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Older women are less likely to receive chemotherapy and radiation treatment after breast cancer surgery
Women's and Family Health Equalizing payments for cesarean and vaginal deliveries has little effect on cesarean rates Time of day and hospital factors affect rate of cesarean deliveries for fetal distress Both overtreatment and undertreatment pose problems for children with acute gastroenteritis
Patient Care/Clinical Decisionmaking Benefits of blood pressure medication may not outweigh risks for some patients Study explores relationship between leg blood flow and physical functioning in patients who have difficulty walking
Patient Outcomes/Effectiveness Research Patients' race, education, and preoperative functioning predict outcomes of hip replacement surgery PSA testing for early detection of prostate cancer provides little useful information in men with BPH Routine coronary angiography after heart attack is cost-effective for certain patients Use of stroke prevention medication may vary with physician specialty Type of health insurance and physician specialty influence treatment for depression Some eye doctors do not perform recommended tests following cataract surgery
Hospital/Health Care Financing One-fifth of California's nonprofit community hospitals do not provide community benefits sufficient to balance their tax subsidies
Special Populations Research center focuses on health of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
AHCPR News and Notes President's budget includes increased funding for AHCPR in FY 1998 AHCPR names new director for outcomes research program
Announcements New publications and data products are available from AHCPR and NTIS Calling all AHCPR Web site users AHCPR funds new conference grants
Research Briefs Large trials vs. meta-analysis of smaller trials Predicting in-hospital mortality for stroke patients The use of empiric clinical data in the evaluation of practice guidelines for unstable angina ON: A component-based approach to automation of protocol-directed therapy Simplifying the assessment of rural emergency medical service trauma transport Measuring the need for medical care in an ethnically diverse population
AHCPR Publication No. 97-0021 Current as of February 1997
Internet Citation:
Research Activities newsletter. February 1997, No. 201. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/research/feb97/
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