AHRQ Update: Evidence-Based Health Care 2004:
AHRQ Moves Research to Translation and Implementation. C. Clancy,
J. Slutsky, L. Patton, HSR: Health Services Research 39(5): October
2004, xv-xxiii. Discusses AHRQ's current programs that focus on developing,
translating, and implementing state-of-the-art evidence into improved practice
and policy; provides examples; and discusses Federal programs, such as the
Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program and Section
1013. (AHRQ 05-R005)
Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis
of Quality Improvement Strategies. Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Technical Review 9, August 2004, 75 pp. The first
publication in this multi-volume series examines the challenges of improving
the adoption rate for best practice guidelines, and the methodology used to
analyze literature relevant to the series topics. (AHRQ 04-0051-1)
Closing the Quality Gap: Antibiotic
Prescribing Behavior. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Technical Review 9, January 2006, 158 pp. The fourth publication in
this multi-volume series provides a critical analysis of quality improvement
strategies to reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, targeting both
prescribing of antibiotics for non-bacterial illnesses and prescribing of
broad-spectrum antibiotics when narrow-spectrum agents are indicated. (AHRQ
04(06)-0051-4)
Closing the Quality Gap: Asthma Care
Strategies. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Technical Review 9, January 2007, 199 pp. The fifth publication in
this multi-volume series presents an evaluation of the evidence that quality
improvement strategies can improve the processes and outcomes of outpatient
care for children and adults with asthma. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-5)
Closing the Quality Gap: Care
Coordination. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Technical Review 9, June 2007, 158 pp. The seventh publication in this
multi-volume series defines care coordination interventions and discusses how
they are influenced by factors in the health care setting and how they relate
to patient outcomes and health care costs. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-7)
Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Care
Strategies. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Technical Review 9, September 2004, 200 pp. The second publication in
this multi-volume series examines strategies for improving the quality of care
for adult type 2 diabetic patients through changes in provider behavior,
patient behavior, and modifications to the organization of care. (AHRQ
04-0051-2)
Closing the Quality Gap: Hypertension Care
Strategies. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality,
Technical Review 9, September 2004, 75 pp. The third publication in
this multi-volume series provides a systematic assessment of different quality
improvement strategies in the process of hypertension identification and
management. (AHRQ 04-0051-3)
Closing the Quality Gap: Prevention of
Healthcare-Associated Infections. Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Technical Review 9, January 2007, 107 pp. The sixth
publication in this multi-volume series examines the effects of quality
improvement strategies on promoting adherence to interventions for prevention
of selected infections (surgical site infections, central-line associated
bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and
catheter-associated urinary tract infections) and on the rates of such
infections. (AHRQ 04(07)-0051-6)
Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving
Health Benefit Design: An Overview. Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality, Technical Review 15, July 2007, 47 pp. Discusses the
likely effects of consumer-directed health plans, tiered networks, and expanded
quality data collection and dissemination on the use and costs of health care.
(AHRQ 07-0067)
Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from
Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, Technical Review 12, April 2006, 19 pp. Proposes
and tests seven hallmarks of study design to create a tool that can help
researchers and those producing systematic reviews to distinguish more readily
and more consistently between efficacy and effectiveness studies. (AHRQ
06-0046)
A Critical Analysis of Care Coordination
Strategies for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 14, June 2007, 35
pp. Examines the issue of care coordination for children with special health
care needs, particularly those aspects of care coordination that are especially
important to current practice and policy challenges. (AHRQ 07-0054)
Developing a Methodology for Establishing a
Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis. Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 11, January
2006, 35 pp. Describes a project initiated by the Duke Evidence-based Practice
Center to contribute to the improvement of the evidence-base practice process,
focusing on specific actions that could serve to improve process efficiency and
stakeholder satisfaction. (AHRQ 06-0026)
Empirical Evaluation of the Association
Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse
Events. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical
Review 13, October 2006, 31 pp. Assesses the association between
perceived methodological shortcomings and estimates of serious complications
from surgical and medical interventions. Compares estimates of harms from
studies meeting eight pre-defined criteria designed to assess the quality of
harms reporting to studies not meeting the criteria. (AHRQ 07-0003)
Evidence-Based Decision Making: Global
Evidence, Local Decisions. C. Clancy, K. Cronin. Health
Affairs 24(1):2005, 151-162. Explores worldwide application and
development of the scientific basis for health care and local use of
evidence-based information. (AHRQ 05-R032)
Evidence-Based Practice: AHRQ's Role in
Generating and Disseminating Knowledge. M. Coopey, M. Nix, C.
