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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/urinary-incontinence-treatment_executive.pdf
April 01, 2012 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 36
Nonsurgical Treatments for Urinary
Incontinence in Adult Women: Diagnosis
and Comparative Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Background
Urinary incontinence (UI) is the
involuntary loss of urine.1 About
25 percent of young women,2 44 to
to 57 percent of middle-ag…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/measuring-blood-pressure-surveillance-160412.pdf
April 11, 2016 - CER 45 Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Comparative Effectiveness Surveillance Final 4.7.16
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Surveillance%Program%
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/web-based_dubenske_presenter.pdf
January 01, 2009 - DuBenske_Presentation_REVISED_FINAL
Source:
Eisenberg
Center
Conference
Series
2009,
Translating
Information
Into
Action:
Improving
Quality
of
Care
Through
Interactive
Media,
Effective
Health
Care
Program
Web
site
(http://www.effectivehe…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
June 01, 2022 - Acute Treatment for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 2
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 2
Literature Update Period: September 2, 2021, Through December 30, 2021
Background and Purpose
This report is the second surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quali…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/toc.pdf
January 01, 2007 - Medical Care Journal Supplement
Medical Care Journal Supplement 2
Table of Contents
S1 Scott R. Smith. Preface: Research Methods in AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program.
Med Care. 2007;45(Suppl 2):S1–S2.
S3 David J. Ballard. The Comparative Effectiveness and Safety Emerging Methods
Symposium: A Trib…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_executive.pdf
September 22, 2011 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 91
Interventions To Improve Patient
Adherence to Hepatitis C Treatment:
Comparative Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Background
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most
common chronic blood-borne infectious
disease in the United States.1,2 The Centers
for Disease Contro…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/episodic-migraine-surveillance-report-2.pdf
June 01, 2022 - Acute Treatment for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 2
1
Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine:
Surveillance Report 2
Literature Update Period: September 2, 2021, Through December 30, 2021
Background and Purpose
This report is the second surveillance report for the Agency for Healthcare Research and
…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/nonopioid-chronic-pain-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - Nonopioid Pharmacologic Treatments for Chronic Pain: Evidence Summary
Purpose of Review
Evaluate the benefits and harms of nonopioid drugs
in randomized controlled trials of patients with spe-
cific types of chronic pain, considering the effects on
pain, function, quality of life, and adverse events.
Key Messages…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/letter-of-appreciation-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - Letter of Appreciation 2013
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockv…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/letter-of-appreciation-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Letter of Appreciation 2012
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Letter of Appreciation
We sincerely thank the 688 Peer Reviewers who completed reviews for the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality (A…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/bariatric-surgery-trends_research.pdf
November 01, 2012 - Data Points 17: Trends in Bariatric Surgery: Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries
Trends in Bariatric Surgery Data Points # 17
Trends in bariatric surgery in Medicare beneficiaries
Use of bariatric surgery increased dramati-
cally in Medicare beneficiaries from 2006
through 2009.
Procedure mix va…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/main-apps-surv-report-3-acute-pain.pdf
June 01, 2022 - Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 3
Systematic Review on Treatments for
Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: January 22, 2022, through May 6, 2022
Background and Purpose
This is the third and final surveillance report for the 2020 report Treatments f…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/main-apps-surv-report-3-acute-pain.pdf
May 06, 2022 - Systematic Review on Treatments for Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 3
1
Systematic Review on Treatments for
Acute Pain: Surveillance Report 3
Literature Update Period: January 22, 2022, through May 6, 2022
Background and Purpose
This is the third surveillance report for the 2020 report Treatments for Ac…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/draft-report-plant-based-treatment.pdf
March 01, 2021 - Draft Report: Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain
Draft Systematic Review
Number XX
Living Systematic Review on Cannabis and Other
Plant-Based Treatments for Chronic Pain
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Healt…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/dementia-databases-methods/research
May 22, 2008 - Treatment of Dementia Among Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Medicare Beneficiaries
Research Report Archived May 22, 2008 Download Main Document PDF 372.1 KB
Note : This report is greater than 5 years old. Findings may be used for research purposes but should not be considered current.
Author…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/renal-artery-stenosis_executive.pdf
October 01, 2006 - Layout 1
Background
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) is defined as
the narrowing of the lumen of the renal
artery. Atherosclerosis accounts for 90
percent of cases of RAS. Atherosclerotic
RAS (ARAS) is a progressive disease that
may occur alone or in combination with
hypertension and ischemic kidney disease.
The prevalenc…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/menopause_executive.pdf
March 01, 2015 - 1
Menopausal Symptoms: Comparative
Effectiveness of Therapies
Executive Summary
Background
Menopause is defined as the permanent
cessation of menstruation and ovulation
due to ovarian failure. “Spontaneous”
menopause occurs after 12 months of
amenorrhea as ovarian hormone secretion
diminishes, on average aroun…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/preoperative-testing_executive.pdf
January 01, 2014 - 1
Comparative Effectiveness Review
Number 130
Benefits and Harms of Routine Preoperative
Testing: Comparative Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Introduction
Traditionally, preoperative testing has been
part of the preoperative care process to
inform patient selection by determining
fitness for anesthesia and ide…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_vulnerable_populations_kreps.ppt
September 05, 2006 - No Slide Title
Communicating Harm and Benefits to Vulnerable Populations
Gary L. Kreps, Ph.D.
Mandell Professor of Health Communication and Chair
Department of Communication
George Mason University
gkreps@gmu.edu
Vulnerable populations in need of relevant health information
Elderly
Socio-economically deprive…
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-approaches_research.pdf
June 01, 2011 - A Framework for "Best Evidence" Approaches in Systematic Reviews
Methods Research Report
A Framework for “Best Evidence” Approaches
in Systematic Reviews
Methods Research Report
A Framework for “Best Evidence” Approaches in
Systematic Reviews
Prepared for:
Ag…