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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-209-evidence-summary-non-pharma-chronic-pain.pdf
June 01, 2018 - Evidence-Summary-CER-209-Noninvasive-Nonpharmacological-Treatment-For-Chronic-Pain
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 209
Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for
Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
Evidence Summary
Introduction
Chronic pain substantially impacts physical
and mental functioning, produ…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/hepatic-fibrosis_white-paper.pdf
April 01, 2014 - Research White Paper
Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic
Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic
Fibrosis
Research White Paper
Impact of Contacting Study Authors on Systematic
Review Conclusions: Diagnostic Tests for Hepatic
Fibrosis
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-2-nonopioid-pharm-chronic-pain.pdf
April 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Surveillance Report 2
Systematic Review on Nonopioid
Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic
Pain: Surveillance Report 2
Literature Update Period: October 2021 through December 2021
Background and Purpose
This is the second update for the 20…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cystic-fibrosis-hgh_executive.pdf
October 01, 2010 - Layout 1
Background
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the second most
common life-shortening, childhood-onset
genetic disease in the United States,
affecting approximately 30,000 people in
the Nation. The gene responsible for CF
encodes the cystic fibrosis transmembrane
regulator (CFTR) protein, which regulates
sodium and chl…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoporosis-bone-fracture_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 53
Treatment To Prevent Fractures in Men
and Women With Low Bone Density or
Osteoporosis: Update of a 2007 Report
Executive Summary
Background
Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease
characterized by decreasing bone mass and
microarchitectural deterioration of bo…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-meta-analysis.ppt
June 01, 2012 - summary results using meta-regression–based analyses or subgroup analyses in the context of the primary methodology
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/medical-test-reviews-meta-analysis.ppt
June 01, 2012 - summary results using meta-regression–based analyses or subgroup analyses in the context of the primary methodology
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-chronic-conditions-interventions_disposition-comments.pdf
August 13, 2012 - Comparative Effectiveness Review Disposition of Comments Report
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/search-for-guides-reviews-and-reports/?pageaction=displayproduct&productID=1219
Published Online: August 13, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Review Disposition of Comments Report
Research Review…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures/research
May 17, 2010 - Testing Cancer Quality Measures for End-of-Life Care
Research Report Archived May 17, 2010 Download Main Document PDF 353.4 KB
Note : This report is greater than 5 years old. Findings may be used for research purposes but should not be considered current.
Author Affiliations
Soko Setoguchi, M.D., D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/infantile-hemangioma_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 168
Diagnosis and Management of Infantile
Hemangioma
Executive Summary
Introduction
Infantile hemangiomas (IH) are the most
common tumors of childhood. IH are
benign but possess potential for local
tissue damage, ulceration, infection,
bleeding, functional impact, and…
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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/pdf/observational-research-scores_research.pdf
May 01, 2012 - DEcIDE 33: Summary Variables in Observational Resesarch: Propensity Scores and Disease Risk Scores
Research from the Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Network
May 2012
Effective Health Care Program
Research Reports
Number 33
Summary Variables in Observational Research:
Prop…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/febrile-infants-diagnosis-management_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - Evidence-Based
Practice
Evidence-based Practice
Program
The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-
based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors
the development of evidence reports and
technology assessments to assist public-
and private-sector organizations in their
efforts to imp…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/key-informant-interviews-research.pdf
December 19, 2017 - Discerning the Perception and Impact of Patients Involved in Evidence-based Practice Center Key Informant Interviews
Research White Paper
Discerning the Perception and Impact of Patients
Involved in Evidence-based Practice Center Key
Informant Interviews
Researc…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/liver-cancer-therapy_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - 1
Local Therapies for Unresectable Primary
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Executive Summary
Introduction
Background
This comparative effectiveness review
evaluates local hepatic therapies for
patients with unresectable primary
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are
not candidates for surgical resection or
liver tr…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/colorectal-surgery-preparation_executive.pdf
April 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 128
Oral Mechanical Bowel Preparation
for Colorectal Surgery
Executive Summary
Background
In the United States, oral mechanical
bowel preparation (OMBP), defined
as the use of an oral preparation given
prior to surgery to clear fecal material
from the bowel lumen,…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cancer-end-of-life-quality-meaures_research.pdf
April 01, 2010 - REQUEST FOR TASK ORDER
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…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/ear-infection_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 101
Otitis Media With Effusion:
Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments
Executive Summary
Background
Definition of Otitis Media With
Effusion
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is
defined as a collection of fluid in the
middle ear without signs or symptoms
of acute…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/antibiotics-respiratory-infection_executive.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 163
Improving Antibiotic Prescribing
for Uncomplicated Acute Respiratory
Tract Infections
Executive Summary
Introduction
Antibiotics transformed the practice
of medicine in the last half of the 20th
century. With antibiotics, common
infections and injuries that w…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insulin-blood-sugar-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - All studies were observational, with limited
descriptions of study methodology, study populations,