Clancy, AORN Journal 86(5): November 2007, 857-860. Describes three of
AHRQ's initiatives for promoting evidence-based practice—the
Evidence-based Practice Centers program, the National Guideline Clearinghouse,
and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse—and discusses the role
and contributions of nurses and nursing research in furthering evidence-based
practice. (AHRQ 08-R023)
Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses: Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality. B. Collins Sharp, H. Hubbard,
C. Jones, Nursing Outlook 52: July/August 2004, 215-217. Discusses
evidence-based resources for nursing, including AHRQ funding opportunities.
(AHRQ 05-R008)
Making Policy When the Evidence is in
Dispute. D. Atkins, J. Siegel, J. Slutsky, Health
Affairs 24(1):2005, 102-113. Summarizes common factors underlying
recent debates on medical issues and outlines a series of questions that help
disentangle questions of evidence from those of values. (AHRQ 05-R033)
Organizational Research with Impact: Working
Backwards. I. Fraser, Worldviews on Evidence-Based
Nursing Third Quarter Supplement, 1:2004, S52-S59. Uses findings from
research on nursing to illustrate the potential for organizational research and
management research to improve health care. Distills recommendations from six
focused stakeholder meetings to identity five ways to improve organization,
management, and policy research to maximize its use. (AHRQ 05-R013)
The Risk of Aprotinin: A Conflict of
Evidence. A. Sedrakyan, D. Atkins, T. Treasure, Lancet 367: April 29, 2006, 1376-1377. Discusses the difference
between evidence from the randomized trials and a multivariable-adjusted cohort
study of use of aprotinin in high-risk patients. (AHRQ 06-R066)
Strategies to Support Quality-Based
Purchasing: A Review of the Evidence. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, Technical Review 10, July 2004, 73 pp. Develops
a conceptual model of how incentives influence provider behavior, summarizes
what is known from randomized controlled trials about the effectiveness of
different quality-based purchasing strategies, describes ongoing research, and
presents results of simulations to determine whether outcomes reports are too
influenced by chance events to be used in making quality-based purchasing
decisions. (AHRQ 04-0057) Summary. July 2004 (AHRQ
04-P024)
Systems for Grading the Quality of Evidence
and the Strength of Recommendations I: Critical Appraisal of Existing
Approaches. D. Atkins, M. Eccles, S. Flottorp, et al., BMC
Health Services Research 4:2004, 38. Critically appraises six
prominent systems for grading levels of evidence and the strength of
recommendations as a basis for agreeing on the characteristics of a common,
sensible approach to grading levels of evidence and the strength of
recommendations. (AHRQ 05-R045)
Translating Research Into Evidence-Based
Nursing Practice and Evaluating Effectiveness. M. Coopey, M. Nix,
C. Clancy, Journal of Nursing Care Quality 21(3): July-September 2006,
195-202. Provides an overview of nursing-relevant components of AHRQ's efforts
to improve patient care through translating research into evidence-based
nursing practice and evaluating the effectiveness of the implementation in
terms of patient outcomes and safety. (AHRQ 06-R061)
Translation Research: Where Do We Go From
Here? I. Fraser, Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing
Third Quarter Supplement 1:2004, S78-S83. Identifies steps to advance
translation research, and in particular to achieve broader translation and use
of evidence. (AHRQ 05-R014)
Updating Systematic Reviews. Agency
for Healthcare Research and Quality, Technical Review 16, September
2007, 71 pp. Discusses the extent to which systematic reviews require updating
and the signals that indicate the need to update a systematic review,
particularly a review that is directly relevant to clinical practice. (AHRQ
07-0087)
AHRQ Publications Order Form
Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments
Cancer and Blood Disorders
Adnexal Mass, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 130.
Evidence Report. January 2006 (AHRQ 06-E004)
Breast Cancer Care in Women, Measuring
Quality.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
105.
Summary. September 2004 (AHRQ
04-E030-1)
Evidence Report. October 2004 (AHRQ
04-E030-2)
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Colorectal
Cancer.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 138.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ 06-E002)
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Symptoms and
End-of-Life.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
137.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ
06-E001)
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of
Underrepresented Populations.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 122.
Summary. June 2005
(AHRQ 05-E019-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005
(AHRQ 05-E019-2)
Cancer Control Interventions, Diffusion and
Dissemination.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
79.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E032)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E033)
Collection and Use of Cancer Family History in
Primary Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
159.
