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Aging

03/03 Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life
01/00 Health Services Research on Aging: Building on Biomedical and Clinical Research
05/02 Managing Osteoarthritis: Helping the Elderly Maintain Function and Mobility
04/02 Preventing Disability in the Elderly With Chronic Disease

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AHRQ Research (General)

03/02 Helping the Nation With Health Services Research
06/02 Impact of AHRQ Research
06/02 Private-Sector Use of AHRQ Research

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Asthma

02/00 AHRQ Research on Caring for Children With Asthma
09/00 Children and Asthma

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Bioterrorism

03/02 AHRQ Research Relevant to Bioterrorism Preparedness
10/01 Responding to Bioterrorism: AHRQ Helps Clinicians, Health Systems, and Policymakers
08/02 Understanding Needs for Health System Preparedness and Capacity for Bioterrorist Attacks

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Cancer

06/06 Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women

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Children's Health

09/02 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
02/00 Caring for Children With Asthma
01/05 CERTs Research: Child Health
06/04 Child Health Care Quality Toolbox
03/05 Child and Adolescent Health Care, Selected Findings
09/00 Children and Asthma
05/06 Health Information Technology in Children's Health Care
05/02 Improving Quality in Child and Adolescent Health—Research and Tools
08/05 Pediatric Asthma, Initiatives to Reduce Disparities
02/02 Preventive Services for Children
1/07 Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2006
12/05 Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2005
01/05 Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2004
03/03 Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2003
03/03 Research on Child and Adolescent Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2002
01/02 Research on Children's Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2001
03/01 Research on Children's Health: New Starts—Fiscal Year 2000
01/00 Supporting Research that Improves Health Care for Children and Adolescents
11/01 Vitamin D Supplementation To Prevent Rickets in Breast-Fed Babies

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Computers and Medical Informatics

06/02 Medical Informatics for Better and Safer Health Care
01/96 Using Computers to Advance Health Care

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Consumer Choice

03/97 Improving Consumer Choice

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Coronary Artery Disease

01/00 Improving Care for People With Coronary Artery Disease
06/06 Women and Heart Disease

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Depression

01/00 Improving Quality of Care for People With Depression

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Diabetes

01/00 AHRQ Research on Diabetes Care
04/04 Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Care Strategies
11/01 Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
11/01 Improving Care for Diabetes Patients Through Intensive Therapy and a Team Approach

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Guidelines

01/00 National Guideline Clearinghouse™

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Health Care Costs

04/02 AHRQ Research to Reduce Cost and Improve the Quality of Health Care
09/04 Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance: Trends in Cost and Access
08/01 Focus on Cost-Effectiveness Analysis at AHRQ
09/02 Health Care Costs

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Health Care Delivery

04/06 Accelerating Change and Transformation in Organizations and Networks (ACTION)
11/00 Integrated Delivery System Research Network (IDSRN)

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Health Information Technology

02/07 Health Information Technology Overview
02/06 Health Information Technology Programs
02/07 Health Information Technology: State and Regional Demonstration Projects
05/06 Health Information Technology in Children's Health Care

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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project)

05/05 Databases and Related Tools from HCUP

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Health Literacy & Cultural Competency

09/07 Health Literacy

Health Services Research

03/02 Helping the Nation With Health Services Research

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Hospitals

03/05 Tools for Hospitals and Health Care Systems

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Hypertension

04/04 Closing the Quality Gap: Hypertension Care Strategies

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Long-term Care

03/03 Advance Care Planning: Preferences for Care at the End of Life

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Managed Care

03/03 AHRQ Tools for Managed Care
06/96 Strengthening Managed Care

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Medicare and Medicaid

08/02 Medicaid Uses of AHRQ Research
03/02 Medicare Uses of AHRQ Research
08/05 Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Medicaid Care Management

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Medical Errors/Patient Safety

09/02 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
02/00 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors
02/05 30 Safe Practices for Better Health Care
08/05 High Reliability Organization (HRO) Strategy
10/02 Impact of Working Conditions on Patient Safety
09/02 Improving Health Care Quality
02/00 Medical Errors: The Scope of the Problem
08/05 Purchaser-Provider Synergies
03/04 Patient Safety Challenge Grants
12/07 Patient Safety Tools: Improving Safety at the Point of Care
03/01 Reducing and Preventing Adverse Drug Events To Decrease Hospital Costs
04/00 Reducing Errors in Health Care
08/03 Safety Net Monitoring Collaborative
03/03 AHRQ Web M&M

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Mental Health

07/04 Programs and Tools to Improve the Quality of Mental Health Services

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Minority Health

02/00 Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care
11/01 Diabetes Disparities Among Racial and Ethnic Minorities
05/01 Excellence Centers To Eliminate Ethnic/Racial Disparities (EXCEED)
06/06 Health Care for Minority Women
02/00 Improving Health Care for Ethnic and Racial Minority Populations
10/02 National Healthcare Disparities Report
05/03 New Projects and Activities in Minority Health: FY 2002
06/01 Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks
12/01 Reducing Ethnic and Racial Inequities in Health Care

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Outcomes Research

01/08 Centers for Education and Research on Therapeutics
01/05 CERTs Research: Child Health
09/06 CERTs Research: Education Projects
05/07 CERTs Research: Infectious Disease
01/03 Medicaid Uses of Research from CERTs
03/05 Medicare Uses of Research from CERTs
03/00 Outcomes Research

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Patient-Centered Care

05/02 Expanding Patient-Centered Care To Empower Patients and Assist Providers

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Pharmaceutical Research

09/06 CERTs Research: Education Projects
05/07 CERTs Research: Infectious Disease
10/05 CERTs Research: Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
09/02 Prescription Drug Therapies: Reducing Costs and Improving Outcomes

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Pneumonia

07/02 Improving Treatment Decisions for Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Prevention

02/02 Preventive Services for Children

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Primary Care

06/01 Primary Care Practice-Based Research Networks
02/02 Primary Care: Where Research and Practice Meet
02/02 Research Agenda for the Center for Primary Care Research

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Quality

03/04 Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies
09/02 Improving Health Care Quality
08/05 Quality Improvement and Performance Measurement in Medicaid Care Management

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Rural Health

05/05 Health Care Disparities in Rural Areas
03/96 Improving Health Care for Rural Populations

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Translating Research Into Practice

03/01 Translating Research Into Practice (TRIP)-II

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Women's Health

06/06 Cancer Screening and Treatment in Women
06/06 Health Care for Minority Women
06/04 Women and Domestic Violence: Programs and Tools That Improve Care for Victims
05/05 Women's Health Care in the United States, Selected Findings
01/06 Women's Health Highlights: Recent Findings
09/01 Women and Heart Disease

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