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341. Public-Reporting-Quality-Improvement Executive (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - Effectiveness of public reporting of health care quality as a quality improvement strategy (continued) 10 Limitations … and Research Needs The major limitations of this review are related to the nature of public reporting … • The research on public reporting also has limitations. … Future research on public reporting could address these limitations and be more relevant and useful

342. EPC Methods: An Exploration of Methods and Context for the Production of Rapid Reviews (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2015 - As the timeframes for products lengthened many limitations were lifted; however, there were still restrictions … be necessary; • producers and users need to accept modifications to standard SR methods; and • limitations … Explicitly outlining the trade-offs and limitations of a rapid product as compared with a systematic … As the timeframes increased many of these limitations were lifted, e.g., more databases searched, use … Strengths and Limitations Our combined approach of reviewing the literature and conducting Key Informant

343. Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (pdf file)
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     August 04, 2022 - Rather, most will be observational studies and these designs are likely to have limitations that must … If a small number of studies are identified, we will describe their strengths and limitations. … We will summarize the strengths and limitations of the included reports for these questions, with a … evidence will be assessed for the following criteria as they are defined in the Methods Guide: • Study limitations … (low, medium, or high level of study limitations) • Consistency (consistent, inconsistent, or unknown

344. Epstein (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2011 - Incremental change, periodic reassessment • Awareness of affect and gut feelings • Attending to context • Limitations

345. Radiotherapy Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2015 - PBT = proton-beam therapy; RT = radiotherapy; SBRT = stereotactic body RT Gaps in Knowledge and Limitations

346. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2007 - The other comparative studies were of shorter duration, were nonrandomized, or had other limitations.

347. Disposition of Comments for Evidence Report 220 Health Information Exchange (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2015 - From the context, it appears the authors not talking about the strength of the design or study limitations … But to label them as limited and then in the next sentences to talk about limitations in designs (which … Peer Reviewer #4 Methods The review contains an adequate appraisal of the strengths and limitations … Limitations of the study are well-identified. Thank you. … The study limitations were appropriate and seemed well informed Thank you.

348. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2011 - However, we are bound by the limitations of the software program that we have used. … At this time, the small size of the study sample and resulting limitations of statistical power in the … Limitations of the studies as well as the review are clearly stated. … The limitations of the review/studies are described adequately. … We agree that this is an important limitation, and we now mention it in the section on Limitations

349. Disposition of Comments Report for CER 132 Combination Therapy Versus Intensification of Statin Monotherapy: An Update (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2014 - We provide discussion of the limitations of the primary research. … We have discussed the duration of protocol in limitations section of the Discussion. … The limitations of this study, as noted in my comments, are not adequately described. … The limitations of the review, including decisions made to limit the scope of the review are clearly … The limitations of the evidence base is adequately stated. Future research needs well stated.

350. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cerebral-palsy-feeding_research-protocol.pdf
     June 12, 2012 - CP) is “a group of permanent disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitations … (level 1) to severe head and trunk control limitations that require extensive use of assisted technology … • GMFCS Level I: walks without limitations. • GMFCS Level II: walks with limitations. … Limitations include walking long distances and balancing, but not as able as Level I to run or jump … • GMFCS Level V: severe head and trunk control limitations.

351. Disposition of Comments Report for Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 214 (pdf file)
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     February 25, 2014 - We did not add the additional suggested text due to word count limitations. … The researchers did a good job stating the limitations. … Reviewer 5 Discussion Limitations: Not adequately in terms of the major limitations of incentives … We have added a comment about this to the limitations section. … However, they have limitations thus we included other study types for Key Questions 3, 4, and 5.

352. Long-Term Care for Older Adults Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2012 - Might have pushed a little harder on the overall challenges and limitations of the study. … We have discussed the challenges/limitations of the study in the Discussion section. … Again a bit more on how the data limitations impacted results would have been useful. … We point out the limitations in comparing HCBS recipients and NH residents given the differences in … There were many limitations to this study which they discussed.

353. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements for Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatment Options for Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2018 - Incorporating the ClinicalTrials.gov Findings into the Review ........................ 54 Limitations … Considering the unclear study limitations, the imprecise results, and the suspected reporting bias, … Limitations There are several limitations to using the ClinicalTrials.gov registry. … There are several limitations to searching ClinicalTrials.gov. … Incorporating the ClinicalTrials.gov Findings into the Review Limitations Next Steps References

354. Disposition of Comments Report for Acute Migraine Treatment in Emergency Settings (pdf file)
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     November 27, 2012 - The limitations of the evidence base precluded us from making more definitive conclusions. … This is an excellent point and we have added this to the limitations section by stating, “the therapeutic … Peer Reviewer #8 Discussion/conclusion The multiple limitations identified in the systematic review … The limitations of the existing evidence due to risk of bias and variability between studies and the … Limitations are well described and implications well stated. Thank you for your comment.

355. 8 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-harms_methods.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - same can be true for older therapeutic devices, such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers. 15 Despite these limitations … other interventions, and others. 31 All can yield useful information as long as their specific limitations … If they are included in CERs, their limitations should be described clearly. … summary tables, narrative format, or both. 2 A critical role of CERs is to report clearly on the limitations … of the evidence on harms and to analyze and interpret thoughtfully how these limitations may affect

356. Disposition of Comments Report for Decision Aids for Cancer Screening and Treatment (pdf file)
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     December 23, 2014 - This should be mentioned in the Limitations section. … Reviewer #2 Discussion/ Conclusion In the conclusion, the authors do a good job of discussing the limitations … discussion regarding how the development of DA might best progress in the future to overcome these limitations … Peer Reviewer #3 Discussion/ Conclusion The limitations of the review/studies is described very adequately … The limitations are described adequately. No action required.

357. 8 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/methodsguide_chou_assessing_harms_when_comparing.pdf
     November 01, 2008 - same can be true for older therapeutic devices, such as hyperbaric oxygen chambers. 15 Despite these limitations … other interventions, and others. 31 All can yield useful information as long as their specific limitations … If they are included in CERs, their limitations should be described clearly. … summary tables, narrative format, or both. 2 A critical role of CERs is to report clearly on the limitations … of the evidence on harms and to analyze and interpret thoughtfully how these limitations may affect

358. Chronic-Cough Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - • There were several important quality limitations in the literature, including (1) too few good-quality … Fair- and poor-quality studies had the following limitations: limited description of study entry criteria … Limitations of the Comparative Effectiveness Review Process Our findings have limitations related to … Important limitations of the literature include: (1) few studies exploring the clinical population … Our review methods also had limitations. Our study was limited to English-language publications.

359. Cannabis-App-F1-F4-Tables-Surveillance-Report-2 0 0 (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - F-1. Can. Study Characteristics Table F-1. Cannabis RCTs study characteristics PMID Author, Year Study Design Crossover Design Setting Pain Population Pain Condition Prior Cannabis Exposure Age Measure (Mean, Median) Age, Years Female % Race, White % Race, Black % Race, Hispanic/Latino % Race, Asian % Race, Other % P…

360. Appendix-E-Evidence-Tables-E1-E4 0 (xls file)
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     May 29, 2025 - E-1. Can. Study Characteristics Table E-1. Cannabis RCTs study characteristics PMID Author, Year Study Design Crossover Design Setting Pain Population Pain Condition Prior Cannabis Exposure Age Measure (Mean, Median) Age, Years Female % Race, White % Race, Black % Race, Hispanic/Latino % Race, Asian % Race, Other % P…