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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Endovascular and Open Surgical Repairs
Access to Care and Utilization Among Children—Estimating the Effects of Public and Private Coverage
Access to Health Care: Does Neighborhood Residential Instability Matter?
Accidental Iatrogenic Pneumothorax in Hospitalized Patients
Addressing Surge Capacity in a Mass Casualty Event
Addressing the Smallpox Threat: Issues, Strategies, and Tools
Adnexal Mass, Management
Adoption Gap: Health Information Technology in Small Physician Practices, The
Adult Preventive Care Timeline
Advances in Patient Safety: From Research to Implementation
Advancing Excellence in Health Care: Getting to Effectiveness
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Effective Health Care Program: Creating a Dynamic System for Discovering and Reporting What Works in Health Care, The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports: Action Agendas for the Nation, The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Quality and Disparities Reports Emphasize Patient Safety
AHRQ Annual Highlights 2006
AHRQ Publications Order Form
AHRQ Summit—Improving Health Care Quality for All Americans: Celebrating Success, Measuring Progress, Moving Forward
AHRQ Update
AHRQ Update: Evidence-Based Health Care 2004: AHRQ Moves Research to Translation and Implementation
AHRQ WebM&M
AHRQ's Bioterrorism and Health System Preparedness Initiative
Altered Standards of Care in Mass Casualty Events
Ambulatory Care Visits for Treating Adverse Drug Effects in the United States, 1995–2001
Ambulatory Surgery in U.S. Hospitals, 2003
Analysis of Administrative Data Found that Proximate Clinical Event Ratios Provided a Systematic Approach to Identifying Possible Iatrogenic Risk Factors or Complications, An
Analysis of Preventive Dental Visits by Provider Type, 1996, An
Angina, Unstable, Prediction of Risk for Patients
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cancer
Antioxidant Supplements, Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease
Antiretroviral Drug Resistance in the Developing World
Aprotinin Use in Thoracic Aortic Surgery: Safety and Outcomes
Assessing and Understanding Measurement Equivalence in Health Outcome Measures: Issues for Further Quantitative and Qualitative Inquiry
Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action
Asthma Care Quality Improvement: A Workbook for State Action
Asthma Severity: The Patient's Perspective
Asthma, Work-Related, Diagnosis and Management
Atrial Fibrillation, Management of New Onset
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Treatment
Autopsy

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B

B Vitamins and Berries and Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disorders
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments: Build Your Question List
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Information Technology
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Pediatric Anthrax
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Regionalization
Bioterrorism Preparedness, Training of Clinicians
Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
Breast Cancer Care in Women, Measuring Quality
Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries
Burden of Illness for Children and Where We Stand in Measuring the Quality of this Health Care