Evidence Report. October 2007
(AHRQ 08-E001)
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer:
Diagnostic Strategies and Their Implications.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 150.
Evidence
Report. May 2007 (AHRQ 07-E008)
Hydroxyurea Treatment of Sickle Cell
Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
165.
Evidence Report. February 2008
(AHRQ 08-E007)
Immuno-Augmentation Therapy and Naltrexone for
Cancer Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
78.
Summary. April 2003 (AHRQ
03-E029)
Evidence Report. April 2003 (AHRQ
03-E030)
Impact of Gene Expression Profiling Tests on
Breast Cancer Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 160.
Evidence Report. January 2008
(AHRQ 08-E002)
Ovarian Cancer, Genomic Tests for Detection
and Management.
Evidence Reports/Technology Assessment, No.
145.
Evidence Report. October 2006
(AHRQ 07-E001)
Physical Activity, General Population and
Cancer Patients and Survivors.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 102.
Summary. June 2004
(AHRQ 04-E027-1)
Evidence Report. June 2004
(AHRQ 04-E027-2)
Small Cell Lung Cancer, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 143.
Evidence Report. July 2006 (AHRQ 06-E016)
Complementary and Alternative Care
Meditation Practices for Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 155.
Evidence Report. June 2007 (AHRQ 07-E010)
Mind-Body Interventions, Gastrointestinal
Conditions.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
40.
Summary. March 2001 (AHRQ
01-E027)
Evidence Report. July 2001 (AHRQ
01-E030)
Dietary Supplements
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and
Treatment of Cancer.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
75.
Summary. October 2003 (AHRQ
04-E002)
Evidence Report. October 2003 (AHRQ
04-E003)
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and
Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 83.
Summary. June 2003 (AHRQ 03-E042)
Evidence Report. July 2003 (AHRQ 03-E043)
B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related
Neurodegenerative Disorders.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 134.
Evidence Report.
April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E008)
Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in
Relation to Bone Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 158.
Evidence Report. (AHRQ
07-E013)
Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and
Athletic Performance Enhancement.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 76.
Summary. March 2003
(AHRQ 03-E021)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2,
March 2003 (AHRQ 03-E022)
Melatonin for Treatment of Sleep
Disorders.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
186.
Summary. November 2004 (AHRQ
05-E002-1)
Evidence Report. November 2004 (AHRQ
05-E002-2)
Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements, Chronic
Disease Prevention.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
139.
Evidence Report. May 2006 (AHRQ
06-E012)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects in Type II
Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Other Diseases.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 89.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E012-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E012-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Arrhythmogenic
Mechanisms in Culture Studies.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 92.
Summary. March 2004
(AHRQ 04-E011-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004
(AHRQ 04-E011-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on
Asthma.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 91.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E013-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E013-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on
Cancer.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 113.
Summary. February 2005 (AHRQ 05-E010-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ 05-E010-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular
Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 94.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E009-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004 (AHRQ 04-E009-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular
Risk Factors.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
93.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ
04-E010-1)
Evidence Report. March 2004 (AHRQ
04-E010-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Child and
Maternal Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
118.
Summary. August 2005 (AHRQ
05-E025-1)
Evidence Report. August 2005 (AHRQ
05-E025-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cognitive
Functions.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
114.
Summary. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E011-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E011-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Eye
Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 117.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E008-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ 05-E008-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Mental
Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 116.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E022-1)
Evidence Report. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E022-2)
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Organ
Transplantation.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
115.
Summary. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E012-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E012-2)
Soy, Effects on Health Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 126.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E024-1)
Evidence Report. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E024-2)
Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
Rhinitis, Allergic and Nonallergic,
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
54.
Summary. May 2002 (AHRQ 02-E023)
Evidence Report. May 2002 (AHRQ 02-E024)
Rhinitis, Allergic, in the Working-Age
Population.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
67.
Summary. January 2003 (AHRQ
03-E013)
Evidence Report. March 2003 (AHRQ
03-E015)
Sinusitus, Acute
Bacterial—Update.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 124.
Summary. June 2005 (AHRQ
05-E020-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005 (AHRQ
05-E020-2)
Speech/Language Disorders, Criteria for
Determining Disability.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 52.
Summary. January 2002 (AHRQ
02-E009)
Evidence Report. March 2002 (AHRQ
02-E010)
Eye Conditions
Cataract and Glaucoma, Surgical
Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
38.
