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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> <em>Research Activities</em> </h1>
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<p>This information is for reference purposes only. It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work. Persons with disabilities having difficulty accessing this information should contact us at: <a href="https://info.ahrq.gov/">https://info.ahrq.gov</a>. Let us know the nature of the problem, the Web address of what you want, and your contact information. </p>
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<h2>April 2000, No. 236</h2><hr /><br />
<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0400RA1.htm">New study finds that each year thousands of c-sections are performed too early in labor</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA2.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA2.htm">Hysterectomy substantially improves symptoms, physical functioning, and quality of life for some women</a><br />
<a href="0400RA3.htm">Zinc blood levels during pregnancy don't seem to affect pregnancy complications or neonatal outcomes</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA4.htm">Evidence-based Medicine</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA4.htm">Newer antidepressants are as effective as older tricyclic agents in primary care patients</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA5.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA5.htm">General anesthesia is as effective and may be better than long-acting spinal anesthesia</a><br />
<a href="0400RA6.htm">CT scans taken during the initial hours of a suspected stroke cannot rule out stroke</a><br />
<a href="0400RA7.htm">Odontoid fractures following blunt trauma often involve certain spinal and sometimes non-spinal damage</a><br />
<a href="0400RA8.htm">More attention should be paid to palliative care for children dying of cancer</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA9.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA9.htm">Homeless people are willing to obtain health care if they believe it is important</a><br />
<a href="0400RA10.htm">Better use of available TB prevention strategies will be needed to eliminate the disease by the year 2010</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA11.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA11.htm">Back pain studies examine outcomes of surgery as well as long-term disability and return to work</a><br />
<a href="0400RA12.htm">Both specialists and internists improve outcomes for knee and shoulder pain, but they go about it differently</a><br />
<a href="0400RA13.htm">Researchers assess programs to improve the quality of primary care for depression in managed care</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0400RA14.htm">Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA14.htm">Improved nursing home quality does not necessarily have to cost more</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA15.htm">Smoking Cessation</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA15.htm">Adults who feel persistently threatened by violence are more apt to smoke than those who don't feel threatened</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA16.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA16.htm">Coinfection with hepatitis B or C does not necessarily rule out antiretroviral therapy for HIV patients</a></p>
<h3><a href="0400RA17.htm">AHRQ News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA17.htm">AHRQ resource helps newly diagnosed patients</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0400RA18.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="0400RA18.htm">Announcing a new AHRQ patient fact sheet on medical errors</a><br />
<a href="0400RA19.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
<p><a href="0400RA21.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of April 2000<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 00-0027</em></p>
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