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<h2>October 2001, No. 254</h2>
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<h2>Contents</h2>
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<p><a href="about.htm">About <em>Research Activities</em></a></p>
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<h3>Feature Story</h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA1.htm">Outpatient mastectomies have increased over the last decade</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA2.htm">Women's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA2.htm">Hormone replacement therapy does not appear to increase the risk of breast cancer recurrence, but more studies are needed</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA3.htm">Chronic hypertension is associated with an 11-fold increase in the risk of preeclampsia during pregnancy</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA4.htm">Maternal fever during labor is a strong predictor of infection-related neonatal and infant death</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA5.htm">Clinical Decisionmaking</a></h3>
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<a href="1001RA5.htm">Echocardiography can help identify patients at risk of cardiac complications following major noncardiac surgery</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA6.htm">Right heart catheterization during major noncardiac surgery does not reduce postoperative cardiac complications</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA7.htm">Increasing primary care patients' access to short-term psychotherapy leads to lasting improvement in mental health</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA8.htm">Researchers examine the use of x-rays to diagnose cervical spine injuries due to blunt trauma</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA9.htm">Children's Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA9.htm">Researchers examine parental attitudes and outcomes of adolescents who weighed 2.2 pounds or less at birth</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA10.htm">Young people with coexisting substance abuse and emotional problems need specialized residential treatment</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA11.htm">Improving the design of Medicaid dental programs may lead to better oral health for poor children</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA12.htm">Outcomes/Effectiveness Research</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA12.htm">Back pain studies examine racial differences in use of spine x-rays and effectiveness of sacroiliac joint function tests</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA13.htm">Age and race are associated with receipt of Medicare-funded outpatient care among people with schizophrenia</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA14.htm">Elderly Health</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA14.htm">Weight goals for younger people may not be appropriate for the elderly, for whom weight may be protective</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA15.htm">Elderly people who are hearing impaired use fewer health services than would be expected</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA16.htm">Long-term Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA16.htm">Increasing Medicaid reimbursement to nursing homes slightly improves quality of care</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA17.htm">When integrated into nursing home care, hospice care decreases hospitalizations for Medicare patients</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA18.htm">Quality of Care</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA18.htm">Large remote rural towns may provide the best conditions for high-quality care of older people with diabetes</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA19.htm">England and the United States differ in their approaches to improving cardiac care</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA20.htm">Researchers examine the impact of consumer health plan reports on plan choices and quality of care</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA21.htm">Special Populations</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA21.htm">Adult socioeconomic status better predicts development of certain diseases than socioeconomic status as a child</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA22.htm">Evidence-Based Medicine</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA22.htm">Exercise may help patients with chronic fatigue syndrome</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA23.htm">Health Care Organization/Delivery</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA23.htm">Primary care doctors had a high rate of job turnover in the late 1980s and early 1990s</a> <br />
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<a href="1001RA24.htm">Hospital CEOs' views of health care competition influence their choice of physician-organization integration strategies</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA25.htm">Agency News and Notes</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA25.htm">AHRQ allocates $50 million for new research on patient safety</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA26.htm">New Senior Nurse Scholar now on board at AHRQ</a></p>
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<h3><a href="1001RA27.htm">Announcements</a></h3>
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<p><a href="1001RA27.htm">New MEPS chartbook, insurance component data, and public use files are now available</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA28.htm">AHRQ publishes Spanish-language guide to getting better quality health care</a><br />
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<a href="1001RA30.htm">Grant final reports now available from NTIS</a></p>
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<p><a href="1001RA32.htm">Research Briefs</a></p>
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<p class="size2"><em>Current as of October 2001<br />
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AHRQ Publication No. 02-0002</em></p>
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