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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/high-cholestorol-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Over 28 million Americans have some
form of cardiovascular disease (CVD),
which causes more deaths than cancer,
diabetes, accidents, and chronic lung
diseases combined. Estimated direct
medical expenditures and lost productivity
from CVD amounted to $431.8 billion in
the United States in 2007.
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/suda-final-protocol.pdf
October 02, 2018 - Exclude interventions used in population that do not aim to reduce substance use
(e.g., needle exchange
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-intro.ppt
June 01, 2012 - PowerPoint Presentation
Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
Prepared for:
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Training Modules for Medical Test Reviews Methods Guide
www.ahrq.gov
Introduction to the Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
This slide set is based on chapter 1…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/suicide-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
October 04, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 222 Youth Suicide Prevention
Source: https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/
?pageaction=displayproduct&productid=2203
Published Online: October 4, 2016
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Disposition of Comments Report…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/public-reporting-quality-improvement_research-protocol.pdf
August 17, 2011 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: August 17, 2011
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy:
A systematic review of the multiple pathways public reporting may influence quality of
health care
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_disposition-comments.pdf
March 21, 2016 - While this is certainly possible, more
commonly antipsychotics are begun with an aim to treating
agitation … terminology should
be consistent with that literature, current guidelines, and the
instruments that aim … We aim to summarize the
evidence and leave it to the field to make recommendations
about how to move … Please provide a reference, as non-
pharmacological interventions (NPIs) often aim to do much more
than … Our report accesses the literature
on interventions that aim to decrease agitation and
aggression in
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-biopsy-update_clinician.pdf
May 01, 2016 - Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Core-Needle Biopsy for Breast Abnormalities
Clinical Issue
About one in eight women in the United States will develop
invasive breast cancer during her lifetime. Approximately
290,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed each year
in the United States, and more than…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/toc.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Medical Care Journal Supplement
Medical Care Journal Supplement 2
Table of Contents
S1 Scott R. Smith. Preface: Research Methods in AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program.
Med Care. 2007;45(Suppl 2):S1–S2.
S3 David J. Ballard. The Comparative Effectiveness and Safety Emerging Methods
Symposium: A Trib…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/tinnitus_research-protocol.pdf
February 22, 2012 - Biofeedback, Education, and Relaxation Therapies
Biofeedback, education, and relaxation therapies aim … psychologically improve their symptoms.46 Although these therapies may not eliminate the
tinnitus, they aim … The aim of
the grey literature search is to locate any information that has not yet reached more mainstream
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ptsd-adult-treatment-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 31, 2017 - The aim is to extinguish the conditioned
emotional response to traumatic stimuli (for the subject to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/c-diff-infections_executive.pdf
December 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Introduction
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a
serious healthcare-associated infection and
a growing health care problem. C. difficile
is a Gram-positive, spore-forming,
anaerobic bacterium that, when ingested,
can cause CDI if it is a toxigenic strain.
CDI symptoms include varying levels of
diarrh…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/disabilities-quality-improvement-outcomes_disposition-comments.pdf
October 15, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Source: http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-
reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1280
Published Online: October 15, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/hyperactivity-disorder/draft-report
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/dental-jaw/rapid-research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/radiation-therapy-bone-metastases/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - Nonpharmacologic interventions aim to (1) prevent
agitation/aggression, (2) respond to episodes of agitated … By contrast, preventive approaches
aim to reduce the frequency and severity of agitation/
aggression … Other techniques aim
to stop or diminish episodes of agitation/aggression when
they arise.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/chronic-cough_research-protocol.pdf
October 22, 2012 - Other agents aim to decrease the volume of respiratory tract
secretions and thus the stimulus and need … Protussive treatments aim to
change the characteristics of mucus in such a way that it can be cleared
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-year-in-review-2023.pdf
January 01, 2023 - cognitive-decline/research-2017
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35667066/
https://www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim … /best-of-2022
https://www.acpjournals.org/journal/aim/best-of-2022
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List of Appendixes and Tables
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-267-adhd-executive-summary.pdf
March 01, 2024 - Executive Summary: ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 267
ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment in
Children and Adolescents
Executive Summary
Main Points
Diagnosis
• Multiple approaches showed promising diagnostic performance (e.g., usin…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_disposition-comments.pdf
December 30, 2015 - clinicians will not read
the entire paper (and many may only read the Abstract), the
authors should aim