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C

CAHPS Hospital Survey: Development, Testing, and Use, The
Can We Better Prioritize Resources for Cost-Utility Research?
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Colorectal Cancer
Cancer Care Quality Measures, Symptoms and End-of-Life
Cancer Clinical Trials, Recruitment of Underrepresented Populations
Cancer Control Interventions, Diffusion and Dissemination
Cardiac Ischemia, Acute, Emergency Department Technologies
Cardiac Rehabilitation as Secondary Prevention. Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians
Cardiac Rehabilitation. Clinical Practice Guideline Number 17
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Implantable Defibrillators in Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction
Cardiovascular Effects of Epinephrine
Care of Adults with Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004
Care Transitions: A Threat and an Opportunity for Patient Safety
Cataract and Glaucoma, Surgical Treatment
Cataract Surgery, Anesthesia Management
Celiac Disease
Centers for Education & Research on Therapeutics (CERTs) Brochure
CERTs Annual Report Year 5
CERTs Annual Report Year 6
Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request
Challenges in Healthcare Systems and Women's Caregiving Roles
Changes in Financial Burdens for Health Care: National Estimates for the Population Younger than 65 Years, 1996 to 2003
Changing Organizations for Their Likely Mass-Casualties Future
Childhood Obesity: Combating the Epidemic
Childhood Obesity: Is There Effective Treatment
Children's Health Care in the First National Healthcare Quality Report and National Healthcare Disparities Report
Choosing Non-Opioid Analgesics for Osteoarthritis: Clinician's Guide
Choosing Pain Medicine for Osteoarthritis: A Guide for Consumers
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Defining and Managing
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Spirometry
Clinical Practice Guideline, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Clinician Tear Sheet, Prenatal
Clinician Tear Sheet, Primary Care
Clinician's Packet, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Closing the Health Care Disparities Gap: Turning Evidence Into Action
Closing the Quality Gap: A Critical Analysis of Quality Improvement Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Antibiotic Prescribing Behavior
Closing the Quality Gap: Asthma Care Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Care Coordination
Closing the Quality Gap: Diabetes Care . . .Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Hypertension Care Strategies
Closing the Quality Gap: Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Combating Childhood Obesity
Community-Based Mass Prophylaxis: A Planning Guide for Public Health Preparedness
Community-Based Participatory Research
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Analgesics for Osteoarthritis
Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Oral Diabetes Medications for Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
Comparative Effectiveness of Epoetin and Darbeopetin for Managing Anemia in Patients Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Comparative Effectiveness of Management Strategies for Renal Artery Stenosis
Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression
Comparison of Outcomes Resulting from Generalist vs. Specialist Care for a Single Discrete Medical Condition, A
Completeness of Cause of Injury Coding in Healthcare Administrative Databases in the United States, 2001
Compliance with Well-Child Visit Recommendations: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000-2002
Consumer Assessment of Health Providers and Systems (CAHPS®): Evolving to Meet Stakeholder Needs
Consumer-Oriented Strategies for Improving Health Benefit Design: An Overview
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Selected Topics
Coronary Heart Disease in Women, Systematic Review
Cost Shifting Under Managed Behavioral Health Care
County Characteristics and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Use of Preventive Services
Coverage for Mental Health Treatment: Do the Gaps Still Persist?
Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness from Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews
Critical Analysis of Care Coordination Strategies for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Crossing the Language Chasm
Current Status of Surge Research

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Databases and Related Resources from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Decontamination of Children: Preparedness and Response for Hospital Emergency Departments
Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism, Diagnosis and Treatment
Demand for Dependent Health Insurance: How Important is the Cost of Family Coverage?, The
Dementia, Pharmacological Treatment
Demographic and Clinical Variations in Health Status
Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated with SSRIs
Developing a Methodology for Establishing a Statement of Work for a Policy-Relevant Technical Analysis
Developing Alternative Approaches to Mass Casualty Care: The Role of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Development of Models for Emergency Preparedness
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action
Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Workbook for States
Diabetes Mellitus, Islet Transplantation in Patients
Diabetes Mellitus, Use of Glycated Hemoglobin and Microalbuminuria
Diarrhea- and Rotavirus-Associated Hospitalizations Among Children Less Than 5 Years of Age: United States, 1997 and 2000
Disability and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Systematic Literature Review
Disaster Planning Drills and Readiness Assessment
Disparities Between Two Common Data Sources on Hospital Nurse Staffing
Do Different Measures of Hospital Competition Matter in Empirical Investigations of Hospital Behavior?
Do Trends in the Reporting of Quality Measures on the Nursing Home Compare Web Site Differ by Nursing Home Characteristics?
Do You Know the Right Questions to Ask?
DoD Medical Team Training Programs: An Independent Case Study Analysis
Does Capitation Matter? Impacts on Access, Use, and Quality
Does SCHIP Benefit All Low-Income Children?

