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461. Plasma-Cell-Dyscrasias-Sflc-Assay Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
     August 01, 2012 - Applicability MGUS and other PCDs are known to be more common in African-Americans than in Caucasians

462. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_research-protocol.pdf
     September 13, 2011 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 18,000 Americans were newly infected

463. Disposition of Comments Report for Vitamin D and Calcium: A Systematic Review of Health Outcomes (Update) (pdf file)
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     September 15, 2014 - comment: John Aloia Line 94 Line 94: There are other factors that lower fracture risk in African Americans … (Aloia, J.F., African Americans, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and osteoporosis: a paradox.

464. Obesity-Child Executive (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - approximately 30 percent were either overweight or obese.2 Some minority groups, such as African- Americans … , Hispanics, and Native Americans, and low-income groups are at higher risk of obesity.1 Obesity

465. Disposition of Comments for Technical Brief 29 Women Living With HIV-AIDS (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/women-hiv_disposition-comments.pdf
     November 21, 2016 - description (e.g., other groups that face similar, if not identical problems, would include Native Americans … , Muslim Americans, and Asians) is unclear, and the authors never even offer a guess regarding the

466. Arthritis and Nontraumatic Joint Disease (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/01_arthritis_potential_high_impact_2012-12-10.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - Osteoarthritis OA affects millions of Americans and is expected to affect a greater proportion of the … National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases estimates that almost 27 million Americans

467. Disposition of Comments CER 194 Intermittent Inhaled Corticosteroids and Long-Acting Muscarinic Antagonists for Asthma (pdf file)
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     March 19, 2018 - Our purpose is to describe how many Americans are affected as well as the trend in prevalence (which … reference (link) used does have prevalence by adult and children and using percentages and the number of Americans

468. Knowledge Brief #1 Public Deliberation on Health Topics (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/deliberative-methods_research.pdf
     February 01, 2013 - Knowledge Brief #1 Public Deliberation on Health Topics Community Forum Knowledge Brief Number 1: Public Deliberation on Health Topics AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program and the Community Forum The Effective Health Care Program was initiated in 2005 to provide valid evidence about the comparative effect…

469. Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence Diagnosis and Management of Gout: Current State of the Evidence Focus of This Summary This is a summary of two systematic reviews. One review evaluated the evidence regarding the accuracy and safety of tests used to initially diagnose gout in the pr…

470. Disposition of Comments for CER 177 Agitation Aggression Dementia (pdf file)
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     March 21, 2016 - Disposition of Comments for CER 177 Agitation Aggression Dementia Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report Research Review Title: Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Agitation and Aggression in Dementia Draft review available for public comment from May 12, 2015 to June 8, 2015. Research …

471. Technical Brief 13: Gene Expression Profiling for Predicting Outcomes in Stage II Colon Cancer (pdf file)
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     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 …

472. The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
     September 19, 2014 - The Effectiveness and Risks of Long-Term Opioid Treatment of Chronic Pain 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 assessments …

473. DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores Research from the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network May 2012 Effective Health Care Program Research Reports Number 33 Summary Variables in Observational Research: Prop…

474. Prostate-Cancer-Risk-Assessment-Genes Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer-risk-assessment-genes_executive.pdf
     July 01, 2012 - 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 assessments to assist public- and private-sector organizations in their efforts to imp…

475. Hepatitis-C-Screening Executive (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-screening_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2012 - 1 Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 69 Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults Executive Summary Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a single- stranded, positive-sense RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae. HCV is the most common chronic bloodborne pathogen in the United States. The prev…

476. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - CER #13: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Original release date: February 2008 Surveillance Report: May 2012 Key Findings: • The PIVOT trial was identified, making many of the existing key conclusions out of date. • Key questions 1, 2, and 4 were found t…

477. Tx-For-Localized-Prostate-Cancer Surveillanceassesment 20120614 (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2012 - CER #13: Comparative Effectiveness of Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Original release date: February 2008 Surveillance Report: May 2012 Key Findings: • The PIVOT trial was identified, making many of the existing key conclusions out of date. • Key questions 1, 2, and 4 were found t…

478. Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs (pdf file)
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     March 31, 2010 - Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs Future Research Needs Paper Number 31 Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs Future Research Needs Paper Number 31 Future Research Needs for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs Identification of Future Resea…

479. Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women (pdf file)
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     August 08, 2018 - Disposition of Comments for CER 212 Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Women Research Review Disposition of Peer and Public Comments Research Review Title: Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary Incontinence in Adult Women: A Systematic Review Update Draft review available for public comment from …

480. Layout 1 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/juvenile-arthritis-dmards_executive.pdf
     September 01, 2011 - Layout 1 Background Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatologic disease in childhood, with an overall prevalence of 7 to 400 per 100,000 children. JIA is an important cause of chronic disease in childhood, with prevalence similar to type I diabetes mellitus. Several classification systems ha…