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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/administrative-data-validity_research.pdf
January 01, 2007 - PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page
Award: CERTs Comparative Effectiveness Supplement (U18HS010399-06S1)
Project Title: Validation of Outcomes in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Data
Principal Investigator: Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigator: Sean Hennessy, PharmD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/upenn-final-report-2005-certs-ce-supplement.pdf
January 01, 2005 - PHS 398 (Rev. 9/04), Continuation Page
Award: CERTs Comparative Effectiveness Supplement (U18HS010399-06S1)
Project Title: Validation of Outcomes in Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Data
Principal Investigator: Brian L. Strom, MD, MPH
Co-Principal Investigator: Sean Hennessy, PharmD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rtc-design-principles_research.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Hi Les,
Medical Tests—White Paper Series
Using the Principles of
Randomized Controlled Trial Design
To Guide Test Evaluation
The findings and conclusions in this document are those of the authors, who are responsible
for its contents; the findings and conclusions do not necessarily represent t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antidepressants-seniors-pneumonia_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures
Effective Health Care
Number 5
Research Reports
Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use
and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by
Comorbidity Measures
Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s96.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Evaluation and Overview of the National Electronic Injury
Surveillance System-Cooperative Adverse Drug Event
Surveillance Project (NEISS-CADES)
Michael A. Jhung, MD, MPH,* Daniel S. Budnitz, MD, MPH,* Aaron B. Mendelsohn, PhD,*†
Kelly N. Weidenbach, MPH,* Theresa D. Nelson, MS,‡ and Daniel A. Polloc…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/radiotherapy-proton-beam_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - Proton beam radiotherapy is a form of external beam radiation
that offers better precision for localized dosage than other types
of external beam radiotherapy. Because proton beams deposit
most of their energy during the final portion of their trajectory,
they diminish the risk of damage to tissue surrounding the t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-appendix-c-prepub-final.xlsx
January 01, 2025 - Table C-1. KQ 3,4, 5 Char.
Table C-1 Characteristics of included studies KQ 3, KQ 4, and KQ 5
First Author Last Name Year of Publication Citation Study Cohort Name Study Registration Number Related Publications Study Funder Country Study Design Population Narrative Age (years) Eligible Minimum Age Actual Minimum Age …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cell-free-dna-final-app-c.xlsx
January 01, 2025 - Table C-1. KQ 3,4, 5 Char.
Table C-1 Characteristics of included studies KQ 3, KQ 4, and KQ 5
First Author Last Name Year of Publication Citation Study Cohort Name Study Registration Number Related Publications Study Funder Country Study Design Population Narrative Age (Years) Eligible Minimum Age Actual Minimum Age …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/study-design-considerations-chapter-2.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Study Design Considerations for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Study Design Considerations for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
This slide set is based on a user guide titled Developing a Protoco…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
Effective Health Care
Number 4
Research Reports
Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling
and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Ph.D.
Bruce Stuart, Ph.D.
Ilene Zuckerman, Pharm.D., Ph.D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-decision-models_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 10
10-1
Chapter 10
Deciding Whether To Complement a Systematic
Review of Medical Tests With Decision Modeling
Thomas A. Trikalinos, M.D., Tufts Evidence-based Practice Center, Boston, MA
Shalini Kulasingam, Ph.D., University of Minnesota School of Public He…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND-0491-140827.pdf
February 19, 2014 - Topic 0410 Imaging to Diagnose and Statge SCLC and NSCLC NSD SJ clean
Imaging for Diagnosing and Staging Lung Cancer
(SCLC and NSCLC)
Nomination S…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-cancer-medications_executive.pdf
September 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the most frequently
diagnosed noncutaneous cancer and the
second leading cause of cancer death after
lung cancer among women in the United
States. In 2008, an estimated 182,460 cases
of invasive breast cancer and 67,770 cases
of in situ breast cancer were diagnosed, and
40,480 wo…
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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/pdf/rapid-review-masks-prevention-covid-version-2.pdf
December 01, 2021 - Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2
Rapid Evidence Product
Version 2.0 (June 24, 2020)
Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in
Community and Healthcare Settings
Background and Purpose
Currently, no proven treatments are available for coronavirus d…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/manges.pdf
May 29, 2025 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
INNOVATIONS CONFERENCE -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
SPEAKER: ELLEN MANGES,
SENIOR ADVISOR, OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE (OSWER)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
MANGES: My name is Ellen Manges. I'm a senior advisor. I…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy-executive.pdf
December 01, 2009 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the second most common
malignancy of women, with over 180,000
new cases diagnosed each year in the
United States. Survival rates depend on the
stage of disease at diagnosis. Women
diagnosed with early stages of breast
cancer have a 5-year survival rate near 100
percent. However, …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-diff-infections_research-protocol.pdf
May 24, 2010 - Evidence Report on the
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 24, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Effectiveness of Screening and Treatment of C. difficile Infections
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Clostr…
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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/ch_2-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
January 01, 2011 - 21
Abstract
The choice of study design often has profound consequences for the causal interpretation of study
results. The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options for
nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research (CER), with their relative advantages and limitations,…