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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dyspnea_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - Dyspnea DEcIDE
The DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness) network is part of
AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program. It is a collaborative network of research centers that
support the rapid development of new scientific information and analytic tools. The DEcIDE
network assists healt…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/web-based_dubenske_presenter.pdf
January 01, 2009 - DuBenske_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/web-based_willis_respondent.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Willis_respondent_DuBenske_4
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehealthcar…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gerd_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is
one of the most common health conditions
affecting Americans. A study of an
employed population in the United States
estimated that more than 11,000 of 267,000
employees (4 percent) suffered from
GERD, contributing an average
incremental cost to the emplo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/web-based_osheroff_respondent.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Osheroff_Respondent_DuBenske 4
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehealthc…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/fibromyalgia_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - 1
Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult
Subgroups
Executive Summary
Background
Fibromyalgia is a chronic diffuse
musculoskeletal pain syndrome that has
no clearly identified etiology.1-4 It affects
mostly adults5 and is characterized by
chronic widespread pain, abnormal
processing of and heightened sensitivity …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/echocardiography_research.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Trends in the use of echocardiography, 2007 to 2011
Trends in the use of echocardiography, 2007 to 2011
Echocardiography Trends Data Points #20
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in
the United States.1 In 2010, heart disease caused more than one
in four, or 27 percent, of deaths among i…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/celiac-disease_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 162
Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
Executive Summary
Background
Condition
Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-
mediated disorder triggered in genetically
susceptible individuals by ingestion of
foods containing gluten, a family of
proteins found in wheat, rye, barley, and
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/aggression_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Alexandria, VA; 2008 http://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/
I_2_B_VA_NMHI_SRPolicies.pdf. … National Association of State
Mental Health Program Directors; 2006 http://www.nasmhpd.org/
sites/default/files
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s16.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Creating and Synthesizing Evidence With Decision Makers
in Mind
Integrating Evidence From Clinical Trials and Other Study Designs
David Atkins, MD, MPH
Background: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) remain the ac-
cepted “gold standard” for determining the efficacy of new drugs or
medical procedur…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s66.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Using
TennCare files we assembled a retrospective cohort of pa-
tients with RA. … prescription
fill was expected to be exhausted, based on the days of drug
supply recorded in the pharmacy files
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s143.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Use of Propensity Score Technique to Account for
Exposure-Related Covariates
An Example and Lesson
John D. Seeger, PharmD, DrPH,*† Tobias Kurth, MD, ScD,†‡
and Alexander M. Walker, MD, DrPH*†
Background: In observational research, propensity score tech-
niques can be used to account for baseline di…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s81.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Developing Indicators of Inpatient Adverse Drug Events
Through Nonlinear Analysis Using Administrative Data
Jonathan R. Nebeker, MS, MD,*†‡§ Paul R. Yarnold, PhD,¶ Robert C. Soltysik, MS,�
Brian C. Sauer, PhD,†‡ Shannon A. Sims, MD, MS,** Matthew H. Samore, MD,†‡§**
Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH,*†‡ Ka…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s131.pdf
October 01, 2007 - demographic, health services use,
and health status information from Medicare and PACE
enrollment files
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s166.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Comparison of Meta-Analytic Results of Indirect, Direct,
and Combined Comparisons of Drugs for Chronic
Insomnia in Adults: A Case Study
Ben W. Vandermeer, BSc, MSc, Nina Buscemi, PhD, Yuanyuan Liang, BSc, MSc, PhD
and Manisha Witmans, Dip. ABSM, MD, FRCPC
Background: Our Center recently conducted a…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s38.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Design of Cluster-Randomized Trials of Quality
Improvement Interventions Aimed at Medical
Care Providers
Robert J. Glynn, PhD, ScD, M. Alan Brookhart, PhD, Margaret Stedman, MPH, Jerry Avorn, MD,
and Daniel H. Solomon, MD
Background: Randomized trials aimed at improving the quality of
medical care …
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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/s123.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Registry data were merged with
Iowa Hospital Association inpatient discharge abstract files,
providing
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s13.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Methodologic Challenges to Studying Patient Safety and
Comparative Effectiveness
Brian L. Strom MD, MPH
Abstract: Studies of patient safety and comparative effectiveness
entail unique methodologic challenges. These studies may be sus-
ceptible to systematic error, including selection bias, exposure
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s50.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Practice-Based Evidence Study Design for Comparative
Effectiveness Research
Susan D. Horn, PhD, and Julie Gassaway, RN, MS
Objectives: To describe a new, rigorous, comprehensive practice-
based evidence for clinical practice improvement (PBE-CPI) study
methodology, and compare its features, advantag…