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<h2>December 1998, No. 222</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="ra1.htm#head2">AHCPR's new guide helps Americans choose quality health care</a> </p>
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<h3>Departments</h3>
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<p><strong><a href="ra1.htm#head3">Heart Disease</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head4">Use of predictive instrument in the ER could save more than $700 million annually</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head5">Consultation between generalists and cardiologists enhances care for heart attack patients</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra1.htm#head6">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head7">Amoxicillin works as well as newer, more costly, antibiotics for treating uncomplicated acute sinusitis</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head8">Evaluation by a neurologist seems to be associated with better survival for many stroke patients</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head9">Informal social support is linked to improved diabetes management among blacks</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra1.htm#head10">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head11">Subcutaneous injections of epoetin work as well and cost less than IV epoetin for treating anemia in most dialysis patients</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head12">Despite reported safety of the blood supply, many people prefer to store their own blood for transfusions</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head13">Age affects recovery from traumatic brain injury</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra1.htm#head14">Hospitalization</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head15">Patients undergoing major surgery in hospitals with limited nursing staffs suffer more complications</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head16">Abnormal heart rhythm means longer hospital stays for many patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head17">Educational outreach programs can improve intensive care processes in rural hospitals</a><br />
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<a href="ra1.htm#head18">Advance directives appear to have a limited role in guiding end-of-life care for seriously ill patients</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra2.htm#head1">Women and Families</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head2">Women from diverse backgrounds generally agree on the quality of obstetric care they receive in the hospital</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head3">Many low-income women are satisfied with Norplant contraception</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head4">Treatment costs are nearly five times as high for infants weighing closer to 2 pounds than 3 pounds at birth</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head5">Newborn screening for cystic fibrosis has little effect on future reproductive decisions of parents with a CF child</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head6">Providing high school students with access to condoms does not increase teen sex</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra2.htm#head7">Long-term Care</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head8">Nursing staff levels at U.S. nursing homes continue to be lower than recommended</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head9">Nursing home characteristics have inconsistent effects on patient outcomes</a> </p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra2.htm#head10">HIV/AIDS Research</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head11">Many HIV-infected Americans are not receiving medical care regularly</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra2.htm#head12">Special Populations</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head13">Researchers identify the conditions that place homeless adults at the greatest risk of death</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra2.htm#head14">Managed Care/Primary Care</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head15">Informal consultation among physicians may increase with growth in group practices and managed care</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head16">Guidelines mailed to physicians on proper use of hypnotic sedatives can reduce inappropriate prescribing</a><br />
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<a href="ra2.htm#head17">Quality improvement teams can address quality of care in primary care clinics, even in times of great turmoil</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra3.htm#head1">Law and Medicine</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra3.htm#head2">Insurance contract language exerts the most influence over court decisions about treatment coverage</a><br />
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<a href="ra3.htm#head3">States appear more willing than Federal authorities to approve mergers of health care providers</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra3.htm#head4">Research Issues</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra3.htm#head5">Masking of author identity to improve fairness in review of medical journal articles remains difficult</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra3.htm#head6">AHCPR News and Notes</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra3.htm#head7">AHCPR releases its first two evidence reports on sleep apnea and traumatic brain injury</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra4.htm#head8">Announcements</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head9">AHCPR invites research proposals focusing on vulnerable populations</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head10">AHCPR, SAMHSA, and NIMH award $2.1 million in grants to study mental health conditions in children</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head11">Applications now being accepted for director of AHCPR's primary care research program</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head12">AHCPR releases audiotapes from User Liaison Program workshops</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head13">New products available from AHCPR and NTIS</a></p>
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<p><strong><a href="ra4.htm#head14">Research Briefs</a></strong><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head15">Use of qualitative methods to evaluate diabetes education programs</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head16">Reliability and validity of the adolescent health profile-types</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head17">An empirical study of the effect of the control rate as a predictor of treatment efficacy in meta-analysis of clinical trials</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head18">Physician retention in community and migrant health centers: Who stays and for low long?</a><br />
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<a href="ra4.htm#head19">Analysis of life-long strategies to prevent <em>Pneumocystic carinii</em> pneumonia in patients with variable HIV progression rates</a></p>
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