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<h2>August 2006, No. 312</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="0806about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0806RA1.htm">Obesity surgery complication rates are higher over time</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA2.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA2.htm">Complications from chemotherapy in women with breast cancer are greater than previously estimated</a><br /><a href="0806RA3.htm">Minority women are nearly twice as likely as white women to not receive needed postoperative treatments for early-stage breast cancer</a><br /><a href="0806RA4.htm">Studies examine the prevalence, impact, and disclosure of domestic violence among women</a> <br />
<a href="0806RA5.htm">Elderly women are more likely than men to die after coronary bypass surgery</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA6.htm">Patient Safety and Quality</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA6.htm">Studies examine the safety climate and teamwork in hospital operating rooms</a><br /><a href="0806RA7.htm">Long work hours and family care-giving affect nurses' hospital performance</a><br /><a href="0806RA8.htm">Pharmacists help identify patient safety and quality issues by clarifying prescriptions</a><br /><a href="0806RA9.htm">Hospital pharmacy medication dispensing is highly accurate, but still inadequate</a><br /><a href="0806RA10.htm">Studies examine the source of diagnostic errors in thyroid and lung cancers</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA11.htm">Child/Adolescent Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA11.htm">Moderately premature infants born at 30 to 34 weeks gestation tend to suffer substantial health problems</a><br /><a href="0806RA12.htm">Twice as many minority children than white children with special health care needs do not receive needed vision care</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA13.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA13.htm">Studies examine the practice of prescribing medications to outpatients that can dangerously interact with one another</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA14.htm">Medical Expenditure Panel Survey</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA14.htm">Studies highlight the value of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to inform trends in care costs, coverage, use, and access</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA15.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA15.htm">Modifying unhealthy habits in middle age may reduce the likelihood of nursing home admissions later in life</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA16.htm">Primary Care Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA16.htm">Only half of older people with diabetes receive ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers to prevent cardiac problems</a><br /><a href="0806RA17.htm">Primary care physicians often prescribe antiviral medications inappropriately or fail to prescribe them when needed</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA18.htm">Acute Care/Hospitalization</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA18.htm">Older veterans need to become more actively involved in hospital discharge planning for their post-hospital needs</a><br /><a href="0806RA19.htm">Studies examine use of computed tomography and risk of rupture in acute appendicitis</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA20.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA20.htm">U.S. hospitals treat many uninsured victims of car crashes, violence, and other injuries</a><br /><a href="0806RA21.htm">Job-related health insurance premiums vary widely between States</a></p>
<h3><a href="0806RA22.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0806RA22.htm">A new AHRQ report examines how U.S. health care expenses are distributed</a></p>
<p><a href="0806RA24.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of August 2006<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 06-0068</em></p>
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