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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gout_executive-2016.pdf
January 01, 2016 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 158
Diagnosis of Gout
Executive Summary
Background
Condition
Gout is a form of inflammatory
arthritis characterized by acute
intermittent episodes of synovitis
presenting with joint swelling and
pain; the episodes are referred to as
acute gouty arthritis flare…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/letter-of-appreciation-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Letter of Apperciation 2021
Letter of Appreciation
We sincerely thank the 113 Peer Reviewers who completed reviews for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Effective Health Care (EHC) Program in 2021. Peer
reviewers donate substantial time and effort to complete insightful and rigorous critiques…
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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/nt_docs/cervical-degenerative-topic-brief.pdf
March 01, 2023 - Topic Brief: Cervical Degenerative Disease
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Topic Brief: Cervical Degenerative Disease
Date: 7/22/2021
Nomination Number: 0955
Purpose: This document summarizes the information addressing a nomination submitted on
June 11, 2021 through the Effective Health Care Website. This information was used to …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/dementia-databases-methods_research.pdf
May 01, 2008 - Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
Effective Health Care
Number 4
Research Reports
Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling
and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
Ann L. Gruber-Baldini, Ph.D.
Bruce Stuart, Ph.D.
Ilene Zuckerman, Pharm.D., Ph.D…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/Masks-appendix-table-b-3-surveillance-report.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - 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 Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design Study Da…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-appendix-table-b-3-version-2.xlsx
February 01, 2020 - 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 Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design Study Da…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/masks-surveillance-2-appendix-table-a-3.xlsx
March 23, 2020 - HCWs
Archived: This living report is not being updated. Findings may be used for research purposes, but should not be considered current.
Appendix Table A-3. Observational studies of masks in healthcare settings
Author Publication Year Title Date Retrieved Source Link/URL Study Design Study Dates Geographic Setting …
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s3.pdf
October 01, 2007 - EDITORIAL
The Comparative Effectiveness and Safety Emerging
Methods Symposium
A Tribute to Harry A. Guess: Father and Consummate Leader of
Pharmacoepidemiology
David J. Ballard, MD, PhD
This symposium and supplement dedicated to Harry Guess provides us with anopportunity to celebrate Harry’s life and his myriad con…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/diabetes-update-2015_executive.pdf
January 01, 2015 - CER 173 Executive Summary: Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: An Update
1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 173
Diabetes Medications for Adults With Type 2
Diabetes: An Update
Executive Summary
Condition and Therapeutic
Strategies
Type 2 diabetes affects more than
9.3 percent of the …
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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/autism_surveillance.pdf
October 01, 2012 - CER # 26: Therapies for Children with Autism Spectrum
Disorders (ASDs)
Original release date: April, 2011
Surveillance Report, 1st Assessment: January, 2012
Surveillance Report, 2nd Assessment: October, 2012
Key Findings, 1st Assessment:
• For Key Question 1, conclusions regarding intensive early
interven…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/nsaids-safety-data-mining/research
December 02, 2009 - Adaptation of Data Mining Algorithms Assessing the Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of NSAIDs
Research Report December 2, 2009
Findings from this study were published in the following journal article.
Curtis JR, Cheng H, Delzell E, ScD, Fram D, Kilgore M, Saag K, MD, MSc, Yun H, and DuMouchel W. A…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/get-involved/nominated-topics/treatments-fecal-incontinence-trial
December 01, 2020 - Home »
Get Involved »
Nominated Topics »
Topic Suggestion Description
Topic Suggestion Description
Date submitted: July 16, 2020
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Treatments for Fecal Incontinence Trial
1. What is the decision or change you are f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/strategies-integrating-behavioral-health-protocol.pdf
August 04, 2022 - Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
1
Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review
Protocol
Project Title: Strategies for Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care
I. Background and Objectives for the Systematic Review
Background
Behavioral health is an umbrell…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/surveillance-report-3-noninvasive-nonpharma.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 3
1
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: December 31, 2021, through March 21, 2022
Background and Purpose
This report is the third surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Qual…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-3.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 3
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: December 31, 2021, through March 21, 2022
Background and Purpose
This report is the third and final surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research
an…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-1.pdf
June 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 1
Systematic Review on Acute Treatments
for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance
Report 1
Literature Update Period: July 2020 through September 2021
Background and Purpose
This report is the first update for the Agency for Healthcare Re…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/surveillance-report-3-noninvasive-nonpharma.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 3
1
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: December 31, 2021, through March 21, 2022
Background and Purpose
This report is the third surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Qual…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-3.pdf
August 01, 2022 - Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 3
1
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: December 31, 2021, through March 21, 2022
Background and Purpose
This report is the third surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
…