Summary. June 2001 (AHRQ
01-E049)
Evidence Report. June 2003 (AHRQ
03-E041)
Cataract Surgery, Anesthesia
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
16.
Summary. July 2000 (AHRQ
00-E014)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2,
December 2001 (AHRQ 01-E017)
Financing and Economic Incentives
Preventive Care, Economic Incentives.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 101.
Summary. August 2004 (AHRQ 04-E024-1)
Evidence Report. August 2004 (AHRQ 04-E024-2)
Heart and Vascular Diseases
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Endovascular and
Open Surgical Repairs.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 144.
Evidence Report. August 2006
(AHRQ 06-E017)
Angina, Unstable, Prediction of Risk for
Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
31.
Summary. August 2000 (AHRQ
00-E030)
Evidence Report. December 2000 (AHRQ
01-E001)
Atrial Fibrillation, Management of New
Onset.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 12.
Summary. May 2000 (AHRQ 00-E006)
Evidence Report. January 2001 (AHRQ 01-E026)
Blood Pressure Monitoring,
Ambulatory.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
63.
Summary. November 2002 (AHRQ
03-E003)
Evidence Report. November 2002 (AHRQ
03-E004)
Carbohydrate and Lipid Disorders and Relevant
Considerations in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 163.
Evidence
Report. January 2008 (AHRQ 08-E005)
Cardiac Ischemia, Acute, Emergency Department
Technologies.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
26.
Summary. September 2000 (AHRQ
00-E031)
Evidence Report. May 2001 (AHRQ
01-E006)
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and
Implantable Defibrillators in Left Ventricular Systolic
Dysfunction.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
152.
Evidence Report. June 2007 (AHRQ
07-E009)
Cardiovascular Effects of
Epinephrine.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
48.
Summary. March 2002 (AHRQ
02-E005)
Evidence Report. July 2002 (AHRQ
02-E006)
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Selected
Topics.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 81.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E036)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E037)
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Systematic
Review.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 80.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E034)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E035)
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism,
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 68.
Summary. March 2003 (AHRQ
03-E012)
Evidence Report. January 2003 (AHRQ
03-E016)
Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic
Dysfunction, Pharmacologic Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 82.
Summary. July 2003 (AHRQ 03-E044)
Evidence Report. July 2003 (AHRQ 03-E045)
Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization
Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
106.
Summary. November 2004 (AHRQ
05-E001-1)
Evidence Report. November 2004 (AHRQ
05-E001-2)
Heart Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis, Testing
for BNP and NT-proBNP.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 142.
Evidence Report. September
2006 (AHRQ 06-E014)
Post-Myocardial Infarction
Depression.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
123.
Summary. May 2005 (AHRQ
05-E018-1)
Evidence Report. May 2005 (AHRQ
05-E018-2)
Infectious Diseases
Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in the
Developing World.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
156.
Evidence Report. July 2007 (AHRQ
07-E014)
Information Technology
Health Information Technology, Costs and
Benefits.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
132.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ
06-E006)
Telemedicine for the Medicare
Population—Update.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 131.
Evidence Report. February 2006
(AHRQ 06-E007)
Kidney Conditions
Prevention of Fecal and Urinary Incontinence
in Adults.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
161.
Evidence Report. December 2007
(AHRQ 08-E003)
Utility of Monitoring Mycophenolic Acid in
Solid Organ Transplant Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 164.
Evidence Report.
February 2008 (AHRQ 08-E006)
Lung Conditions
Asthma, Work-Related, Diagnosis and
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
129.
Summary. October 2005 (AHRQ
06-E003-1)
Evidence Report. November 2005 (AHRQ
06-E003-2)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
Spirometry.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
121.
Summary. August 2005 (AHRQ
05-E017-1)
Evidence Report. September 2005 (AHRQ
05-E017-2)
Mental Health Conditions and Substance Abuse
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
11.
Summary. November 1999 (AHCPR
99-E017)
Evidence Report. November 1999 (AHRQ
00-E005)
Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated
with SSRIs.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
146.
Evidence Report. January 2007
(AHRQ 07-E002)
Eating Disorders, Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 135.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E010)
Tobacco Use, Prevention, Cessation, and
Control.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
140.
Evidence Report. June 2006 (AHRQ
06-E015)
Metabolic, Nutritional, and Endocrine Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Islet Transplantation in
Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
98.
