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New evidence reports and technical review now available from AHRQ

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently published two new evidence reports and a technical review. These reports were developed by AHRQ-supported Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs). There are 13 AHRQ-supported EPCs. They systematically review the relevant scientific literature on topics assigned to them by AHRQ and conduct additional analyses when appropriate prior to developing their reports and assessments.

The goal is to inform health plans, providers, purchasers, and the health care system as a whole by providing essential information to improve health care quality. Technical reviews and EPC reports and summaries are published by AHRQ and are available online and through the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.

• Pharmacological Treatment of Dementia. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 97. The summary (AHRQ Publication No. 04-E018-1) and full report (AHRQ Publication No. 04-E018-2) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
• Criteria to Determine Disability Related to Multiple Sclerosis. Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 100. The summary (AHRQ Publication No. 04-E019-1) and full report (AHRQ Publication No. 04-E019-2) are available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.
• Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How? Technical Review No. 8. (AHRQ Publication No. 04-0033) is available from the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse.

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