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Evidence Report PDF Files

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Endovascular and Open Surgical Repairs
   PDF File (1.4 MB)

Adnexal Mass, Management
   PDF File (3.5 MB)

Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
   PDF File (10 MB); Zipped PDF File (1.3 MB)

Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
   PDF File (2.75 MB)

Antiretroviral (ARV) Drug Resistance in the Developing World
   PDF File (2.5 MB)

Asthma, Work-Related, Diagnosis and Management
   PDF File (1.2 MB)

Autopsy as Outcome and Performance Measure
   PDF File (1 MB)

B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
   PDF File (11 MB); Zipped PDF File (8 MB)

Bioterrorism Preparedness: Use of Information Technologies and Decision Support Systems
   PDF File (2 MB)

Bioterrorism Preparedness: Regionalization
   PDF File (1.8 MB)

Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
   PDF File (1.4 MB)

Breast Cancer Care in Women, Measuring Quality
   PDF File (1.4 MB)

Breast Cancer Outcomes, Gene Expression Profiling Tests
   PDF File (2.8 MB)

Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes
   PDF File (3.5 MB)

Bronchiolitis in Infants and Children, Management
   PDF File (990 KB)

Cancer Care Quality Measures, Colorectal Cancer
   PDF File (1.6 MB)

Cancer Care Quality Measures, Symptoms and End-of-Life
   PDF File (1.9 MB)

Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations
   PDF File (1.1 MB)

Cancer Family History, Collection and Use in Primary Care
   PDF File (2 MB)

Cancer Symptoms: Pain, Depression, and Fatigue, Management
   PDF File (4.3 KB)

Celiac Disease
   PDF File (6.9 MB)

Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
   PDF File (2.3 MB)

Chronic Hepatitis C, Management
   PDF File (2.3 MB)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Spirometry
   PDF File (4.8 MB); Appendixes (6 MB); Zipped PDF Files (6.2 MB)

Community-Based Participatory Research
   PDF File (3.2 MB)

Continuing Medical Education, Effectiveness
   PDF File (4.2 MB)

Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Selected Topics
   PDF File (530 KB)

Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Systematic Review on Diagnosis and Treatment
   PDF File (865 KB)

Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Failure to Thrive
   PDF File (2 MB)

Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Low Birth Weight
   PDF File (2 MB)

Criteria for Determining Disability in Infants and Children: Short Stature
   PDF File (4.5 MB)

Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Diagnosis and Treatment
   PDF File (1.8 MB)

Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment
   PDF File (17 MB); Zipped PDF File (7.4 MB)

Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated with SSRIs
    PDF File, 945 KB

Diabetes Mellitus, Islet Transplantation in Patients
   PDF File (1.2 MB)

Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Systematic Literature Review
   PDF File (475 KB)

Eating Disorders, Management
   PDF File (3.6 MB)

End-of-Life Care and Outcomes
   PDF File (6.25 MB); Zipped PDF File (4.4 MB)

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
   PDF File (7.3); Zipped PDF File (3.2 MB)

Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement
   PDF File (12.3 MB); Zipped PDF File (8.8 MB)

Episiotomy Use in Obstetrical Care
   PDF File (3.5 MB)

Fecal and Urinary Incontinence in Adults, Prevention
   PDF File (7 MB)

Health Information Technology, Costs and Benefits
   PDF File (600 KB)

Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
   PDF File (1.75 MB)

Heart Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis, Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP
   PDF File (2.6 MB)

Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction: Effect in Female, Black, and Diabetic Patients, Pharmacologic Management
   PDF File (1.3 MB)

Heparin, Uses Treat Burn Injury
   PDF File (520 KB)

Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer
   PDF File (7.6 MB)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, and Stroke
   PDF File (1.2 MB)

Immuno-Augmentation Therapy and Naltrexone for the Treatment of Cancer
   PDF File (15 MB); Zipped PDF File (1.2 MB)

Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting Glucose, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy
   PDF File (8 MB); Zipped PDF File (3.8 MB)

Insomnia, Manifestations and Management
   PDF File (1.8 MB)

Knee Replacement
   PDF File (720 KB)

Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators
   PDF File (2.6 MB)

Literacy and Health Outcomes
   PDF File (830 KB)

Mass Casualty Incident, Training Hospital Staff to Respond
   PDF File (505 KB)

Meditation Practices for Health
   PDF File, (2.8 MB)

Melatonin for Treatment of Sleep Disorders
   PDF File (1.6 MB)

Menopause-Related Symptoms, Management
   PDF File (3.3 MB)

Minority Healthcare Quality, Improvement Strategies
   PDF File (1.6 MB)

Multiple Sclerosis, Criteria to Determine Disability
   PDF File (5.4 MB)

Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Prevention of Chronic Disease
   PDF File (3.2 MB)

