Kenneth Eliot Frederick Sands, M.D.
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Concepts are listed by decreasing relevance which is based on many factors, including how many publications the person wrote about that topic, how long ago those publications were written, and how many publications other people have written on that same topic.
| Name | Number of Publications
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Most Recent Publication
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Publications by All Authors
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Concept Score
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| Professional-Patient Relations | 4 | 2018 | 722 | 0.830 |
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| Surgical Wound Infection | 10 | 2023 | 1530 | 0.610 |
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| Personhood | 1 | 2015 | 31 | 0.500 |
Why?
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| Cross Infection | 9 | 2024 | 1422 | 0.500 |
Why?
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| Health Plan Implementation | 2 | 2012 | 335 | 0.360 |
Why?
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| Models, Organizational | 1 | 2012 | 544 | 0.330 |
Why?
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| Foreign Bodies | 1 | 2013 | 402 | 0.320 |
Why?
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| Truth Disclosure | 1 | 2012 | 432 | 0.310 |
Why?
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| Academic Medical Centers | 5 | 2016 | 2757 | 0.280 |
Why?
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| Hospitals, Teaching | 2 | 2004 | 1155 | 0.270 |
Why?
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| Inpatients | 3 | 2015 | 2545 | 0.250 |
Why?
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| Coronary Artery Bypass | 3 | 2004 | 2193 | 0.230 |
Why?
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| Medical Errors | 1 | 2012 | 1263 | 0.230 |
Why?
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| Information Dissemination | 1 | 2012 | 1126 | 0.230 |
Why?
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| Bacteremia | 5 | 2022 | 978 | 0.210 |
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| Emotions | 1 | 2015 | 2740 | 0.210 |
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| Competency-Based Education | 1 | 2004 | 222 | 0.210 |
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| Surgical Procedures, Operative | 1 | 2013 | 1923 | 0.200 |
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| Intensive Care Units | 6 | 2018 | 3743 | 0.190 |
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| Syncope | 3 | 2011 | 428 | 0.190 |
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| Sentinel Surveillance | 1 | 2003 | 291 | 0.190 |
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| Social Responsibility | 2 | 2015 | 384 | 0.190 |
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| Pharmaceutical Services | 1 | 2002 | 141 | 0.190 |
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| Population Surveillance | 5 | 2004 | 2599 | 0.190 |
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| Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome | 4 | 2003 | 619 | 0.190 |
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| Catheter-Related Infections | 1 | 2022 | 273 | 0.160 |
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| Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated | 1 | 2022 | 279 | 0.160 |
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| Digestive System Surgical Procedures | 1 | 2023 | 571 | 0.150 |
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| Family | 3 | 2018 | 3193 | 0.150 |
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| Disease Outbreaks | 2 | 2024 | 1747 | 0.140 |
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| Medical Records Systems, Computerized | 2 | 2002 | 1191 | 0.140 |
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| Patient Discharge | 6 | 2004 | 3441 | 0.140 |
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| Vancomycin | 2 | 2005 | 503 | 0.130 |
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| Safety Management | 2 | 2016 | 761 | 0.130 |
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| Urinary Tract Infections | 1 | 2022 | 802 | 0.130 |
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| Professional-Family Relations | 2 | 2016 | 495 | 0.130 |
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| Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 1 | 2022 | 695 | 0.130 |
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| Peer Review, Health Care | 1 | 2015 | 73 | 0.130 |
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| Quality Assurance, Health Care | 1 | 2004 | 2165 | 0.110 |
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| Medical Staff, Hospital | 1 | 1998 | 601 | 0.110 |
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| Hospitals, General | 1 | 1998 | 798 | 0.110 |
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| Deep Sedation | 1 | 2014 | 118 | 0.110 |
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| Attitude of Health Personnel | 3 | 2018 | 3882 | 0.110 |
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| Communication | 2 | 2016 | 3852 | 0.100 |
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| Hospital Rapid Response Team | 1 | 2012 | 54 | 0.100 |
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| Personnel, Hospital | 1 | 2013 | 285 | 0.090 |
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| Liability, Legal | 1 | 2012 | 210 | 0.090 |
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| Internship and Residency | 3 | 2015 | 5879 | 0.090 |
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| Patient Admission | 3 | 2011 | 1365 | 0.090 |
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| Patient Participation | 2 | 2016 | 1444 | 0.090 |
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| Mammaplasty | 3 | 2004 | 1232 | 0.090 |
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| Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast | 1 | 1998 | 1084 | 0.090 |
