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<h2>January 2003, No. 269</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="0103RA1.htm">Study in large HMO found that infants discharged 1 day after birth fared as well as those with longer hospital stays</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA2.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA2.htm">Patients with hip fracture who leave the hospital too soon are at risk for worse outcomes</a> <br /><a href="0103RA3.htm">Patients undergoing hip replacement surgery fare better when their surgeons perform 10 or more of these surgeries per year</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA4.htm">Researchers examine strategies to improve asthma outcomes</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA5.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA5.htm">Older women who have breast cancer recover faster and have a more positive outlook when they are offered treatment choices</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA6.htm">Florida physicians are more aggressive in screening and treating men for prostate cancer than colleagues in other States</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA7.htm">Frequent users of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs may need medications to prevent associated ulcers</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA8.htm">Many doctors lack basic knowledge about venous thromboembolism and how to treat it</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA9.htm">Researchers confirm guidelines for use of imaging to diagnose low back pain</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA10.htm">Testing for maternal group B streptococci during labor is more cost effective than current screening strategies</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA11.htm">Obstetricians don't always follow guidelines for preventing group B streptococcal infection neonates</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA12.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA12.htm">Among children undergoing heart surgery, girls are far more likely than boys to die in the hospital</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA13.htm">Tennessee data indicate significant use of oral steroids among Medicaid-insured children</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA14.htm">Social worker-based intervention reduces symptom days and is cost effective for inner city children with asthma</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA15.htm">Parents prefer an on-call pediatrician to a nurse advice service to discuss their child's medical problems</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA16.htm">Study demonstrates a powerful association between decreasing social class and poor health and behavior problems in children</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA17.htm">Researchers link cigarette smoking in adolescents with excessive television viewing</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA18.htm">Health Insurance</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA18.htm">Being uninsured for just 2 years adversely affects the health of adults in late middle age</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA19.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA19.htm">Workplace factors, length of U.S. residence, and language barriers contribute to lack of insurance among Hispanics</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA20.htm">Despite greater poverty, less education, and less access to care, Hispanics tend to have similar or better health than whites</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA21.htm">Black race and low levels of education are associated with health disparities such as higher death rates</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA22.htm">Health Care Quality</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA22.htm">Medicare enrollees who have disabilities are most dissatisfied with not being able to get to a doctor and the high cost of care</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA23.htm">Patients who are dissatisfied with their usual source of care may seek costly nonurgent care in the emergency department</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA24.htm">Federal program provides a national approach to therapeutics education and research through a public-private partnership</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA25.htm">Adding CAHPS® data to standard enrollment materials does not affect health plan choice among new Medicaid enrollees</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA26.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA26.htm">Underfunded State-operated AIDS drug assistance programs are struggling to provide medications to those in need</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA27.htm">Health Care Workplace</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA27.htm">Sharps-related injuries cause substantial anxiety in health care workers</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA28.htm">Physician retention may depend on preventing their dissatisfaction with pay and community relationships</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA29.htm">Behavioral health care workers need increased training to meet the changing realities of today's practice</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA30.htm">Researchers identify characteristics and training of complementary and alternative medical providers</a> </p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA31.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA31.htm">HHS Secretary appoints new members to AHRQ's National Advisory Council</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA32.htm">Task Force recommends dietary counseling for adults with high cholesterol and other risk factors for chronic disease</a><br />
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<a href="0103RA33.htm">AHRQ releases evidence reports on autopsy and other topics</a></p>
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<h3><a href="0103RA34.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="0103RA34.htm">AHRQ factbook shows that childbirth and depression are leading reasons for hospitalization of younger women</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA35.htm">New AHRQ data indicate that people with chronic conditions continue to smoke</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA36.htm">New from NTIS</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA37.htm">Case studies show how findings from AHRQ-supported research are being used by the Federal Government</a> <br />
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<a href="0103RA38.htm">New MEPS products now available</a> </p>
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<p><a href="0103RA40.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of January 2003<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 03-0015</em></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Research Activities</em> newsletter. January 2003, No. 269. AHRQ Publication No. 03-0015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://www.ahrq.gov/research/jan03/</p>
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