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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>January 2001, No. 245</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="101RA1.htm">Researchers underreport drug safety problems</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA2.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA2.htm">Two-thirds of adults report improved functioning and quality of life following surgery for low back pain</a><br />
<h3><a href="101RA3.htm">Health Care for Women and Children</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA3.htm">Breast cancer treatment in older women often depends on the woman's age and treatment preferences</a><br />
<a href="101RA4.htm">Researchers explore the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening</a><br />
<a href="101RA5.htm">Increasing postpartum hospital stays may reduce readmission of newborns twice as much as previously thought</a><br />
<a href="101RA6.htm">Most women would rather risk a procedure-related miscarriage than have a baby with Down syndrome</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA7.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA7.htm">No one clinical factor can identify which cystic fibrosis patients more urgently need lung transplants</a><br />
<a href="101RA8.htm">Injectable and IV heparin have similar overall care costs and effectiveness for treating deep vein thrombosis</a><br />
<a href="101RA9.htm">Patient self-assessments of health provide information not captured by clinical assessments or medical histories</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA10.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA10.htm">Women are less likely than men to receive antiretroviral drug therapies for HIV/AIDS</a><br />
<a href="101RA11.htm">Vitamin A deficiency may contribute to the development of cervical cancer lesions in HIV-infected women</a><br />
<a href="101RA12.htm">People with Medicaid coverage and a usual source of care are less likely than others to delay care after HIV diagnosis</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA13.htm">Rural Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA13.htm">Rural hospitals that treat few heart attack patients may rely on protocols to guide use of aspirin and clot-busting drugs</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA14.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA14.htm">Health plans need culturally and linguistically appropriate materials for non-English-speaking patients</a> </p>
<h3><a href="101RA15.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA15.htm">Screening for colorectal cancer every 5 years reduces mortality at costs similar to other cancer screening procedures</a><br />
<a href="101RA16.htm">Not all types of HMOs benefit financially from so-called "selection bias"</a><br />
<a href="101RA17.htm">Acquisition of local nonprofit hospitals by regional hospital systems may weaken community control of local hospital pricing</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA18.htm">Primary Care</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA18.htm">Primary care physicians can successfully use tympanometry to diagnose children's middle ear infections</a><br />
<a href="101RA19.htm">Primary care physicians generally have a positive view of hospitalists when their use is not mandatory</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA20.htm">Computers in Medicine</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA20.htm">Intranets can help clinicians share patient information</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA21.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA21.htm">AHRQ budget rises $70 million in FY 2001</a><br />
<a href="101RA22.htm">AHRQ releases new evidence report on use of milk thistle to treat liver disease</a></p>
<h3><a href="101RA24.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="101RA24.htm">AHRQ funds new projects</a><br />
<a href="101RA25.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
<p><a href="101RA26.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of January 2001<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 01-0015</em></p>
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