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1987 • 4,693 citations

Methods for the Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programmes

1987 • 2,512 citations

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1984 • 760 citations

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2006 • 458 citations

Special article the economic cost and social and psychological impact of musculoskeletal conditions

1995 • 434 citations

Relative importance of musculoskeletal disorders as a cause of chronic health problems, disability, and health care utilization: findings from the 1990 Ontario Health Survey.

1994 • 396 citations

The longterm outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis: Work disability: a prospective 18 year study of 823 patients.

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The economic cost of illness revisited.

1976 • 298 citations

The clinical value of the Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire Functional Disability Index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 • 271 citations

The work dynamics of the person with rheumatoid arthritis

1987 • 239 citations

Adrenal secretion of cortisol in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

1990 • 238 citations

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1981 • 199 citations

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1996 • 174 citations

Resource utilization and cost of care for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a managed care setting. The importance of drug and surgery costs

1997 • 171 citations

The economic impact of the rheumatic diseases in the United States.

1989 • 171 citations

A multicenter study of annual health service utilization and costs in rheumatoid arthritis

1986 • 153 citations

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1992 • 153 citations

The costs of rheumatoid arthritis. a patient‐oriented study of chronic disease costs

1978 • 140 citations

Social and economic impacts of four musculoskeletal conditions

1983 • 138 citations

Direct and indirect medical costs incurred by Canadian patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 12 year study.

1997 • 125 citations

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1989 • 122 citations

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1996 • 117 citations

The importance of age, education, and comorbidity in the substantial earnings losses of individuals with symmetric polyarthritis

1988 • 116 citations

The costs of rheumatoid arthritis: absolute, incremental, and marginal estimates.

1996 • 114 citations

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1998 • 100 citations

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1991 • 99 citations

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1993 • 92 citations

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1988 • 85 citations

Is day care equivalent to inpatient care for active rheumatoid arthritis? Randomised controlled clinical and economic evaluation

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The total costs of drug therapy for rheumatoid arthritis

1995 • 80 citations

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1982 • 80 citations

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1995 • 79 citations

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1997 • 76 citations

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1991 • 72 citations

Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Population-Based Study

1991 • 63 citations

50 years of antirheumatic therapy: the prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

1990 • 57 citations

Work Capacity of Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases: An Eight-year Follow-up Study

1987 • 57 citations

Benefits of Hospitalization in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Rehabilitation for rheumatoid arthritis patients. A controlled trial

1986 • 54 citations

Functional Improvement and Costs of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in Destructive Rheumatoid Arthritis

1991 • 53 citations

Prosthetic Osteomyelitis With Special Reference to the Knee: Risks, Treatment and Costs

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The total cost of care and the use of pharmaceuticals in the management of rheumatoid arthritis: The medi-cal program

1988 • 44 citations

In- and Out-patient Rehabilitation in Rheumatoid Arthritis

1996 • 37 citations

Patient outcome following inpatient vs outpatient treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 • 32 citations

Looking into the crystal ball: can we estimate the lifetime cost of rheumatoid arthritis?

1985 • 32 citations

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1996 • 31 citations

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1987 • 28 citations

Expanding the Definition of Disability: Implications for Planning, Policy, and Research

1992 • 28 citations

Cross-sectional epidemiological survey of rheumatoid arthritis patients seen in private practice in France. Descriptive results (1629 cases).

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Patient outcome following inpatient vs outpatient treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

1988 • 22 citations

Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drug Therapy: An Expensive Therapy despite Inexpensive Drugs

1990 • 18 citations

Clinical economics review: gastrointestinal complications of non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs

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1997 • 16 citations

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1995 • 15 citations

Costs and effectiveness of nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs: The importance of reducing side effects

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The university rheumatic disease clinic

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Maximizing cost-effectiveness while minimizing complications in total hip replacement.

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The management of rheumatoid arthritis of recent onset.

1992 • 1 citations