Summary. July 2004 (AHRQ
04-E017-1)
Evidence Report. August 2004 (AHRQ
04-E017-2)
Diabetes Mellitus, Use of Glycated Hemoglobin
and Microalbuminuria.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 84.
Summary. July 2003 (AHRQ
03-E048)
Evidence Report. October 2003 (AHRQ
04-E001)
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting
Glucose, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 128.
Summary. August 2005 (AHRQ 05-E026-1)
Evidence Report. September 2005 (AHRQ
05-E026-2)
Obesity, Pharmacological and Surgical
Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
103.
Summary. July 2004 (AHRQ
04-E028-1)
Evidence Report. July 2004 (AHRQ
04-E028-2)
Methodology
Community-Based Participatory
Research.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
99.
Summary. August 2004 (AHRQ
04-E022-1)
Evidence Report. July 2004 (AHRQ
04-E022-2)
Rating Systems for Strength of Scientific
Evidence.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
47.
Summary. April 2002 (AHRQ
02-E015)
Evidence Report. March 2002 (AHRQ
02-E016)
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Defining and
Managing.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
42.
Summary. May 2004 (AHRQ 01-E061)
Evidence Report. May 2004 (AHRQ 02-E001)
Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome,
Systematic Literature Review.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 66.
Summary. December
2002 (AHRQ 03-E006)
Evidence Report. December
2002 (AHRQ 03-E007)
Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women,
Diagnosis and Monitoring.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 28.
Summary. February
2001 (AHRQ 01-E031)
Evidence Report. February
2002 (AHRQ 01-E032)
Total Knee Replacement.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 86.
Summary. December 2003 (AHRQ 04-E006-1)
Evidence Report. December 2003 (AHRQ 04-E006-2)
Treatment of Primary and Secondary
Osteoarthritis of the Knee.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 157.
Evidence Report.
July 2007 (AHRQ 07-E012)
Worker-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders,
Diagnosis and Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 62.
Summary. October 2002 (AHRQ
02-E037)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2, May
2003 (AHRQ 03-E038)
Nerve and Brain Conditions
Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 97.
Summary. April 2004 (AHRQ 04-E018-1)
Evidence Report. April 2004 (AHRQ 04-E018-2)
Epilepsy, Management of Newly Diagnosed
Patients.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
39.
Summary. February 2001 (AHRQ
01-E037)
Evidence Report. September 2001 (AHRQ
01-E038)
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 85.
Summary. September 2003 (AHRQ 03-E049)
Evidence Report. September 2003 (AHRQ 03-E050)
Insomnia, Manifestations and
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
125.
Summary. June 2005 (AHRQ
05-E021-1)
Evidence Report. June 2005 (AHRQ
05-E021-2)
Multiple Sclerosis, Criteria to Determine
Disability.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
100
Summary. December 2002 (AHRQ
04-E019-1)
Evidence Report. December 2002 (AHRQ
04-E019-2)
Parkinson's Disease, Diagnosis and
Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
57.
Summary. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E039)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ 03-E040)
Spinal Cord Injury, Management of
Neurogenic/Neuropathic Pain.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 45.
Summary. September
2001 (AHRQ 01-E062)
Evidence Report. September
2001 (AHRQ 01-E063)
Spinal Cord Injury, Pulmonary
Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 27.
Summary. June 2001 (AHRQ 01-E013)
Evidence Report. September 2001 (AHRQ 01-E014)
Spinal Cord Injury, Sexuality and Reproductive
Health.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 109.
Summary. December 2004 (AHRQ 05-E003-1)
Evidence Report. November 2004 (AHRQ 05-E003-2)
Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Lumbar,
Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
32.
Summary. March 2001 (AHRQ
01-E047)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2, June
2001 (AHRQ 01-E048)
Stroke, Evaluation and Treatment.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 127.
Summary. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E023-1)
Evidence Report. July 2005 (AHRQ 05-E023-2)
Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy,
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
77.
Summary. April 2003 (AHRQ
03-E027)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2, May
2003 (AHRQ 03-E028)
Obstetric and Gynecologic Conditions
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health
Outcomes in Developed Countries.
Evidence Report/Technology
Assessment No. 153.
Evidence Report.
April 2007 (AHRQ 07-E007)
Cesarean Delivery on Maternal
Request.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
133.
Evidence Report. March 2006 (AHRQ
06-E009)
Episiotomy Use in Obstetrical Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 112.
Summary. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E009-1)
Evidence Report. May 2005 (AHRQ 05-E009-2)
Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of
the Evidence.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
154.
