods and their development. Inquiry (1979) 1.15
Differences in laboratory use and length of stay between university and community hospitals. J Med Educ (1977) 1.15
Identification of low-risk monitor admissions to medical-surgical ICUs. Chest (1987) 1.14
Postoperative diskitis: distinguishing early MR imaging findings from normal postoperative disk space changes. Radiology (1992) 1.14
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A comparison of intensive care in the U.S.A. and France. Lancet (1982) 1.13
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Clinical-radiological correlation in cerebral venous occlusive disease. Radiology (1971) 1.12
Rationing medical care--a comparative perspective. N Engl J Med (1994) 1.11
Do-not-resuscitate orders in intensive care units. Current practices and recent changes. JAMA (1993) 1.11
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