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| Conscious Sedation | 1 | 2014 | 533 | 0.090 |
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| Organizational Innovation | 1 | 2012 | 538 | 0.080 |
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| Critical Care | 3 | 2018 | 2690 | 0.080 |
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| Decision Support Techniques | 2 | 2011 | 2000 | 0.080 |
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| Patient Preference | 1 | 2016 | 926 | 0.080 |
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| Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal | 1 | 2014 | 876 | 0.070 |
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| Efficiency, Organizational | 1 | 2012 | 695 | 0.070 |
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| Malpractice | 1 | 2012 | 556 | 0.070 |
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| Databases, Factual | 2 | 2012 | 7969 | 0.070 |
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| United States | 10 | 2023 | 72337 | 0.060 |
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| Humans | 42 | 2024 | 761098 | 0.060 |
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| Hospitals | 5 | 2023 | 3881 | 0.060 |
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| Medicare | 1 | 2023 | 6775 | 0.060 |
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| Anti-Bacterial Agents | 3 | 2004 | 7405 | 0.060 |
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| Hospital Mortality | 2 | 2012 | 5296 | 0.060 |
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| Health Personnel | 1 | 2018 | 3335 | 0.060 |
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| Infection Control | 2 | 2024 | 983 | 0.060 |
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| Concurrent Review | 1 | 2003 | 13 | 0.060 |
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| Cohort Studies | 11 | 2013 | 41486 | 0.060 |
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| Cause of Death | 2 | 2012 | 3688 | 0.060 |
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| Sepsis | 3 | 2003 | 2586 | 0.060 |
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| Enterococcus faecalis | 1 | 2005 | 245 | 0.050 |
Why?
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| Catheterization, Swan-Ganz | 1 | 2003 | 86 | 0.050 |
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| Massachusetts | 4 | 2016 | 8836 | 0.050 |
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| Health Maintenance Organizations | 2 | 2002 | 658 | 0.050 |
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| Quality Indicators, Health Care | 1 | 2012 | 1790 | 0.050 |
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| Automation | 2 | 2004 | 585 | 0.050 |
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| Patient Satisfaction | 1 | 2014 | 3450 | 0.050 |
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| Puerperal Infection | 1 | 2001 | 44 | 0.050 |
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| Hospitals, Community | 1 | 2024 | 365 | 0.050 |
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| Quality Improvement | 1 | 2016 | 3801 | 0.050 |
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| Boston | 4 | 2003 | 9324 | 0.050 |
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| Blood-Borne Pathogens | 1 | 2000 | 52 | 0.040 |
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| Focus Groups | 2 | 2016 | 1409 | 0.040 |
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| Middle Aged | 20 | 2018 | 220835 | 0.040 |
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| Health Care Costs | 2 | 2003 | 3238 | 0.040 |
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| Critical Illness | 1 | 2012 | 2709 | 0.040 |
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| Limulus Test | 1 | 1998 | 19 | 0.040 |
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| Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499 | 1 | 1998 | 55 | 0.040 |
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| Mastectomy, Radical | 1 | 1998 | 19 | 0.040 |
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| Quality of Health Care | 1 | 2013 | 4319 | 0.040 |
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| Female | 26 | 2018 | 392458 | 0.040 |
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| Program Development | 1 | 2004 | 1292 | 0.040 |
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| Heart Diseases | 1 | 2011 | 2795 | 0.040 |
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| Prospective Studies | 12 | 2011 | 54419 | 0.040 |
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| Male | 24 | 2018 | 360675 | 0.040 |
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| Microbiological Techniques | 1 | 1998 | 97 | 0.040 |
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| Logistic Models | 5 | 2016 | 13254 | 0.040 |
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| Health Services | 1 | 2003 | 750 | 0.040 |
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| AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections | 1 | 2001 | 662 | 0.040 |
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| Fungemia | 1 | 1997 | 57 | 0.040 |
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| Health Resources | 1 | 2003 | 934 | 0.040 |
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| Heart Rate | 1 | 1989 | 4196 | 0.040 |
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| Bone Marrow Transplantation | 1 | 2005 | 2692 | 0.030 |
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| Risk Factors | 7 | 2013 | 74219 | 0.030 |
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| Drug Utilization Review | 1 | 1998 | 248 | 0.030 |
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| Age Factors | 1 | 2013 | 18385 | 0.030 |
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| Cytotoxins | 1 | 1997 | 153 | 0.030 |
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| Adult | 16 | 2018 | 221083 | 0.030 |
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| Endotoxins | 1 | 1998 | 520 | 0.030 |
Why?