Evidence Report. July 2007 (AHRQ
07-E011).
Menopause-Related Symptoms,
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
120.
Summary. March 2005 (AHRQ
05-E016-1)
Evidence Report. March 2005 (AHRQ
05-E016-2)
Perinatal Depression, Prevalence and
Screening.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
119.
Summary. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E006-1)
Evidence Report. February 2005 (AHRQ
05-E006-2)
Therapeutic Management, Delivery, and
Postpartum Risk Assessment and Screening in Gestational Diabetes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 162.
Evidence Report. February 2008 (AHRQ 08-E004)
Vaginal Birth After Cesarean.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 71.
Summary. March 2003 (AHRQ 03-E017)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2, March 2003 (AHRQ
03-E018)
Oral and Gastrointestinal Disorders
Celiac Disease.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 104.
Summary. June 2004 (AHRQ 04-E029-1)
Evidence Report. July 2004 (AHRQ 04-E029-2)
Periodontitis, Scaling and Root Planing
Therapy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 88.
Summary. January 2004 (AHRQ 04-E014-1)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2, March 2004 (AHRQ
04-E014-2)
Pathology
Autopsy.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 58.
Summary. October 2002 (AHRQ 03-E001)
Evidence Report. October 2002 (AHRQ 03-E002)
Pediatric Conditions
Low Birth Weight, Determining Disability in
Infants and Children.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 70.
Summary. December 2002 (AHRQ
03-E008)
Evidence Report. Vols. 1 & 2,
December 2002 (AHRQ 03-E010)
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia,
Management.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
65.
Summary. November 2002 (AHRQ
03-E005)
Evidence Report. January 2003 (AHRQ
03-E011)
Toilet Training.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 147.
Evidence
Report. December 2006 (AHRQ 07-E003)
Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Information
Technology.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
59.
Summary. June 2002 (AHRQ
02-E027)
Evidence Report. June 2002 (AHRQ
02-E028)
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pediatric
Anthrax.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
141.
Evidence Report. July 2006 (AHRQ
06-E013)
Bioterrorism Preparedness,
Regionalization.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
96.
Summary. April 2004 (AHRQ
04-E016-1)
Evidence Report. April 2004 (AHRQ
04-E016-2)
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Training of
Clinicians.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
51.
Summary. December 2001 (AHRQ
02-E007)
Evidence Report. January 2002 (AHRQ
02-E011)
Mass Casualty Incident, Training Hospital
Staff to Respond.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
95.
Summary. March 2004 (AHRQ
04-E015-1)
Evidence Report. June 2004 (AHRQ
04-E015-2)
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Effectiveness of Continuing Medical
Education.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
149.
Evidence Report. February 2007
(AHRQ 07-E006)
End-of-Life Care and Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 110.
Summary. December 2004 (AHRQ 05-E004-1)
Evidence Report. December 2004 (AHRQ 05-E004-2)
Literacy and Health Outcomes.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 87.
Summary. January 2004 (AHRQ 04-E007-1)
Evidence Report. January 2004 (AHRQ 04-E007-2)
Minority Healthcare Quality, Improvement
Strategies.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
90.
Summary. January 2004 (AHRQ
04-E008-1)
Evidence Report. June 2003 (AHRQ
04-E008-2)
Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient
Care.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 151.
Evidence Report. March 2007 (AHRQ 07-E005)
Patient Safety, Effects of Working
Conditions.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No.
74.
Summary. March 2003 (AHRQ
03-E024)
Evidence Report. May 2003 (AHRQ
03-E031)
Patient Safety Practices, Making Health Care
Safer.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 43.
Summary. July 2001 (AHRQ 01-E057)
Evidence Report. July 2001 (AHRQ 01-E058)
Periodic Health Evaluation, Value.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 136.
Evidence Report. April 2006 (AHRQ 06-E011)
Violence Prevention in Adolescents.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 107.
Summary. September 2004 (AHRQ 04-E032-1)
Evidence Report. October 2004 (AHRQ 04-E032-2)
Skin Conditions
Heparin To Treat Burn Injury.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, No. 148.
Evidence Report. December 2006 (AHRQ 07-E004)
Wound Healing, Laser Treatment and
Vacuum-Assisted Closure.
Evidence Report/Technology Assessment
No. 111.
Summary. December 2004 (AHRQ
05-E005-1)
Evidence Report. December 2004 (AHRQ
05-E005-2)
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