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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-bias_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews
5-1
Chapter 5
Assessing Risk of Bias as a Domain of Quality in
Medical Test Studies
P. Lina Santaguida, B.Sc.P.T., Ph.D., M.Sc., McMaster University
Crystal M. Riley, M.A., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
David B. Matchar, M.D., Duke University;
Duke-…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/depression-treatment-ssri_research-protocol.pdf
June 15, 2010 - Evidence Report on the
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: June 15, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Depression Treatment after Unsatisfactory Response to SSRIs when used as First-
line Therapy
I. Background and Objectives for the…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Evidence%20Summary_1.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer’s-Type Dementia: Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
To summarize evidence on cognitive test accuracy for clinical
Alzheimer’s-type dementia (CATD) in suspected cognitive
impairment; biomarker accuracy for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
in dementia; and effects of CATD drug …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/asthma-nonpharmacologic-treatment/research-indoor-allergen-reduction
February 15, 2018 - Current Page Topic Timeline May. 24, 2016 Topic Initiated Oct. 11, 2016 Research Protocol Dec. 14, 2017 Systematic Review Effectiveness of Indoor Allergen Reduction in Management of Asthma
Systematic Review February 15, 2018 Download Main Document PDF 2.8 MB
Related Files Download Evidence Summary [PD…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/plasma-cell-dyscrasias-sflc-assay_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - This comparative effectiveness review (CER) addresses
these aspects, noting that evaluations of the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fatty-acids-cardiovascular-disease_executive.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Omega−3 Fatty Acids and Cardiovascular Disease: An Updated Systematic Review
Context and Purpose of Review
The value of omega 3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) intake to improve cardiovascular outcomes and risk
factors remains controversial. This review updates prior Evidence Reports on this topic. The n-3
FA under review in…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-272-genitourinary-syndrome-executive-summary.pdf
July 01, 2024 - Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 272_Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: A Systematic Review
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 272
Genitourinary Syndrome of
Menopause: A Systematic Review
Executive Summary
Main Points
• One hundred seven publications of hormonal, non-hormonal moisturiz…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tethered-spinal-cord-protocol.pdf
July 19, 2023 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Diagnosis and Treatment of Tethered Spinal Cord
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Tethered spinal cord is most commonly caused by spinal dysraphism, including
my…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder/draft-comments
August 17, 2021 - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Diagnosis and Treatment in Children and Adolescents
Key Questions Draft August 17, 2021 Download Main Document PDF 449.6 KB
This report is available in PDF only ( Draft Key Questions [PDF, 449.6 KB]).
Background
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research In…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/palliative-care-research-amended-protocol.pdf
November 21, 2019 - Mixed MethodsReview -Integrating Palliative Care with Chronic Disease Management in Ambulatory Care
Evidence-based Practice Center Mixed Methods Review
Protocol
Project Title: Mixed Methods Review - Integrating Palliative Care with Chronic Disease
Management in Ambulatory Care
I. Background and Ob…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/searching.ppt
January 01, 2011 - Searching literature databases for health care economic evaluations: how systematic can we afford to … Efficacy evaluations frequently are limited to RCTs. … Searching literature databases for health care economic evaluations: how systematic can we afford to
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/preoperative-testing_research-protocol.pdf
May 14, 2013 - preoperative-testing-protocol-130514
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: May 14, 2013
1
Evidence-based Practice Center
Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Routine Preoperative Testing:
Comparative Effectiveness Review
I. Background and Objectives for the Systemat…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/preoperative-testing/research-protocol
May 14, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Feb. 10, 2011 Topic Suggestion May. 14, 2013 Research Protocol Jan. 29, 2014 Systematic Review Apr. 28, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Routine Preoperative Testing: Comparative Effectiveness Review
Research Protocol Archived May 14, 2013 Download Main Document PDF 379.2 KB
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/prosthesis/research-protocol
April 03, 2017 - Current Page Topic Timeline Aug. 30, 2016 Topic Initiated Apr. 3, 2017 Research Protocol Sep. 6, 2018 Systematic Review Lower Limb Prosthesis
Research Protocol April 3, 2017 Download Main Document PDF 507.3 KB
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
An estimated 1.9 million people in …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/colorectal-cancer-hepatic-therapy/abstract
January 19, 2010 - Health Outcomes of Biologic Agents for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Abstract Archived January 19, 2010
Topic Abstract
Background: Clinical trials support the efficacy of the biologic therapies cetuximab and bevacizumab for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer, but their real-world effective…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_disposition-comments.pdf
February 13, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=960
Published Online: February 13, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/healthcare-infections_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2014 - statements, regulatory or safety profiles of interventions,
reports of adverse events, descriptions and evaluations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Depression SSRI Surveillance Assessment_CER 62_Low-1
CER # 62: Treatment of Depression after Unsatisfactory
Response to SSRIs
Original release date: April 2012
Surveillance Report: January 2013
Key Findings:
• All conclusions are up to date.
Summary Decision
This CER’s priority for updati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01_0.pdf
May 01, 2005 - evaluate association between the harm and the putative treatment; blinding is not possible in such
evaluations … commonly used tool, developed in 2007, is the Assessing
the Methodological Quality of Systematic Reviews Evaluations
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Layout 1
This report is an update to a Comparative
Effectiveness Review on management
strategies for renal artery stenosis (RAS)
from October 2006. The systematic review
included all studies of patients with
atherosclerotic RAS (ARAS) that
compared two or more interventions. It
also reviewed recent prospective cohort…