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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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 2006, No. 305</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="0106about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
<h3>Feature Story</h3>
<p><a href="0106RA1.htm">National anatomic pathology errors database can reduce hospital pathology errors</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA2.htm">Health Information Technology</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA2.htm">Computerized drug-laboratory interaction alerts change doctors' prescriptions</a> <br />
<a href="0106RA3.htm">Small medical practices are slow to adopt health information technology</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0106RA4.htm">Disparities/Minority Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA4.htm">Black patients fare worse than white patients after treatment for heart attack or unstable angina</a><br />
<a href="0106RA5.htm">Nearly half of urban American Indians and Alaskan Natives travel back to their reservation to visit during the year</a><br />
<a href="0106RA6.htm">Management of chest pain in patients with hypertension differs in men, women, and ethnic groups</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA7.htm">Child/Adolescent Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA7.htm">Broad-spectrum antibiotics given during labor are linked to late-onset serious bacterial infections in infants</a><br />
<a href="0106RA8.htm">Cognitive behavioral therapy offers adolescents with depression some benefit over treatment with antidepressants alone</a><br />
<a href="0106RA9.htm">Having a usual source of care increases wellness visits among children with asthma</a><br />
<a href="0106RA10.htm">Despite increase in cat ownership, the hospitalization rate for children with cat-scratch disease remains stable</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA11.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA11.htm">Women with mild-to-moderate pelvic inflammatory disease have similar reproductive outcomes from inpatient and outpatient care</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA12.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA12.htm">Certain clinical and surgical factors affect a patient's risk of death or stroke following carotid endarterectomy</a><br />
<a href="0106RA13.htm">Improved survival rate after prostate cancer treatment may reflect a statistical artifact</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA14.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA14.htm">Patients refuse lung cancer treatment for complicated social and psychological reasons</a><br />
<a href="0106RA15.htm">Watchful waiting is an option for men with minimally symptomatic inguinal hernias</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA16.htm">Chronic Disease</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA16.htm">Individual characteristics, complications, and treatments influence quality of life among adults with diabetes</a><br />
<a href="0106RA17.htm">Few cardiology fellowship programs offer advanced congenital heart disease training</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA18.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA18.htm">Studies examine the impact of Medicaid managed care programs on access to and use of care</a><br />
<a href="0106RA19.htm">Insurance status influences patients' access to urgent followup appointments after emergency department care</a><br />
<a href="0106RA20.htm">State-subsidized health insurance programs provide both benefits and difficulties for low-income children</a><br />
<a href="0106RA21.htm">Implantable pacemakers are cost-effective in preventing sudden death in people without a life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA22.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA22.htm">Prohibiting physicians from dispensing drugs reduces overall drug use and inappropriate prescribing</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA23.htm">Acute Care/Hospitalization</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA23.htm">Salmonella aortitis should be considered in adults with evidence of salmonella bloodstream infection but no associated GI symptoms</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA24.htm">Complementary and Alternative Medicine</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA24.htm">Study describes training and practice characteristics of massage therapists</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA25.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA25.htm">AHRQ releases 2005 National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports</a></p>
<h3><a href="0106RA26.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0106RA26.htm">AHRQ announces new brochure to help people make decisions about surgery</a><br />
<a href="0106RA27.htm">AHRQ announces recent recipients of Health Services Research Dissertation awards</a><br />
<a href="0106RA29.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHRQ Publication No. 06-0022<br />Current as of January 2006</em></p>
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