Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Publications Clearinghouse, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Organization URL(s)

ahrqpubs@ahrq.gov
www.ahrq.gov  

Other Contact Information

P.O. Box 8547
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8547

800-358-9295 (Voice - Toll-free, 8:30 - 5:00 PM Weekdays)
410-381-3150 (Voice, Outside the United States Only)
888-586-6340 (Voice - TDD)

Description

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research) publications cover such topics as medical treatment effectiveness, health care costs and utilization, health care expenditures, health information systems, health technology assessment, clinical practice guidelines, and funding opportunities for grants and contracts.

Online Resources

• Cardiac Rehabilitation (Consumer's Guide)
  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid=hstat2.chapter.9767
• Child Health Guide
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/
• Choosing and Using a Health Plan
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/hlthpln1.htm
• Clinical Information--Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/
• Electronic Catalog of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/query/gils_query.asp
• Help for Smokers: Ideas to Help You Quit
  http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/helpsmok.htm
• Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
  http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/adguide/
• Put Prevention into Practice (PPIP)
  http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/ppipix.htm

Print Resources

Single copies of publications are available free upon request from the agency. An annotated publications list is available. Serial publications: Monthly newsletter--summarizes key research findings and the availability of new reports. AHRQ also publishes consumer information in English and Spanish.

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Review Date

Thu Nov 11, 2004