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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s103.pdf
October 01, 2007 - ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Using Inverse Probability-Weighted Estimators in
Comparative Effectiveness Analyses With Observational
Databases
Lesley H. Curtis, PhD,*† Bradley G. Hammill, MS,* Eric L. Eisenstein, DBA,*†
Judith M. Kramer, MD, MS,* and Kevin J. Anstrom, PhD*‡
Abstract: Inverse probability-weighted estimation is a…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ischemic-stroke-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
February 19, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: February 19, 2010
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Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Technical Brief: Neurothrombectomy Devices for
Treatment of Acu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-241-wheelchair-users-disposition-comments.pdf
October 18, 2022 - Disposition of Comments_CER 241: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Title: Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systema…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/tympanostomy-tubes-executive-170523.pdf
May 01, 2017 - Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis Media
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 185
Tympanostomy Tubes in Children With Otitis
Media
Executive Summary
Background and Objectives
Otitis media is often preceded by a viral
upper respiratory tract infection that causes
Eustachian tube obstruction, negati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs-IV-rapid-response-patient-family-engagement.pdf
October 01, 2023 - How
Effective Are Incident-Reporting Systems
for Improving Patient Safety? … The problem with incident
reporting. … Patient safety incident reporting: a
qualitative study of thoughts and perceptions
of experts 15 years
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nursing-staff-shortages-rapid-research-appendix-c.xlsx
January 01, 2024 - List of Evidence Tables
Category Evidence Table
Included systematic reviews Evidence Table C-1. Characteristics and outcomes of included systematic reviews.
Included primary studies Evidence Table C-2. Characteristics and outcomes of primary studies looking at staff-level initiative interventions.
Evidence Table C…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/stroke-atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
August 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 123
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation
Executive Summary
Background
Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common type
of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia. While
a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia is a
tachycardic rhythm originating above t…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/prostate-cancer-therapies-update_clinician.pdf
January 01, 2016 - Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Therapies for Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer
Background
A National Institutes of Health (NIH) panel that convened
in 2011 recommended that AS—a strategy with curative
intent that involves regular monitoring of PSA levels and
repeat biopsies—should be offer…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nephropathy-contrast-induced_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2016 - Contrast-Induced Nephropathy (CIN): Current State of the Evidence on Contrast Media and Prevention of CIN
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of two systematic reviews. One review evaluated the evidence regarding the comparative effects of
different contrast media in patients requiring diagnostic imaging studies…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_media_wilkes.ppt
April 01, 2006 - THIS IS OUR TEACHER!
Communicating the Harms and Benefits of Medical Treatments: a look from both sides of the aisle…
Prepared by michael wilkes and richard kravitz
We learn about medicine through the media
Press coverage is too often inaccurate, superficial, or sensationalized.
Some of the most import…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/effect-dietary-digestible/research
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/version-3-immunity-after-COVID-19-appendix-table-B-1.xlsx
January 24, 2022 - KQ1_IgG Duration_n=3
Observational studies examining IgG Duration
Author Year Title PMID Link/URL Country Study Design Length of follow-up (Months) Population category Population Description Data Source Study Period Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria Total N Age: Mean (SD) years or Median (IQR) Race stratifi…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/angina-heart-attack-treatments_disposition-comments.pdf
January 01, 2014 - Disposition of Comments Report for Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments for Unstable Angina/Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review Title: Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Treatments for Unstable Angina/Non-ST
Elevation Myo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/vaccine-safety_research-protocol.pdf
September 18, 2012 - two strains covered by the HPV vaccine—are thought to be responsible for
approximately 70 percent of incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1512.pdf
December 01, 2015 - by treatment of
patients with dysplasia or intramucosal cancer would reduce the number of cases of incident
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/heart-failure-transition-care_executive.pdf
May 01, 2014 - Epidemiology of incident heart failure in a contemporary elderly
cohort: the health, aging, and body
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hip-fracture-pain_research-protocol.pdf
December 09, 2009 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: December 9, 2009
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain
Management Interventions for Hip Fracture
I. Background …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/selection-of-data-sources-chapter-8.pptx
January 01, 2013 - Slide 1
Selection of Data Sources for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
Selection of Data Sources for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research
This slide set is based on a user guide titled Developing a Protocol for…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/distributed-network-blueprint_research.pdf
June 01, 2010 - BLUEPRINT FOR A FUTURE DISTRIBUTED RESEARCH NETWORK
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 anal…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-242-radiation-therapy-brain-metastases-evidence-summary.pdf
June 01, 2021 - Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 242
Radiation Therapy for Brain Metastases
Evidence Summary
Main Points
• We identified a large number of relevant radiation therapy studies (97 studies
reported in 190 publications). Studies assessed whole brain radiation therapy
(WBRT) and stereotacti…