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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_surveillance.pdf
January 08, 2013 - CER #50:
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and
Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating
Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Original release date:
March, 2012
Surveillance Report:
March, 2013
Key Findings:
- All conclusions from the original CER are up to date.
Summary Decisio…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/musculoskeletal-complaints-tests-children_executive.pdf
March 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 50
Antinuclear Antibody, Rheumatoid Factor, and
Cyclic-Citrullinated Peptide Tests for Evaluating
Musculoskeletal Complaints in Children
Executive Summary
Background
Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain is common
in children and adolescents, with an
estimated prevalence rangin…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_executive.pdf
February 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 47
Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast
Abnormalities: Update of a 2006 Review
Executive Summary
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most
common malignancies of women, with
approximately 200,000 new cases
diagnosed every year in the United
States.1 Some …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s77.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Because changing these parameters alters the
out-of-pocket cost under Medicare Part D, we tested cost … strength-
ened by the data regarding the high rates of generic drug use
within the VA, but has not been tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-genetic_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Technical issues may also differ
depending on the specimen being tested. … What range of patient specimens have been tested?
16. … selection, migration,
genetic drift, and inbreeding.36
In addition, when numerous polymorphisms are tested … it is not specific and
possibly not sensitive.37
Analysts should consider whether studies have tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s3.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Although I had been exposed to the theory of “epidemiologic methods” as part of
the class that pilot tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diagnostic-tests-accuracy_research.pdf
January 01, 2013 - All those tested for humerus were also tested for femur. … All those tested for humerus were also tested for femur. … All those tested for humerus were also tested for femur.
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Table 2.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities_research-protocol.pdf
September 30, 2014 - aberrations revealed
exclusively by single nucleotide
polymorphism (SNP) genotyping data in
5000 samples tested … as
possible (e.g., operators, instruments, reagent lots, day of the week, sites/laboratories) are
tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/breast-abnormalities-tests-update_research-protocol.pdf
July 01, 2010 - Variables will be tested in a
meta-regression to explore possible causes of heterogeneity and to address
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - Only tools
identified as tested in palliative care populations were
considered in our report. … We have added a line on inclusion criteria in data collection
to clarify that we included tools tested … FATE, a multi-item survey in the VA had items that
asked about legal help that we tested with our AHRQ … This report focuses on tools developed for/ tested in
palliative care populations. … In each table, the population for the tool is listed to show
which were tested for cancer and which
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/palliative-care-tools-disposition.pdf
May 04, 2017 - Only tools
identified as tested in palliative care populations were
considered in our report. … We have added a line on inclusion criteria in data collection
to clarify that we included tools tested … FATE, a multi-item survey in the VA had items that
asked about legal help that we tested with our AHRQ … This report focuses on tools developed for/ tested in
palliative care populations. … In each table, the population for the tool is listed to show
which were tested for cancer and which
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s50.pdf
October 01, 2007 - agricultural hothouses, the envi-
ronment can be reasonably controlled and various interven-
tions can be tested … Although
causality cannot be assigned, alternate hypotheses regard-
ing possible cause and effect can be tested … Effectiveness of treatments from RCTs can be
tested in PBE-CPI studies and PBE-CPI can be a progenitor
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/dementia-agitation-aggression_executive.pdf
March 01, 2016 - The first tested the Needs-Driven,
Dementia-Compromised Behavior model. … Protocols To Reduce Use of Antipsychotics
Three trials tested staff training and clinical protocols … While we identified a large number of
trials that tested interventions for improving behavioral
symptoms … Because the instruments are not typically designed or
tested for reliability and validity at this level … Variations in treatment should be tested sequentially and
under more defined conditions.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/infectious-disease-horizon-scan-high-impact-1506.pdf
December 01, 2015 - Sputum samples tested positive
for M. tuberculosis in 2.7% of samples tested by culture, 2.1% of samples … tested by the Xpert
MTB/RIF test, and 1.3% of samples tested by microscopy. … multidrug-resistant TB (n=6,648) presenting with a cough that had lasted at least 2 weeks were
tested … More patients tested with
MTB/RIF had a same-day diagnosis than did microscopy-tested patients (24% … to
improve health outcomes (6.32 quality-adjusted life years [QALY] gained per 1,000 TB patients
tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-performance_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - a medical test
(index test), the results of the test are compared with the “true” status of every tested … individual
or every tested specimen. … However, in many cases the “true” status of
the tested subject is judged based upon another test as
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/masks-prevention-covid-healthcare-community-amended-protocol.pdf
July 02, 2020 - reports of
shortages in the United States and worldwide.3 Reuse of N95 and similar respirators
has been tested
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-search_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Several search filters (sometimes called “hedges”), which are pre-prepared and tested
searches that
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guide-editorial_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews - Editorial
E-1
Editorial
Methods Guide for Authors of Systematic Reviews
of Medical Tests:
A Collaboration Between the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Journal
of General Internal Medicine
Gerald W. Smetana, M.D., Beth Israel Deaconess…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-tests-topics_methods.pdf
July 01, 2012 - Specifically, individuals with equivocal HER2 protein expression would be tested for
amplified HER2
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-test-reviews-genetic.ppt
June 01, 2012 - the type of test
May influence interpretation of results
May differ, depending on the specimen being tested … Technical issues may also differ depending on the specimen being tested. … What range of patient specimens have been tested?
16. … mutations
Selection
Migration
Genetic drift
Inbreeding
Chance (applies when many polymorphisms are tested … In addition, when numerous polymorphisms are tested for associations with diseases or outcomes, as in