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May 25, 2010 - Symposium on Research Methods for Clinical and Comparative Effectiveness Studies – Part II
Executive Summary May 25, 2010
Medical Care Supplement
In June 2009, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality convened an invitational symposium on research methods for clinical and comparative effectiven…
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April 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 98
PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis
and Management of Prostate Cancer
Executive Summary
Background
Cancer of the prostate is the second
most common cancer and the second
leading cause of cancer deaths in men
in the United States.1,2 Most patients
have slow-growing tu…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/care-interventions-pwd/report
August 31, 2020 - Current Page Topic Timeline Nov. 5, 2018 Topic Initiated Jul. 25, 2019 Research Protocol Aug. 31, 2020 Systematic Review Care Interventions for People Living With Dementia and Their Caregivers
Systematic Review August 31, 2020 Download Main Document PDF 8 MB
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November 12, 2020 - Current Page Topic Timeline Sep. 5, 2018 Topic Suggestion Nov. 12, 2019 Research Protocol Nov. 12, 2020 Systematic Review Management of Primary Headaches in Pregnancy
Systematic Review November 12, 2020 Download Main Document PDF 4.2 MB
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/mrsa-screening-2010_executive.pdf
January 01, 2010 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 102
Screening for Methicillin-Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Executive Summary
Background
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus (MRSA) emerged as a clinically
relevant human pathogen more than
five decades ago.1 The virulent bacterium
was first detecte…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/eising_panel_2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Eising_Panel_2
Slide
1: White
Paper 2 Opening
Comments
Scott W. Eising
Director, Advanced Market/Product Development
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Slide
2: Make Content Accessible
• Create once, but design system to
be compatible with
a variety of platforms (print, W…
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August 01, 2022 - Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases
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Topic Brief: Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases
Date: 11/20/2020
Nomination Number: 0933
Purpose: This document summarizes the information addressing a nomination submitted on
July 17, 2020 through the Effective Health Care Website. This informa…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/eising_panel_1.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Eising_Panel_1
Slide
1: White
Paper 1 Opening
Comments
Scott W. Eising
Director, Advanced
Market/Product Development
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Slide
2: Mayo Clinic: Past and Present
• Based on vision of founders: two brothers and their father, pract…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/survival-quality_research.pdf
April 01, 2013 - Methods Research Report - Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life?
Methods Research Report
Progression-Free Survival: What Does It Mean for
Psychological Well-Being or Quality of Life?
Methods Research Report
Progression…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/cystic-fibrosis-hgh/research
October 04, 2010 - Current Page Topic Timeline Dec. 28, 2007 Topic Suggestion Jan. 22, 2010 Research Protocol Oct. 4, 2010 Systematic Review Jun. 13, 2013 Surveillance Report Effectiveness of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) in the Treatment of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
Systematic Review Archived October 4, 2010 Web Versi…
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June 21, 2021 - Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications
Draft Technical Brief
Number XX
Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
www.ahrq.gov
Con…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/health-literacy/research-protocol
January 22, 2010 - Current Page Topic Timeline Jan. 12, 2010 Topic Initiated Jan. 22, 2010 Research Protocol May. 3, 2011 Systematic Review Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes: An Update of the Literacy and Health Outcomes Systematic Review of the Literature
Research Protocol Archived January 22, 2010 Download Main Document P…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/migraine-emergency_executive.pdf
November 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 84
Acute Migraine Treatment
in Emergency Settings
Executive Summary
Introduction
Migraine is a chronic neurovascular
disorder characterized by dysfunction
of the central and peripheral nervous
systems and intracranial vasculature.1
Acute exacerbations of episodic …
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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/smoking-pregnancy-infants_research-protocol.pdf
March 11, 2013 - Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov
Published online: March 11, 2013
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol
Project Title: Smoking Cessation Interventions During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Nearly 443,000 U.S. deaths…
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March 08, 2013 - Current Page Topic Timeline Mar. 7, 2013 Topic Initiated Mar. 8, 2013 Research Protocol Feb. 25, 2014 Systematic Review Jun. 18, 2014 Disposition of Comments Report Smoking Cessation Interventions During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
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January 01, 2011 - 21
Abstract
The choice of study design often has profound consequences for the causal interpretation of study
results. The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of various study design options for
nonexperimental comparative effectiveness research (CER), with their relative advantages and limitations,…
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February 01, 2020 - Appendix Table B-3. Observational Studies of Masks in Healthcare Settings
B-3. Obs Studies Masks HCWs
Archived: This living report is not being updated. Findings may be used for research purposes, but should not be considered current.
Appendix Table B-3. Observational studies of masks in healthcare settings
Author …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 119
Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Executive Summary
Background
Definition and Impact of Atrial
Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a supraventricular
tachyarrhythmia (any tachycardic rhythm
originating above the ventricular tissue)
and is characterized by unc…