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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>June 2000, No. 238</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="0600RA1.htm">Early angiography should be used for suspected heart attack victims even when ECGs appear normal</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA2.htm">Heart Disease/Stroke</a></h3>
<p><a href="0600RA2.htm">A hospital's experience with primary angioplasty affects its survival rate for heart attack patients</a><br />
<a href="0600RA3.htm">Improvements are needed in the management of warfarin therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation</a><br />
<a href="0600RA4.htm">Payer status appears to have a strong influence on hospital management of patients with heart attack</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA5.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
<p><a href="0600RA5.htm">Researchers examine ways to more accurately diagnose pelvic inflammatory disease</a><br />
<a href="0600RA6.htm">Studies focus on diagnostic testing and treatment for prostate cancer</a><br />
<a href="0600RA7.htm">Researchers find that complex gastrointestinal procedures are not just for specialists anymore</a><br />
<a href="0600RA8.htm">Most Mexican Americans prefer conventional medical care for their diabetes rather than alternative and traditional treatments</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA9.htm">Prevention</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA9.htm">Periodic health exams tend to reduce ER visits and preventable hospitalizations</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0600RA10.htm">Primary Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA10.htm">Recognizing and treating depression in primary care can prevent unnecessary hospitalizations and save money</a><br />
<a href="0600RA11.htm">More is not necessarily better when it comes to patient education materials</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA12.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA12.htm">Waiting longer between pregnancies decreases the risk of premature birth</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0600RA13.htm">Quality of Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA13.htm">Quality of care measures need to account for socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in health care</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA14.htm">Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA14.htm">Experts recommend minimum nurse staffing standards for U.S. nursing homes</a><br />
<a href="0600RA15.htm">Transfers between nursing homes are fairly common, but barriers to transfer exist for some patients</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA16.htm">Managed Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0600RA16.htm">Direct access to specialists may not raise managed care plans' costs</a><br />
<a href="0600RA17.htm">Managed care organizations make only limited use of New York State data on cardiac surgery mortality rates</a><br />
<a href="0600RA18.htm">Hospitals often form alliances with physicians when the number of HMOs in an area increases</a><br />
<a href="0600RA19.htm">Responses to current health care system changes are largely reactive and as fragmented as the changes themselves</a><br />
<a href="0600RA20.htm">Exportation of managed care to third-world countries may be detrimental rather than advantageous to their health</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA21.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0600RA21.htm">Length of survival of patients hospitalized for HIV infection vary according to the patient's race</a></p>
<h3><a href="0600RA22.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0600RA22.htm">AHRQ congratulates new dissertation grant recipients</a><br />
<a href="0600RA23.htm">National Advisory Council member receives AUPHA award</a><br />
<a href="0600RA24.htm">Attention researchers</a><br />
<a href="0600RA25.htm">Grant final reports available</a><br />
<a href="0600RA26.htm">AHRQ awards new research projects</a></p>
<p><a href="0600RA28.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of June 2000<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 00-0043</em></p>
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