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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/pdf/pelvic-pain-therapies-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2015 - • Other challenges include the difficulty
imposed by confounding (mixing of
effects) and risk factor … complicated because the pain is rarely associated with a single underlying
disorder or contributing factor … complicated because the pain is rarely associated with a single underlying
disorder or contributing factor … • Other challenges include the difficulty
imposed by confounding (mixing of
effects) and risk factor … Distinguish between a comorbidity and an etiological factor in noncyclic chronic
pelvic pain.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
April 09, 2025 - This means that race/ethnicity is
a factor that drives healthcare delivery. … thoughts of suicide or have made a suicide attempt, largely because
depression isn’t the only risk factor … It
seems likely that expectation bias by the original
investigators is a major factor in these outcomes … inequities in screening and access to
care, or if it suggests that mental illness may be a less
prominent factor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ems-blood-transfusion-draft-report-app-f.xlsx
August 18, 2025 - Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Appendix Table F-1. Risk of bias for randomized controlled trials
Appendix Table F-2. Risk of bias for cohort studies
Appendix Table F-3. Risk of bias for before-after studies
Appendix Table F-4. Risk of bias for case-control studies
Table F-1. RoB for RCT
Appendix Table F-1.…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/sodium-potassium/research-protocol
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/ch_3-user-guide-to-ocer_130129.pdf
September 21, 2012 - the effect
of exposure on outcome (treatment effect) differs
according to the level of the other factor … for this HTE may be required even
when the variable that modifies treatment effect is
not a risk factor
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May 01, 2025 - Diabetes as a Risk
Factor for Medication-Related
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw. … Pulp and Periapical
Disease as a Risk Factor for Osteonecrosis
of the Jaw: A National Cohort-Based … Osteonecrosis and
Osteomyelitis of the Jaw Associated with
Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha (TNF-α)
Inhibitors … .12088
Comparison not of
interest
Kwon
2023
A clinical retrospective study of implant as a risk factor … dx.doi.org/10.3390/
medicina59020277
Outcomes not of
interest
Ryu 2021 Is Implant Surgery a Risk Factor
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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/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/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/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/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/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/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/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…