Pneumatic dilatation and surgical myotomy for achalasiaLOPUSHINSKY, Steven R; URBACH, David R.JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. 2006, Vol 296, Num 18, pp 2227-2233, issn 0098-7484, 7 p.Article

Underuse of wide excision for primary cutaneous melanoma in the United statesHAIGH, Philip I; URBACH, David R.The American surgeon. 2004, Vol 70, Num 11, pp 942-946, issn 0003-1348, 5 p.Article

Conventional models overestimate the statistical significance of volume-outcome associations, compared with multilevel modelsURBACH, David R; AUSTIN, Peter C.Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2005, Vol 58, Num 4, pp 391-400, issn 0895-4356, 10 p.Article

Does it matter what a hospital is high volume for? Specificity of hospital volume-outcome associations for surgical procedures: analysis of administrative dataURBACH, David R; BAXTER, Nancy N.BMJ. British medical journal (International ed.). 2004, Vol 328, Num 7442, pp 737-740, issn 0959-8146, 4 p.Article

The effect of patient selection on comorbidity-adjusted operative mortality risk: Implications for outcomes studies of surgical proceduresURBACH, David R; BELL, Chaim M.Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2002, Vol 55, Num 4, pp 381-385, issn 0895-4356Article

AMES prognostic index and extent of thyroidectomy for well-differentiated thyroid cancer in the United StatesHAIGH, Philip I; URBACH, David R; ROTSTEIN, Lorne E et al.Surgery. 2004, Vol 136, Num 3, pp 609-616, issn 0039-6060, 8 p.Article

The effect of laparoscopy on survival in pancreatic cancerURBACH, David R; SWANSTROM, Lee L; HANSEN, Paul D et al.Archives of surgery (Chicago, IL. 1960). 2002, Vol 137, Num 2, pp 191-199, issn 0004-0010Article

Effect of surgeon on outcome of antireflux surgeryPAVI SINGH KUNDHAL; HARNISH, Julie L; URBACH, David R et al.Surgical endoscopy. 2007, Vol 21, Num 6, pp 902-906, issn 0930-2794, 5 p.Article

A comparison of diet and exercise therapy versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity: A decision analysis modelPATTERSON, Emma J; URBACH, David R; SWANSTRÖM, Lee L et al.Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2003, Vol 196, Num 3, pp 379-384, issn 1072-7515, 6 p.Article

Trends and inequities in colorectal cancer screening participation in Ontario, Canada, 2005―2011HONEIN-ABOUHAIDAR, Gladys N; BAXTER, Nancy N; MOINEDDIN, Rahim et al.Cancer epidemiology (Print). 2013, Vol 37, Num 6, pp 946-956, issn 1877-7821, 11 p.Article

Longer Wait Times Increase Overall Mortality in Patients With Bladder CancerKULKARNI, Girish S; URBACH, David R; AUSTIN, Peter C et al.The Journal of urology. 2009, Vol 182, Num 4, pp 1318-1324, issn 0022-5347, 7 p., 1Article

Association of perforation of the appendix with female tubal infertilityURBACH, David R; MARRETT, Loraine D; KUNG, Rose et al.American journal of epidemiology. 2001, Vol 153, Num 6, pp 566-571, issn 0002-9262Article

Quality of life before and after laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasiaBEN-MEIR, Aviv; URBACH, David R; KHAJANCHEE, Yashodhan S et al.The American journal of surgery. 2001, Vol 181, Num 5, pp 471-474, issn 0002-9610Conference Paper

Introduction of Surgical Safety Checklists in Ontario, CanadaURBACH, David R; GOVINDARAJAN, Anand; SASKIN, Refik et al.The New England journal of medicine. 2014, Vol 370, Num 11, pp 1029-1038, issn 0028-4793, 10 p.Article

Association of ICU or Hospital Admission With Unintentional Discontinuation of Medications for Chronic DiseasesBELL, Chaim M; BRENER, Stacey S; GUNRAJ, Nadia et al.JAMA, the journal of the American Medical Association. 2011, Vol 306, Num 8, pp 840-847, issn 0098-7484, 8 p.Article

Overview of Lung Cancer Surgery in OntarioBENDZSAK, Anna; NENSHI, Rahima; DARLING, Gail et al.The Annals of thoracic surgery. 2011, Vol 91, Num 2, pp 361-366, issn 0003-4975, 6 p.Article

Factors affecting the number of lymph nodes retrieved in colorectal cancer specimensOSTADI, Michelle A; HARNISH, Julie L; STEGIENKO, Stacey et al.Surgical endoscopy. 2007, Vol 21, Num 12, pp 2142-2146, issn 0930-2794, 5 p.Article

The treatment and prognosis of Hürthle cell follicular thyroid carcinoma compared with its non-Hürthle cell counterpart. DiscussionHAIGH, Philip I; URBACH, David R; SINGH, Bhuvanesh et al.Surgery. 2005, Vol 138, Num 6, pp 1152-1158, issn 0039-6060, 7 p.Conference Paper

Azathioprine or ileocolic resection for steroid-dependent terminal ileal Crohn's disease? A Markov analysisKENNEDY, Erin D; URBACH, David R; KRAHN, Murray D et al.Diseases of the colon & rectum. 2004, Vol 47, Num 12, pp 2120-2130, issn 0012-3706, 11 p.Article

Higher Surgeon and Hospital Volume Improves Long-Term Survival After Radical CystectomyKULKARNI, Girish S; URBACH, David R; AUSTIN, Peter C et al.Cancer. 2013, Vol 119, Num 19, pp 3546-3554, issn 0008-543X, 9 p.Article

Identifying optimal postmarket surveillance strategies for medical and surgical devices: implications for policy, practice and researchGAGLIARDI, Anna R; UMOQUIT, Muriah; LEHOUX, Pascale et al.BMJ quality & safety (Print). 2013, Vol 22, Num 3, pp 210-218, issn 2044-5415, 9 p.Article

An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Lymph Node Number and Staging in pT3 Colon Cancer Using Population-Based DataBAXTER, Nancy N; RICCIARDI, Rocco; SIMUNOVIC, Marko et al.Diseases of the colon & rectum. 2010, Vol 53, Num 1, pp 65-70, issn 0012-3706, 6 p.Article

Long-Term Survival in Young Adults With Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based StudyFORBES, Shawn S; SUTRADHAR, Rinku; PASZAT, Lawrence F et al.Diseases of the colon & rectum. 2010, Vol 53, Num 7, pp 973-978, issn 0012-3706, 6 p.Article

Varied definitions of hospital volume did not alter the conclusions of volume-outcome analysesKULKARNI, Girish S; LAUPACIS, Andreas; URBACH, David R et al.Journal of clinical epidemiology. 2009, Vol 62, Num 4, pp 400-407, issn 0895-4356, 8 p.Article

Extended transmediastinal dissection: An alternative to gastroplasty for short esophagusO'ROURKE, Robert W; KHAJANCHEE, Yashodhan S; URBACH, David R et al.Archives of surgery (Chicago, IL. 1960). 2003, Vol 138, Num 7, pp 735-740, issn 0004-0010, 6 p.Article