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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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 2005, No. 295</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="0305RA1.htm">Preventing diabetes complications could save $2.5 billion annually</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA2.htm">Patient Safety/Quality</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA2.htm">New study on computerized order entry finds flaws that could lead to errors, but there are opportunities for improvement</a> <br />
<a href="0305RA3.htm">Computerized standing orders can increase rates of flu and pneumonia vaccination of hospital patients</a> <br />
<a href="0305RA4.htm">Skipping meals or breaks may contribute to nurse burnout and jeopardize nurses' health</a> <br />
<a href="0305RA5.htm">Health plans take action to improve services for members with limited English proficiency</a> </p>
<h3><a href="0305RA6.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA6.htm">Increased use of early revascularization in heart attack patients with cardiogenic shock will save lives</a> <br />
<a href="0305RA7.htm">Enhanced CT performs better than unenhanced CT in predicting extent of damaged brain tissue in acute stroke patients</a><br />
<a href="0305RA8.htm">Androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of fracture among elderly men</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA9.htm">Pharmaceutical Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA9.htm">Use of certain antidepressants may increase risk of hip fractures among older patients</a><br />
<a href="0305RA10.htm">Pharmacy data can help public health officials identify TB cases and assess their management by private-sector physicians</a><br />
<a href="0305RA11.htm">Pharmacogenomic drug development raises new challenges for drug regulatory agencies</a><br />
<a href="0305RA12.htm">Studies of COX-2 inhibitors have ramifications for other drugs and pharmaceutical policies</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA13.htm">Primary Care Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA13.htm">Primary care providers miss opportunities during office visits for adult preventive care</a><br />
<a href="0305RA14.htm">Family doctors and patients tend to agree on what constitutes competent patient communication</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA15.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA15.htm">Late bottle-weaning is associated with an increased risk of overweight</a><br />
<a href="0305RA16.htm">Significant exposure to tobacco smoke and underuse of controller medications exacerbate asthma symptoms among Head Start children</a><br />
<a href="0305RA17.htm">Limited direct evidence supports the many recommendations for preventive care during well-child care visits</a><br />
<a href="0305RA18.htm">Combined video and computer game use outpaces daily TV viewing among preadolescents</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA19.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA19.htm">Women 65 and older used more medications and spent more for them than same-age men during the period 1999 to 2001</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA20.htm">Disparities/Minority Health</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA20.htm">Ethnic differences in willingness to undergo knee replacement may explain disparities in receipt of this procedure</a><br />
<a href="0305RA21.htm">Race appears to be a factor in how doctors communicate with their patients during primary care visits</a><br />
<a href="0305RA22.htm">Minority physicians in Maryland are more likely than white physicians to be denied managed care contracts</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA23.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA23.htm">Clinics funded by the Ryan White CARE Act provide more specialized and comprehensive HIV care than other HIV clinics</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA24.htm">Health Care Costs and Financing</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA24.htm">Rural workers have less employment-related health insurance for several reasons, including low wages and smaller employers</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA25.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA25.htm">Collaboration within the health research community can move us from information about quality to information for decisionmaking</a></p>
<h3><a href="0305RA26.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
<p><a href="0305RA26.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a><br />
<a href="0305RA28.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>Current as of March 2005<br />AHRQ Publication No. 05-0062</em></p>
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