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<td><h1><a name="h1" id="h1"></a> <em>Research Activities</em> </h1>
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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 It was current when produced and may now be outdated. Archive material is no longer maintained, and some links may not work.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>May 1996, No. 193</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a> </p>
<h2>Feature Story</h2>
<p><a href="feature.htm">Some physicians are inconsistent in
notifying patients about abnormal test results</a></p>
<h2>Departments</h2>
<p><strong><a href="dept1.htm">Primary Care/Managed Care</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept1.htm#head1">U.S. military experience with managed
care questions its cost-saving potential</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept1.htm#head2">A sustained doctor/patient partnership
is key to improved primary care</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept1.htm#head3">Higher use of dental services found
among African Americans within an elderly, low-income
population</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept1.htm#head4">Vouchers fill primary care gaps for
migrant farm workers</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept2.htm">Long-term Care/Access to Care</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept2.htm#head1">Most nursing home residents prefer
life-sustaining treatments, but do not discuss this topic with
caregivers</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept2.htm#head2">Many poor families do not take
advantage of free health care services</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept2.htm#head3">Some older Mexican Americans may not
ask family members for the help they need to avoid a nursing home
stay</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept3.htm">HIV/AIDS Research</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept3.htm#head1">Preventive therapies delay the onset of
some opportunistic diseases in HIV patients</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept4.htm">Computers in Medicine</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept4.htm#head1">Computerized alerts and reminders
improve primary care for HIV-infected patients</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept4.htm#head2">National information superhighway
should benefit health care</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept5.htm">Clinical Practice Guidelines</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept5.htm#head1">AHCPR releases update to urinary
incontinence guideline</a></p>
<h2>Regular Features</h2>
<p><strong><a href="dept6.htm">Announcements</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head1">AHCPR invites suggestions for
outcomes/effectiveness research topics</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head2">Emphasis areas identified for AHCPR's
small grant program</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head3">AHCPR to support new quality
measurement network</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head4">AHCPR funds new projects</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept6.htm#head5">New publications available from
NTIS</a></p>
<p><strong><a href="dept7.htm">Research Briefs</a></strong><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head1">Hospital ownership of post-acute
care</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head2">Cross cultural adaptation of a brief
outcome questionnaire for Spanish-speaking arthritis
patients</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head3">Influence of acid-base status at birth
and Apgar scores on survival in 500-1000g infants</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head4">Use of predicted risk of mortality to
evaluate the efficacy of anticytokine therapy in sepsis</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head5">Lyme disease surveillance in
Maryland</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head6">Factors affecting the performance of
the models in the Mortality Probability Model II system and
strategies of customization</a><br />
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="dept7.htm#head7">Selected publications are available
from the National Technical Information Service</a></p>
<p class="size2"><em>AHCPR Publication No. 96-0060<br />
Current as of June 1996</em></p>
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