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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>February 2005, No. 294</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<p><strong><a href="letter.htm#letter">Letter to Subscribers</a></strong></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0205RA01.htm">Task Force recommends screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm for male smokers and former smokers ages 65 to 75</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA02.htm">Elderly Health</strong></a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA02.htm">Adding a breakfast portion to home-delivered meals can improve the lives of frail, homebound older adults</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA03.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA03.htm">Following up on abnormal test results is challenging for busy doctors who view hundreds of results a week</a> <br />
<a href="0205RA04.htm">Studies offer guidance to help physical therapists identify and refer patients at risk of deep vein thrombosis</a><br />
<a href="0205RA05.htm">Computed tomography may be more accurate than ultrasound for diagnosing appendicitis in adults and adolescents</a><br />
<a href="0205RA06.htm">Physicians often change their clinical decisions about management of cancer patients based on results of PET scans</a><br />
<a href="0205RA07.htm">Following protocols for managing hypertension and metabolic syndrome can reduce cardiovascular risk factors</a><br />
<a href="0205RA08.htm">Immediate postoperative ECG helps identify non-cardiac surgery patients at risk for cardiac complications</a><br />
<a href="0205RA09.htm">Diagnosis of celiac disease can be an exercise in clinical problem-solving</a><br />
<a href="0205RA10.htm">People with diabetes who have chronic hyperglycemia are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA11.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA11.htm">Women who are incontinent are more likely to complain about sexual problems than those with pelvic organ prolapse</a><br />
<a href="0205RA12.htm">Drug regimens for treating pelvic inflammatory disease should include metronidazole</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA13.htm">Minority Health/Disparities</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA13.htm">Study confirms underuse of lipid-lowering agents by Medicaid-insured minority patients with cardiovascular disease</a><br />
<a href="0205RA14.htm">Differences in coexisting illness do not explain racial/ethnic disparities in inpatient deaths from aspiration pneumonia</a><br />
<a href="0205RA15.htm">Study finds racial disparities in receipt of state-of-the-art care for HIV disease</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA16.htm">Acute Care/Hospitalization</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA16.htm">Out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation found to be associated with adverse outcomes for traumatic brain injury patients</a><br />
<a href="0205RA17.htm">New study sheds light on substantial injuries and deaths due to motorcycle accidents</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA18.htm">Evidence-Based Medicine</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA18.htm">Organizational research can help clinicians make decisions about staff and IT systems</a><br />
<a href="0205RA19.htm">Mentors may help accelerate the shift toward evidence-based nursing practice</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA20.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA20.htm">Adoption of medical innovation, which is driving much of health care costs, is largely outside the control of health plans</a><br />
<a href="0205RA21.htm">Study documents cost-effectiveness of targeted chlamydia screening</a><br />
<a href="0205RA22.htm">Policies that have a deductible inserted in the middle instead of at the front expose enrollees to more risk</a><br />
<a href="0205RA23.htm">Policies are being considered to extend medical malpractice tort reforms to the nursing home sector</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA24.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA24.htm">AHRQ releases second national reports on health care quality and disparities</a></p>
<h3><a href="0205RA25.htm">Annoucements</a></h3>
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<a href="0205RA25.htm">Journal focuses on evidence-based medicine</a><br />
<a href="0205RA26.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a><br />
<a href="0205RA28.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of February 2005<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 05-0052</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> Newsletter. February 2005, No. 294. AHRQ Publication No. 05-0052. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/feb05/</p>
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