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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>December 2000, No. 244</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="1200RA1.htm">Releasing medical study findings early has a downside</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA2.htm">Access to Care</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA2.htm">Racial/ethnic disparities in health care access and use are not explained by health insurance and income</a><br />
<a href="1200RA3.htm">Insurance status influences access to antihypertensive drug therapy, while personal factors influence patterns of use</a><br />
<a href="1200RA4.htm">Enhanced access to care for rural and disadvantaged patients may be a by-product of the high cost of a medical education</a><br />
<a href="1200RA5.htm">Decentralization of California's mental health system enhanced access to care for the most severely ill patients</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA6.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA6.htm">Effects of Medicare fee reductions vary by specialty and procedure</a><br />
<a href="1200RA7.htm">Rankings of health plans by sicker and healthier patients may differ substantially</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA8.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA8.htm">Most primary care patients with depression prefer counseling over medication</a><br />
<a href="1200RA9.htm">Medical practices can benefit from specific policies for interacting with pharmaceutical representatives</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA10.htm">Medical Effectiveness/Outcomes Research</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA10.htm">Transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia declined dramatically but remains safe</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA11.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA11.htm">Pregnant women are as likely to deny tobacco use as they are to deny illegal drug use</a><br />
<a href="1200RA12.htm">Second-trimester chlamydia infection is associated with an increased risk of subsequent preterm birth</a><br />
<a href="1200RA13.htm">Mothers of low-birthweight babies perceive poorer infant health and greater caregiver burden than mothers of normal weight babies</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA14.htm">Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA14.htm">New checklist enables nursing assistants to effectively monitor the health of nursing home residents</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA15.htm">Health Care Quality</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA15.htm">Recommendations from family and friends carry the most weight in choosing a physician, hospital, or health plan</a><br />
<a href="1200RA16.htm">AHRQ's Building Bridges Conferences show that health services research can drive improvements in quality of care</a><br />
<a href="1200RA17.htm">Researchers are developing and testing an instrument to examine quality of care for Chinese and Vietnamese Americans</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA18.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA18.htm">AHRQ releases three new evidence reports</a><br />
<a href="1200RA19.htm">AHRQ issues the stroke PORT phase-one final report with new CD-ROM</a></p>
<h3><a href="1200RA21.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="1200RA21.htm">AHRQ names Senior Scholar-in-Residence on Domestic Violence</a><br />
<a href="1200RA22.htm">Journal article describes AHRQ's children's health research program</a><br />
<a href="1200RA23.htm">Recruiting is under way for several senior positions at AHRQ</a><br />
<a href="1200RA24.htm">AHRQ awards new research projects to help victims of domestic violence</a><br />
<a href="1200RA25.htm">AHRQ awards 15 new research projects on key topics</a><br />
<a href="1200RA26.htm">$3.4 million earmarked for research projects on improving health care quality</a></p>
<p><a href="1200RA27.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of December 2000<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 01-0013</em></p>
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