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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-future_research.pdf
October 26, 2012 - Template for Reports Developed
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 17
Future Research Needs
for Prevention and
Treatment of Clostridium
difficile Infection
Future Research Needs Paper
Number 17
Future Research Needs for Prevention and Treatment
of Clostridium difficile Infection
Identification o…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_media_wilkes.ppt
April 01, 2006 - Public Relations Disguises
Several recent incidents raise concern about the extent to which the press
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hemorrhage-postpartum_clinician.pdf
July 01, 2016 - Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Current State of the Evidence
Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage:
Current State of the Evidence
Focus of This Summary
This is a summary of a systematic review evaluating the evidence regarding the potential benefits and harms of medical and/or
surgical strategies used to man…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/kidney-stones-protocol.pdf
September 24, 2024 - EHC Protocol: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults and Children:
Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies
…
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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/nephropathy-contrast-induced_research-protocol.pdf
October 01, 2013 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Prevention of Contrast Media Induced Nephropathy
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is defined as impairment of renal function, an
increase in serum creatinine levels by more than 25 pe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/peripheral-nerve-blocks-disposition-comments.pdf
August 15, 2025 - Disposition of Comments: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery: A Systematic Review
Systematic Review Disposition of Comments Report
Title: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Pain Management in Cardiothoracic Surgery:
A Systematic Review
Dr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_research-protocol.pdf
September 29, 2010 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: September 29, 2010
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and Cyclic-
Citrullinated Peptide Testing for the Eva…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-future-value-of-information_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - Minimal Modeling Approaches to Value of Information Analysis for Health Research
Methods Future Research Needs Report
Number # 6
Minimal Modeling Approaches to Value of Information
Analysis for Health Research
Methods Future Research Needs Report
Number 6
Minimal Modeling …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/antidepressants-seniors-pneumonia_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by Comorbidity Measures
Effective Health Care
Number 5
Research Reports
Observed Association Between Antidepressant Use
and Pneumonia Risk Was Confounded by
Comorbidity Measures
Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Warren B. Bilker, Ph.D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/colorectal-cancer-screening_research-protocol.pdf
May 18, 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: May 18, 2011
Page 1 of 16
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Comparative Effectiveness of Fecal DNA Testing in Screening for Colorectal
Cancer in A…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/omega-3-maternity_executive.pdf
October 01, 2016 - Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Maternal and Child Health: An Update
Context and Purpose of Review
The value of perinatal omega-3 fatty acids
(n-3 FA) supplementation or infant formula
fortification remains controversial. This
review updates prior Evidence Reports and
examines the effects of n-3 FA on pregnancy
outcome…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preterm-birth-terbutaline-pump_executive.pdf
September 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Preterm birth is defined as delivery before
the completion of the 37th week of
gestation, and it affects 13 percent of live
births in the United States.1 According to
the 2010 National Vital Statistics report,
there were 542,893 preterm births in the
United States in 2006.2 Rates of preterm
birth…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/hip-fracture-pain_surveillance.pdf
July 08, 2015 - Surveillance Report: CER 30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management for Hip Fracture
AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review
Surveillance Program
CER #30: Comparative Effectiveness of Pain Management
Interventions for Hip Fracture …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ace-inhibitor-arb-update_executive.pdf
June 01, 2011 - Layout 1
Background
Almost 75 million American adults—
approximately one-third—have
hypertension. The prevalence of
hypertension increases with advancing age
such that more than half of people 55 to 74
years old and approximately three-fourths
of those age 75 years and older are
affected. In addition to being the pr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epilepsy-medicine_research-protocol.pdf
February 01, 2008 - Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of Antiepileptic Medications in Patients With Epilepsy
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published Online: July 01, 2010
Evidence-Based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Evaluation of Effectiveness and Safety of
Antiepileptic Medicati…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/heart-failure-transition-care_research-protocol.pdf
June 10, 2013 - heart-failure-readmission-protocol-130611
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: June 10, 2013
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent
Heart Failure Readmissions
I. Background and Objectives for the Sys…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pdf/epc-nutrition-grand-rounds.pptx
September 08, 2025 - AHRQ Slide Template-Widescreen
AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center Program
Grand Rounds Series
Topic: Nutrition
Welcome and thank you for joining!
September 8, 2025
Moderators
2
Elizabeth Cope, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Chief Programs and Science Officer – AcademyHealth
Lucy Savitz, Ph.D., M.B.A.
Professor – University…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mhs4-failure-rescue-protocol-amendment.pdf
September 19, 2023 - EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review
1
Protocol for an Evidence-based Practice Center Rapid
Review
Project Title: Making Healthcare Safer IV: Failure to Rescue -
Rapid Response Systems
Publication Date: September 7, 2023
Amendment D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/coronary-stents-outcomes_research.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Since their introduction in 20xx, DES have been shown in clinical trials to decrease TLR (…
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 o…