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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>March 2002, No. 259</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="0302RA1.htm">AHRQ mourns the loss of John Eisenberg</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA2.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0302RA2.htm">Aspirin use has increased in patients who have heart disease, but underuse continues to be a concern</a><br />
<a href="0302RA3.htm">Insurance type influences medication costs and the choice of brand-name or generic drugs</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0302RA4.htm">Health Care Delivery</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA4.htm">Researchers examine why some patients with chronic kidney disease are referred late to a nephrologist</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA5.htm">Minority Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA5.htm">Racial differences in indoor allergen sensitivity are consistent with differences in asthma problems</a><br />
<a href="0302RA6.htm">Minority patients have increased access to elective surgeries in areas where there are more primary care physicians</a><br />
<a href="0302RA7.htm">Asian Americans are less satisfied with the quality of primary care they receive than any other racial/ethnic group</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA8.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA8.htm">Mild or moderate asthma does not significantly impair quality of life for children</a><br />
<a href="0302RA9.htm">Outreach efforts are needed to enroll more poor children in Medicaid and boost their use of dental care</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA10.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA10.htm">Major successes in prenatal care have been related more to preserving maternal health than improving fetal outcomes</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA11.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA11.htm">HIV suppression, smoking cessation, and selective use of medications can reduce dry mouth associated with HIV infection</a><br />
<a href="0302RA12.htm">Hospital use and mortality rates for people with AIDS vary substantially by race/ethnicity and location</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA13.htm">Managed Care</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA13.htm">State shifts to Medicaid managed care may limit poor patients' access to specialists</a><br />
<a href="0302RA14.htm">Rural hospitals are more likely to pursue managed care strategies in highly competitive markets</a><br />
<a href="0302RA15.htm">Providing patients with direct access to specialists does not necessarily increase medical expenditures</a><br />
<a href="0302RA16.htm">Researchers examine ways to assess the quality of care provided by preferred provider organizations</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA17.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA17.htm">Expanding State Children's Health Insurance Programs to higher income children would not "crowd out" private insurance</a><br />
<a href="0302RA18.htm">Despite health care system changes during the early 1990s, use of care and financial burden for the uninsured changed very little</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA19.htm">Evidence-Based Medicine</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA19.htm">Private-sector experts use AHRQ evidence report as a basis for guidelines on weaning and discontinuing ventilatory support</a></p>
<h3><a href="0302RA20.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<a href="0302RA20.htm">New MEPS materials now available from AHRQ</a><br />
<a href="0302RA21.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
<p><a href="0302RA23.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of March 2002<br />
AHRQ Publication No. 02-0016</em></p>
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