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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/stakeholder-engagement_research.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health Care Program
Research White Paper
Stakeholder Involvement in Improving Comparative
Effectiveness Reviews: AHRQ and the Effective Health
Care Program
Res…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prosthesis_research-protocol.pdf
March 16, 2017 - Er r or Rate Reduction Regarding Lower Limb Prosthesis
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title:
Lower Limb Prosthesis
Initial publication date if applicable: March 1, 2017
Amendm…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_executive.pdf
October 01, 2007 - The
demographic characteristics and cardiac risk factor
profiles of trial participants were typical of
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-biopsy_surveillance.pdf
July 01, 2012 - CER # 19:
Comparative Effectiveness of Core Needle Biopsy and Open
Surgical Biopsy for Diagnosis of Breast Lesions
Original release date: December, 2009
Surveillance Report 1st Assessment: December, 2011
Surveillance Report 2nd Assessment: July, 2012
Key Findings, 1st Assessment:
• For Key Question …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_research-protocol.pdf
December 23, 2014 - For Risk Factor studies, studies must be prospective with
appropriate methods to correct for selection … bias, the methods for the risk factor
analysis were specified, the study included a clearly defined
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/engaging-caregivers-appendix-c.xlsx
May 29, 2025 - Table C-1. ROB_RCTs
Table C-1. Risk of bias for randomized controlled trials
Author, Year Randomization Adequate? Allocation Concealment Adequate? Groups Similar at Baseline? Patient Masked? Care Provider Masked? Outcome Assessors Masked? Intention-To-Treat Analysis? Rate of Overall Attrition Within Acceptable Level…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breastfeeding_research-protocol.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Systematic Review of Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Pr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/people-with-disabilities-protocol.pdf
January 16, 2024 - of
educational attainment, and be without health insurance.1-3 Data from the 2020 Behavioral Risk Factor … Research and Quality
AMSTAR 2 A MeaSurement Tool to Assess systematic Reviews 2
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-206-evidence-summary-sodium-potassium.pdf
June 01, 2018 - A primary risk
factor for CVD (cardiovascular disease),
stroke, and other circulatory diseases
is … However, the role of excess dietary sodium
as a major risk factor for HTN has been
supported by large … medications
usually did not control for the class of medication,
thus potentially introducing a confounding factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/han.pdf
December 26, 2012 - Han
Slide 1: Conceptual, methodological, and ethical problems
in communicating
uncertainty
in clinical
evidence
Paul Han, MD, MA, MPH
Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation
Maine Medical
Center
Slide 2: Communicating
uncertainty in clinical …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests_executive.pdf
February 01, 2006 - Layout 1
Background
Breast cancer is the second most common
malignancy in women. The American
Cancer Society estimated that in the United
States in 2005, 212,930 women would be
newly diagnosed as having breast cancer
and there would be 40,870 deaths due to
this disease. Because early breast cancer is
asymptomatic, th…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-pain-opioid-treatment_executive.pdf
September 19, 2014 - in the trials might
be greater and harms lower than seen in actual clinical
practice.104
Another factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/long-term-care-adults-future_research.pdf
July 01, 2013 - Template for Draft Reports
Future Research
Needs
Long-Term Care
for Older Adults:
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 44
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 44
Long-Ter…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-disposition-comments.pdf
June 09, 2021 - This is an important factor but a
cost analysis is not within the
scope of this comparative
effectiveness
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/measuring-blood-pressure_research-protocol.pdf
April 11, 2011 - that is at or above the 95th percentile for age, sex, and height.4
Hypertension is a major risk factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/transparency-tympanostomy_research-protocol.pdf
September 02, 2016 - Transparency of Reporting Requirements: Tympanostomy Tubes
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: September 2, 2016
Evidence-based Practice Center Methodology Repor t Protocol
Project Title: Transparency of Repor ting Requirements
Repor t Topic: Tympanostomy Tubes
I. Background
Info…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rotator-cuff-tear_executive.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Layout 1
Introduction
The rotator cuff (RC) is comprised of four
muscle-tendon units, which stabilize the
humeral head within the shoulder joint and
aid in powering the movement of the upper
extremity. RC tears refer to a partial or full
discontinuation of one or more of the
muscles or tendons and may occur as a
res…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/bundled-payments-quality-effects_executive.pdf
August 01, 2012 - Bundled Payment: Effects on Health Care Spending and Quality
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 pub…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/prostate-cancer_executive.pdf
February 01, 2008 - Layout 1
Background and Key
Questions
Prostate cancer is the most common
nondermatologic cancer in men. In 2007 an
estimated 218,890 men were diagnosed
with, and 27,050 deaths were attributed to,
prostate cancer in the United States.
Approximately 90 percent of men with
prostate cancer have disease considered
confine…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nonpharm-treatment-chronic-pain-protocol.pdf
December 11, 2018 - Systematic Review Update: Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic Treatment for Chronic Pain
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Systematic Review Update - Noninvasive Nonpharmacologic
Treatment for Chronic Pain
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Nature an…