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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/copd-anticholinergic-medicines_research.pdf
December 01, 2009 - the introduction of tiotropium were
selected for comparison using propensity scores, with the base case … Results: For 42,090 patients in the base case, the regimen of tiotropium plus inhaled
corticosteroids … Third, the timeframe for identifying
exposure was reduced to 90 days from 180 days in the base case. … Results
We identified 135,422 patients for inclusion, of which 42,090 were included in
the base case … If this is the case, our study design is not optimal for
identifying risks associated with tiotropium
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0430_04-22-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - How do we define urinary retention (base case), including those with known
neurologic problems?
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/risk-cardiovascular-disease.pdf
January 01, 2023 - quasi-experimental and
controlled before-and-after studies
• Prospective cohort studies
• Nested case-control … narrative reviews, scoping
reviews, editorials, letters, or
erratum), retrospective cohort
studies, case … In case the included studies do not
report all necessary information (e.g., methods and results), we … quasi-experimental studies, controlled before-and-after
studies, prospective cohort studies, and nested case-control
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0587-131115.pdf
March 06, 2013 - Topic 0502 Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer NSD FINAL_SJ
Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
Nomination Summary Document
Results of Topic Select…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-cardio-dental.pdf
July 01, 2023 - We excluded
reports of small numbers of patients (such as case reports) and studies that reported on … Therefore, guideline writing groups identified case series, observational studies, and
expert opinion … or rattus or rhesus or
rodent* or sheep or simian or sow$1 or vertebrate$1 or zebrafish).ti. or ("case … report$1" or
comment).ti.) (815)
12 limit 11 to english language (740)
13 12 not (case reports or … report$1" or
comment).ti.) (29)
10 limit 9 to english language (27)
A-3
11 10 not (case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - As such, it is difficult to assure that
the case population had the same baseline risk of
an acute … The third well-conducted case control
study was sponsored by Express Scripts. … studies/
14. exp cohort studies/
15. case control.tw.
16. … As such, it is
difficult to assure that the case population had the same
baseline risk of an acute … The third well-conducted case
control study was sponsored by Express Scripts.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/epilepsy-medicine_surveillance.pdf
August 01, 2012 - As such, it is difficult to assure that
the case population had the same baseline risk of
an acute … The third well-conducted case control
study was sponsored by Express Scripts. … studies/
14. exp cohort studies/
15. case control.tw.
16. … As such, it is
difficult to assure that the case population had the same
baseline risk of an acute … The third well-conducted case
control study was sponsored by Express Scripts.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-safety_research.pdf
July 01, 2009 - The
Network Overview and Use Case Summaries document contained background material and
examples ( … The initial use case presented to
stakeholders traced the activities of a comparative effectiveness … The first iteration of the use case is presented in Table 1. … Business Case
Developing a persuasive business case primarily involves convincing data owners that … However, non-standard sites may arise later and these will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_executive.pdf
May 01, 2010 - The unit of analysis was any hospital “case” of rFVIIa
use—defined as any application during a patient … We favored this case-based unit of
analysis bcause it captures the medical decisionmaking
component of … reviewer (an expert on strength of evidence grading), if
necessary and this was required in only one case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/recombinant-factor-viia_disposition-comments.pdf
June 01, 2010 - This is emphatically not the case. … Case studies provide
support for its potential use in the context of these extraordinary
circumstances … Since this is not
the case, this sentence should be restructured. … This is certainly the
case in our practice. … Assessment of potential risks and benefits in each individual case is
important.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-genetic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Principle 6: Evaluate case-control studies carefully for potential selection bias. … Inter-observer variability should be considered for such
tests.16,27
Principle 6: Evaluate case-control … In critical appraisal of any case-control study, it is important to determine whether cases and
controls … In the case of genetic studies, the
geographic location of the population does not suffice. … It has been noted that
many case-control studies of gene-disease associations have selected controls
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - difficile spores from air samples in a United Kingdom hospital, 4 to 7 weeks
after the last confirmed CDAD case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vte-prophyalaxis_research-protocol.pdf
March 01, 2011 - studies
o Uncontrolled case-series for
devices
o Case reports of device
complications in the relevant … special populations
o Case reports of pharmacologic
therapies other than the known
complications … of bleeding and
heparin-induced
thrombocytopenia
Case reports of efficacy
Case reports … We plan to include case series
and case reports of device complications in the relevant special populations … We also plan to include case
reports of pharmacologic therapies other than their known complications
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medication-adherence-interventions_executive.pdf
September 01, 2012 - or without meta-
analyses
• Nonrandomized controlled trials
• Observational study designs
• Case … studies
• Time series
• Before-after studies
• Cross-sectional studies
• Case series
• Case reports … Trials showing improvement with
case management and educational interventions provided
some evidence … We found low or
moderate strength of evidence of benefit from case
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Med Care. 1996 Sep;34(9):873-89. PMID: 8792778.
3.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/carbohydrate-intake-prepub-final-research-table-rct.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - numbers, random numbers table, coin toss, assigned by a remote/call center using these
No: Alternation, case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gastric-cancers-protocol-amendment.pdf
May 02, 2025 - biomarker-targeted
interventions)
• Published in English-language
• Published in 2006 or later
Case … reports, case series, commentaries, cross-
sectional studies, reviews, qualitative studies
Abbreviations … Case study of the comparison of
data from conference abstracts and full-text articles in health technology … biological marker'/exp OR 'tumor marker'/de OR (biomarker* OR marker*):ab,ti,kw
9 ('book'/de OR 'case … proceedings OR sessions OR symposium):nc OR ((book NOT series) OR
'conference proceeding'):pt OR ('case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/diagnostic-error-executive-summary.pdf
August 01, 2023 - • The strongest, most consistent predictors of ED diagnostic error were individual
case factors … inadequate clinical knowledge, skills,
or reasoning, particularly in “atypical” or otherwise subtle case
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, successful learners will be able to recognize the case … of the imperfect reference standard, also known as the case where there is no gold standard, describe … Consult content experts on a case-by-case basis to make judgments. … This is a case of conditional dependence and is likely to result in an overestimation of the diagnostic … The task is much easier in the case of conditional independence for the results of the two tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-options-summarizing.ppt
June 01, 2012 - Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, successful learners will be able to recognize the case … of the imperfect reference standard, also known as the case where there is no gold standard, describe … Consult content experts on a case-by-case basis to make judgments. … This is a case of conditional dependence and is likely to result in an overestimation of the diagnostic … The task is much easier in the case of conditional independence for the results of the two tests.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-quantitative-synthesis_methods.pdf
October 01, 2010 - the invariance of treatment effects across studies and
appropriateness of the chosen method on a case-by-case … Case-
control studies only allow the estimation of an OR. … A special case: combining rare binary outcomes. … The unadjusted (naïve) indirect comparison method is not recommended in any case.
3. … -
case basis.
5.