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| Program Evaluation | 1 | 2004 | 2487 | 0.030 |
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| Methods | 1 | 1996 | 1063 | 0.030 |
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| Diagnosis-Related Groups | 1 | 1997 | 448 | 0.030 |
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| Aged | 12 | 2023 | 169266 | 0.030 |
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| Heart Transplantation | 1 | 1989 | 3258 | 0.030 |
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| Comorbidity | 3 | 2007 | 10514 | 0.030 |
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| Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous | 1 | 1997 | 264 | 0.030 |
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| Ambulatory Care | 2 | 2002 | 2769 | 0.030 |
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| Statistics as Topic | 2 | 1998 | 2359 | 0.030 |
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| Emergency Service, Hospital | 2 | 2011 | 7873 | 0.030 |
Why?
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| Regression Analysis | 2 | 2003 | 6343 | 0.030 |
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| Bacterial Infections | 1 | 2001 | 1390 | 0.030 |
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| Time Factors | 2 | 2013 | 39953 | 0.030 |
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| Intensive Care Units, Neonatal | 1 | 2000 | 845 | 0.030 |
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| Delivery of Health Care | 2 | 2022 | 5333 | 0.030 |
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| Length of Stay | 4 | 2012 | 6420 | 0.030 |
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| Hospital Charges | 2 | 2003 | 350 | 0.020 |
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| Surgery, Plastic | 1 | 1998 | 641 | 0.020 |
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| Algorithms | 3 | 2007 | 14023 | 0.020 |
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| Cesarean Section | 3 | 2004 | 1396 | 0.020 |
Why?
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| Hospitals, University | 1 | 2012 | 566 | 0.020 |
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| Breast Neoplasms | 1 | 1998 | 20981 | 0.020 |
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| Clostridium Infections | 1 | 1997 | 557 | 0.020 |
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| Cooperative Behavior | 1 | 2016 | 1505 | 0.020 |
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| Pilot Projects | 2 | 2016 | 8639 | 0.020 |
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| Incidence | 4 | 2005 | 21357 | 0.020 |
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| Data Collection | 1 | 1997 | 3319 | 0.020 |
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| Guideline Adherence | 1 | 1998 | 2218 | 0.020 |
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| Medical Records | 2 | 2004 | 1409 | 0.020 |
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| Reoperation | 1 | 1998 | 4304 | 0.020 |
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| Confidence Intervals | 1 | 2012 | 2927 | 0.020 |
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| Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections | 2 | 1998 | 237 | 0.020 |
Why?
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| Qualitative Research | 1 | 2016 | 3016 | 0.020 |
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| Emergencies | 1 | 2012 | 1217 | 0.020 |
Why?