Nurse Staffing and Quality of Patient Care
   PDF File (2.5 MB)

Obesity, Pharmacological and Surgical Treatment
   PDF File (2.9 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Arrhythmogenic Mechanisms in Culture Studies
   PDF File (1.7 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Asthma
   PDF File (1.1 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cancer
   PDF File (4 MB); Zipped PDF File (2 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular Disease
   PDF File (2.2 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
   PDF File (5.4 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Cognitive Functions
   PDF File (860 KB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Child and Maternal Health
   PDF File (3.3 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Eye Health
   PDF File (1.5 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Mental Health
   PDF File (3.6 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Effects on Type II Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Other Diseases
   PDF File (1.4 MB)

Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Organ Transplantation
   PDF File (2.3 KB)

Osteoarthritis of the Knee
   PDF File (2.3 KB)

Otitis Media with Effusion, Diagnosis
   PDF File (6 MB); Appendixes (6.8); Zipped PDF Files (6.3 MB)

Ovarian Cancer, Genomic Tests for Detection and Management
   PDF File (2 MB)

Parkinson's Disease, Diagnosis and Management
   PDF File (6 MB);Zipped PDF File (2.3 MB)

Patient Safety, Effects of Working Conditions
   PDF File (735 KB)

Pediatric Anthrax: Implications for Bioterrorism Preparedness
   PDF File (380 KB)

Perinatal Depression: Prevalence and Screening
   PDF File (1.3 MB)

Periodic Health Evaluation, Value
   PDF File (2.5 MB)

Periodontitis, Scaling and Root Planing Therapy
   PDF File (2.8 MB)

Physical Activity, General Population and Cancer Patients and Survivors
   PDF File (5 MB)

Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression
   PDF File (1.8 MB)

Preventive Care, Economic Incentives
   PDF File (2.5 MB)

Prolonged Pregnancy, Management
   PDF File (1.5 MB)

Rhinitis, Allergic and Nonallergic
   PDF File (715 KB)

Rhinitis, Allergic, in the Working-Age Population
   PDF File (1.6 MB)

Sinusitis, Acute Bacterial—Update
   PDF File (680 KB)

Small Cell Lung Cancer, Management
    PDF File (1.5 MB)

Soy, Effects on Health Outcomes
   PDF File (8.5 MB); Appendixes (5 MB); Zipped PDF Files (8 MB)

Spinal Cord Injury, Sexuality and Reproductive Health
   PDF File (3 MB)

Stroke: Evaluation and Treatment
   PDF File (1.5 KB)

Telemedicine for the Medicare Population—Update
   PDF File (770 KB)

Tobacco Use: Prevention, Cessation, and Control
   PDF File (9.7 MB)

Toilet Training for Bowel and Bladder Control, Effectiveness of Different Methods
   PDF File (730 KB)

Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy, Management
   PDF File (1 MB); Evidence Tables (6.6 MB); Zipped PDF Files (3.2 MB)

Uterine Fibroids—Update
   PDF File (2.3 MB)

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
   PDF File (1.4 MB)

Violence Prevention in Adolescents
   PDF File (11 MB); Zipped PDF File (4.8 MB)

Vitamin D, Effectiveness and Safety in Bone Health
   PDF File (3.8 MB)

Worker-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders of the Upper Extremity
   PDF File (8.8); Zipped PDF File (5 MB)

Wound Healing, Laser Treatment and Vacuum-Assisted Closure
   PDF File (1.5 MB)

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Technical Review PDF Files

Children With Special Health Care Needs, Care Coordination Strategies
   PDF Files (350 KB)

Closing the Quality Gap:
Volume 1—Series Overview and Methodology
   PDF Files (1.5 MB)
Volume 2—Diabetes Mellitus Care
   PDF File (5.5 MB)
Volume 3—Hypertension Care
   PDF File (1.2 MB)
Volume 4—Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior
   PDF File (825 KB)
Volume 5—Asthma Care
   PDF File (4.6 MB)
Volume 6—Healthcare-Associated Infections
   PDF File (785 KB)
Volume 7—Care Coordination
   PDF File (980 KB)

Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design
   PDF File, (660 KB)

Empirical Evaluation, Association Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse Events
   PDF File, (380 KB)

Determinants of Increases in Medicare Expenditures for Physicians' Services
   PDF File (423 KB)

Meta-regression Approaches: What, Why, When, and How?
   PDF File (500 KB)

Patient Safety Indicators: Hospital Data
   PDF File (1.6 MB)

Statement of Work for Technical Analysis, Methodology
   PDF File (165 KB)

Strategies To Support Quality-based Purchasing
   PDF File (1.8 MB)

Systematic Reviews, Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness From Efficacy Trials
   PDF File (110 KB)

Systematic Reviews, Updating
   PDF File (555 KB)

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