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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stent-clopidogrel-practice_research.pdf
March 01, 2009 - Clopidogrel after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation: Is current practice sufficient
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that support
the rapid development of new scien…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bladder-cancer-non-muscle-invasive_executive.pdf
October 01, 2015 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 153
Emerging Approaches to Diagnosis and
Treatment of Non–Muscle-Invasive Bladder
Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Bladder cancer is the 4th most commonly
diagnosed cancer in men and the 10th most
commonly diagnosed cancer in women in
the United States.1 The Ameri…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-fatigue_executive.pdf
July 01, 2016 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Evidence-Based
Practice
Evidence-based Practice
Program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors
the development of evidence reports and
technology assessme…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/major-depressive-disorder_executive.pdf
December 01, 2015 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 161
Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological
Treatments for Adult Patients With Major
Depressive Disorder
Executive Summary
Background
Major depressive disorder (MDD)1 is
the most prevalent and disabling form
of depression, affecting more than
16 percent of U.S…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/quantitative-synthesis-expanded-methods_methods.pdf
March 01, 2013 - Methods Guide for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews - Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative Synthesis Topics
Methods Guide
for Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
Expanded Guidance on Selected Quantitative
Synthesis Topics
ii
This report is based on research conducted by the Tufts…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
March 14, 2012 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: March 14, 2012
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for
Evaluating Gastroparesis and Cons…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antiplatelet-treatment/research-protocol
November 22, 2011 - Current Page Topic Timeline Aug. 4, 2010 Topic Suggestion Nov. 22, 2011 Research Protocol Sep. 25, 2013 Systematic Review Feb. 13, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Testing of CYP2C19 Variants and Platelet Reactivity for Guiding Antiplatelet Treatment
Research Protocol Archived November 22, 2011 Download Main Do…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 47
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast
Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review
Executive Summary
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most
common malignancies of women, with
approximately 200,000 new cases
diagnosed every year in the United
States.1 Some …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/depression-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
June 01, 2015 - #05 DEPRESSION
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 05: Depression and Other Mental Health
Disorders
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/incident-user-design_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - DEcIDE 32: The Incident User Design in Comparative Effectiveness Research
Research from the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network
May 2012
Effective Health Care Program
Research Reports
Number 32
The Incident User Design in Comparative
Effectiveness Research
Eric S. Joh…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antipsychotics-children-update/research-protocol
December 07, 2015 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jun. 8, 2015 Topic Initiated Dec. 7, 2015 Research Protocol Mar. 16, 2017 Systematic Review First and Second Generation Antipsychotics for Children and Young Adults-Comparative Effectiveness Review Update
Research Protocol Archived December 7, 2015 Download Main Document PDF 1.4 MB
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colon-cancer-gene-profiling_technical-brief.pdf
December 01, 2012 - Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer
Gene Expression Profiling
for Predicting Outcomes
in Stage II Colon Cancer
Technical Brief
Number 13
Technical Brief
Number 13
Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in
Stage II Colon Cancer
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 36
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary
Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis
and Comparative Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Background
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the
involuntary loss of urine.1 About
25 percent of young women,2 44 to
to 57 percent of middle-ag…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bipolar-disorder-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
June 23, 2014 - bipolar-disorder-treatment-protocol-140623
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/inguinal-hernia_research-protocol.pdf
August 15, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 15, 2011
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Surgical Options for Inguinal Hernia
Protocol Posting Date: Apri…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-cancer-staging_executive.pdf
September 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 142
Imaging Tests for the Staging of Colorectal
Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Colorectal Cancer
In the United States each year colon cancer
is diagnosed in approximately 100,000
people and rectal cancer is diagnosed in
another 50,000.1 Colorectal cancer usually…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-surgery-preparation_research-protocol.pdf
March 26, 2013 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation for Colorectal Surgery
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Nature and Burden of the Condition
Oral mechanical bowel preparation (OMBP) is often prescribed preoperatively for patients
hav…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/suppl-1-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - 161
Abstract
The identification process is an a priori assessment of the treatment effect estimates that can be produced
by a given research design, and of the assumptions required for these estimates to yield accurate
assessments of a given CER objective. This supplement describes the factors that a researcher sho…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/10_obesity_potential_high_impact_2012-12-11.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Obesity
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential
High-Impact Interventions Report
Priority Area 10: Obesity
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. HHSA290…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-kidney-disease-anemia_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 33
Biomarkers for Assessing
and Managing Iron
Deficiency Anemia in
Late-Stage Chronic
Kidney Disease: Future
Research Needs
Future Research Needs Paper
Numb…