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101. Disposition of Comments for CER 175 Total Worker Health (pdf file)
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     May 31, 2016 - Text about study limitations (in the Discussion section) has been edited to note the concerns about … Limitations well described. I am not aware of missing studies. … Peer Reviewer #5 Discussion The limitations are well described. … The authors should add a discussion of limitations discussed in the response to question 1 of this … We have added addressed this comment above and added text to the conclusion and limitations section

102. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     April 23, 2019 - Because of space limitations, we added this information to the discussion of the report and evidence … Moreover, the limitations of the observational studies of ONJ are minimized. … This is evident when compared to the detail provided about the methodological limitations of the AFF … We added this point to the limitations section of the report discussion. … “Limitations” on page ES-16 and “Limitations of the Evidence Base” on pages 85-86 are well written,

103. CER 218 Disposition of Comments: Long-Term Drug Therapy and Drug Holidays for Osteoporosis Fracture Prevention (pdf file)
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     April 23, 2019 - Because of space limitations, we added this information to the discussion of the report and evidence … Moreover, the limitations of the observational studies of ONJ are minimized. … This is evident when compared to the detail provided about the methodological limitations of the AFF … We added this point to the limitations section of the report discussion. … “Limitations” on page ES-16 and “Limitations of the Evidence Base” on pages 85-86 are well written,

104. Executive Summary_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 252: Management of Infantile Epilepsies (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2022 - Strengths and Limitations Strengths of the review include an exhaustive search for any evidence on infants … Limitations include the lack of control groups in most studies, exclusion of evidence prior to 1999

105. Interventions for Breathlessness in Patients With Advanced Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - Strengths and Limitations We identified numerous studies evaluating a variety of nonpharmacological … sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Strengths and Limitations

106. Disposition of Comments Report for Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - We draw attention to the limitations of the underlying sparse data in the report. … The limitations of studies included in the review are discussed in sufficient depth. … We have expanded on the limitations of the systematic review in the discussion. … Limitations carefully stated. … We have expanded on the limitations of the systematic review.

107. Ch 2-User-Guide-To-Ocer 130129 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - options for nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research (CER), with their relative advantages and limitations … Limitations The case-control study is difficult to conceptualize. … Limitations The need for controls removes the initial motivation for the case-crossover design and … Limitations The need for repeated events or, alternatively, a rare outcome, and the apparent need to … Advantages and limitations of the new-user design are clearly outlined in the paper by Ray.36 Limitations

108. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 224 Omega-3 Fatty Acids (pdf file)
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     October 12, 2016 - Yes, we agree and have attempted to delineate the limitations in the Discussion chapter, which we have … augmented with additional limitations noted by some of the reviewers. … We have now added the issue of confounding for observational studies to the Limitations sections. … We have addressed these kinds of limitations in the Discussion section under "Limitations," where we … We have now added a discussion of this point in the Limitations section of the Discussion.

109. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 222 Youth Suicide Prevention (pdf file)
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     October 04, 2016 - We addressed this under “Barriers to Data Linkage”: “There are several barriers or limitations … TEP #2 Discussion/ conclusion It limitations are clear. Nothing was omitted. … This was added to the Limitations: “Definitions of suicide-related constructs should have validity … TEP #5 Discussion/ conclusion The implications and limitations are clearly discussed. … It may also be useful to highlight the data-related limitations of such databases.

110. Interventions Targeting Sensory Challenges in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders - An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - We have added additional discussion of the limitations of this literature to the report as well as … We have added some information on considerations of blinding in these kinds of studies to the Limitations … Peer Reviewer #2 Discussion/Con clusion Both reviews/Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness … I think that the discussion should be rewritten to better reflect the limitations of the studies that … We have added additional detail about methodologic limitations.

111. AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2023 - the availability of telehealth technologies. 23 Limitations … Challenges that may be unique to rural applications • Lack of consulting provider familiarity with limitations … Applicability Issues • Diversity across rural settings • Diversity of technology options or technology limitations … specific clinical uses • Data collection and analysis pre pandemic 53 Additional Limitations … frequent: small sample sizes - Lack of power to detect differences or confirm equivalence Data limitations

112. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer: Update | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     February 04, 2014 - Assessment of Methodological Risk of Bias (Quality or Limitations) of Individual Studies In adherence … with the Methods Guide , 12 the general approach to grading the quality or limitations of individual … level of study limitations High level of study limitations Directness Required Directness … This may change, however, after assessment of study limitations based on how the RCTs were conducted, … The latter may be moved up to “moderate” when study limitations are graded as low or medium, based on

113. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - While there are limitations to the current data, we maintain that our conclusion of low strength of … This is now stated in the section Limitations of the Evidence Base. … AHRQ formatting places the Limitations section toward the end of the main report. … The numerous and serious limitations of the studies/review are clearly described (best in Executive … There are several limitations that prevent the document from being usable.

114. Comparative Effectiveness and Safety: Emerging Methods - Part I | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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     September 25, 2007 - Studying Prescription Drug Use and Outcomes With Medicaid Claims Data: Strengths, Limitations, and Strategies … Studying Prescription Drug Use and Outcomes with Medicaid Claims Data: Strengths, Limitations, and Strategies

115. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - epigastric artery (SIEA), and thoracodorsal artery perforator (TAP) flaps. 5 Limitations … We encourage clinicians to inform patients about the limitations of existing research and to help patients … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

116. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2021 - epigastric artery (SIEA), and thoracodorsal artery perforator (TAP) flaps. 5 Limitations … We encourage clinicians to inform patients about the limitations of existing research and to help patients … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

117. 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 (pdf file)
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     October 18, 2022 - scope of the review, as was the inclusion of cognitive effects as an outcome (largely due to resource limitations … This is also mentioned in the section on Limitations of the Systematic Review Process. … This is also mentioned in the section on Limitations of the Systematic Review Process.

118. Evidence Summary: Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 245_Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2021 - epigastric artery (SIEA), and thoracodorsal artery perforator (TAP) flaps. 5 Limitations … We encourage clinicians to inform patients about the limitations of existing research and to help patients … 3Amethods_guide_chapter&sort_by=field_product_pub_date Main Points Background and Purpose Methods Results Limitations

119. Disposition of Comments for Treatments for Fibromyalgia in Adult Subgroups (pdf file)
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     January 26, 2015 - TEP Reviewer 3 Executive Summary: Discussion/ Conclusions Page ES-14: Applicability and Limitations … Thank you- Added to Conclusion (pg. 42, ES- 18), Abstract: The limitations of the primary literature … Peer Reviewer 3 General The authors point out the limitations of short term studies. … We all knew that the limitations were caused by inadequate data. … TEP Reviewer 4 General This report will have limited clinical utility due largely to the limitations

120. Renal Artery Stenosis Management Strategies: An Updated Comparative Effectiveness Review (pdf file)
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     August 16, 2016 - Although the newer RCT’s have limitations that are well- articulated in the review, they confirm previous … These limitations only apply to renal duplex ultrasound. … The limitations of the review are clearly stated with the exception that many of the detailed trials … We discussed this but have elaborated more fully in the limitations. … Limitations of evidence are addressed. Not aware of any omissions of important literature.