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| Lymph | 1 | 1986 | 77 | 0.020 |
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| Retrospective Studies | 5 | 2023 | 80673 | 0.020 |
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| Insurance Claim Reporting | 1 | 2004 | 165 | 0.010 |
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| HIV-1 | 1 | 2001 | 6851 | 0.010 |
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| Tomography, X-Ray Computed | 1 | 2007 | 20600 | 0.010 |
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| Renin | 1 | 1986 | 639 | 0.010 |
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| Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation | 1 | 2005 | 263 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Analysis of Variance | 2 | 2003 | 6224 | 0.010 |
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| APACHE | 1 | 2003 | 267 | 0.010 |
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| Physicians | 1 | 2001 | 4583 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field | 1 | 2002 | 141 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Predictive Value of Tests | 3 | 2011 | 15308 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Staphylococcus aureus | 2 | 2002 | 1450 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Pandemics | 1 | 2022 | 8663 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Methicillin Resistance | 1 | 2002 | 198 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Kaplan-Meier Estimate | 1 | 2012 | 6482 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Aged, 80 and over | 3 | 2014 | 58946 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Risk Assessment | 3 | 2012 | 24013 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Reference Values | 1 | 1989 | 4922 | 0.010 |
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| Clinical Protocols | 1 | 2007 | 1436 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Patient Care Team | 1 | 2012 | 2513 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Practice Guidelines as Topic | 1 | 1998 | 7400 | 0.010 |
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| Odds Ratio | 1 | 2012 | 9648 | 0.010 |
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| Brain | 1 | 2007 | 27097 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Survival Analysis | 1 | 2012 | 10083 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Pharmacies | 1 | 2001 | 167 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Drug Resistance | 1 | 2005 | 1594 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Random Allocation | 1 | 2003 | 2393 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Sensitivity and Specificity | 2 | 2007 | 14676 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Emergency Medicine | 1 | 2007 | 1198 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Community Health Centers | 1 | 2001 | 460 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Cardiology | 1 | 1989 | 1693 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Child | 2 | 2023 | 80134 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Monte Carlo Method | 1 | 2002 | 1257 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Infant, Very Low Birth Weight | 1 | 2000 | 407 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Biopsy | 1 | 1989 | 6781 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Hospital Costs | 1 | 2003 | 947 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Gram-Negative Bacteria | 1 | 1998 | 271 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Outpatients | 1 | 2004 | 1596 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Microbial Sensitivity Tests | 1 | 2002 | 1936 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Transplantation, Homologous | 1 | 2005 | 4822 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Myocardium | 1 | 1989 | 4746 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Cluster Analysis | 1 | 2002 | 2706 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Graft Rejection | 1 | 1989 | 4479 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections | 1 | 1997 | 342 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| HIV Infections | 1 | 2001 | 17349 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Case-Control Studies | 2 | 2003 | 22157 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Delivery, Obstetric | 1 | 2001 | 939 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Linear Models | 1 | 2003 | 5869 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Hematologic Neoplasms | 1 | 2005 | 1895 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Cost of Illness | 1 | 2003 | 1937 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active | 1 | 2001 | 1895 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Insurance, Health | 1 | 2004 | 2494 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Treatment Outcome | 2 | 2012 | 64670 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay | 1 | 1998 | 3803 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Kidney | 1 | 1986 | 7034 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Feces | 1 | 1997 | 1490 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Diarrhea | 1 | 1997 | 1318 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Reproducibility of Results | 2 | 1998 | 20120 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Health Surveys | 1 | 2000 | 4036 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| Hospitalization | 2 | 2001 | 10712 | 0.010 |
Why?
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| ROC Curve | 1 | 1997 | 3582 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Staphylococcal Infections | 1 | 1997 | 1400 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Disease Progression | 1 | 2005 | 13506 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Young Adult | 1 | 2014 | 59199 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice | 1 | 2001 | 4013 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Adolescent | 1 | 2014 | 88271 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Angiotensin I | 1 | 1986 | 52 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Chronic Disease | 1 | 2001 | 9317 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Survival Rate | 1 | 2000 | 12727 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Clinical Competence | 1 | 2001 | 4786 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Anti-HIV Agents | 1 | 2001 | 4526 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Proportional Hazards Models | 1 | 2000 | 12467 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Trypsin | 1 | 1986 | 486 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Multivariate Analysis | 1 | 1998 | 12058 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Severity of Illness Index | 1 | 2003 | 15845 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Chromatography, Affinity | 1 | 1986 | 525 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Regional Blood Flow | 1 | 1986 | 1498 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Quality of Life | 1 | 2003 | 13362 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Cells, Cultured | 1 | 1997 | 18926 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Hydrogen-Ion Concentration | 1 | 1986 | 2478 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Dogs | 1 | 1986 | 3832 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Pregnancy | 1 | 2001 | 29872 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Infant, Newborn | 1 | 2000 | 26187 | 0.000 |
Why?
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| Animals | 1 | 1986 | 168083 | 0.000 |
Why?
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