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Eating Disorders, Management
Economic and Health Costs of Diabetes
Effect of Dysthymia on Receipt of HAART by Minority HIV-Infected Women
Effect on Health Outcomes of a Community-Based Medication Therapy Management Program for Seniors With Limited Incomes
Effective Health Care Program Booklet
Effective Health Care Program Kit
Effectiveness and Safety of Vitamin D in Relation to Skeletal Homeostasis
Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education
Effectiveness of Noninvasive Diagnostic Tests for Breast Abnormalities
Effects of Nursing Home Ownership Type and Resident Payer Source on Hospitalization for Suspected Pneumonia
Efficacy and Comparative Effectiveness of Off-Label Use of Atypical Antipsychotics
Electronic Preventive Services Selector (ePSS)
Emergency Departments in Crisis: Implications for Accessibility, Quality, and Safety
Emergency Departments in Crisis: Opportunities for Research
Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities
Emergency Severity Index, Version 4: Everything You Need To Know
Emergency Severity Index, Version 4: Implementation Handbook
Empirical Evaluation of the Association Between Methodological Shortcomings and Estimates of Adverse Events
Employer Coverage of Clinical Preventive Services in the United States (From Evidence-Based Practice to Practice-Based Evidence)
End-of-Life Care and Outcomes
Enhancement of Claims Data to Improve Risk Adjustment of Hospital Mortality
Enhancing Quality Improvement
Ephedra and Ephedrine for Weight Loss and Athletic Performance Enhancement
Epilepsy, Management of Newly Diagnosed Patients
Episiotomy Use in Obstetrical Care
Evaluating the Patient Safety Indicators: How Well Do They Perform on Veterans Health Administration Data?
Evaluation of Hospital Disaster Drills: A Module-Based Approach
Evidence-Based Decision Making: Global Evidence, Local Decisions
Evidence-Based Resources for Nurses: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Evidence on the Effectiveness of Management for Malignant Pleural Effusion: A Systematic Review, The
Exploring and Crossing the Disparity Divide in Cancer Mortality

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Factors Associated with High-Quality/ Low-Cost Hospital Performance
FIBROID Registry: Report of Structure, Methods, and Initial Results, The
First, Do No Harm: Reducing Pediatric Medication Errors
First National Reports on United States Healthcare Quality and Disparities, The
5-Day Countdown, Flip Book
From Information on Quality to Quality Information

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G

Gaps in Data for American Indians and Alaska Natives in the National Healthcare. Disparities Report
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Quality of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction and Heart Failure Associated with Comorbidities
Gender Differences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Quality of Care for Diabetes
Gender Differences in Drug Use and Expenditures in a Privately Insured Population of Older Adults
Getting to "Smart" Health Care
Good Information for Smokers, Consumer Guide
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2006, The
Guide to Health Care Quality

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Have State Caps on Malpractice Awards Increased the Supply of Physicians?
Having Surgery? What You Need to Know
HCUPnet
Health Care Expenditure Burdens Among Adults with Diabetes in 2001
Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by a County Level of Urban Influence
Health Care for Children and Youth in the United States: Annual Report on Patterns of Coverage, Utilization, Quality, and Expenditures by Income
Health Emergency Assistance Line and Triage Hub (HEALTH) Model
Health Information Technology, Costs and Benefits
Health Information Technology to Advance Excellence in Health Care
Health Insurance: What Employers Are Reporting
Health Plan Liability and ERISA: The Expanding Scope of State Legislation
Health, Preventive Health Care, and Health Care Access Among Women with Disabilities in the 1994-1995 National Health Interview Survey, Supplement on Disability
Health Systems Guide, Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence
Healthcare Utilization and Outcomes After Bariatric Surgery
Health Related Quality of Life After Mitral Valve Repairs and Replacements
Health-Related Quality of Life Among Adults with Diabetes
Heart Failure and Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction, Pharmacologic Management
Heart Failure, Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
Heart Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis, Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP
Helping Smokers Quit, A Guide for Clinicians
Helping Smokers Quit, A Guide for Nurses
Heparin to Treat Burn Injury
Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer: Diagnostic Strategies and Their Implications
Hospital and Ambulatory Surgery Care for Women's Cancers
Hospital Finances and Patient Safety Outcomes
Hospital Inpatient Costs for Adults with Multiple Chronic Conditions
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2007 Comparative Database Report
Hospitalization and Death Associated with Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescriptions Among Elderly Nursing Home Residents
Hospitalization in the United States, 2002
How Much Can Really Be Saved by Rolling Back SCHIP? The Net Cost of Public Health Insurance for Children
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

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Illness Severity and Propensity to Travel Along the Urban-Rural Continuum
Immuno-Augmentation Therapy and Naltrexone for Cancer, Treatment
Impact of SCHIP on Insurance Coverage of Children, The
Impacts of Mental Health Parity and Managed Care in One Large Employer Group: A Reexamination, The
Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Fasting Glucose, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Therapy
Importance of Safety and Quality in Rural America, The
Improving Patient Safety—Five Years After the IOM Report
Improving Patient Safety in Hospitals: Contributions of High-Reliability Theory and Normal Accident Theory
Improving the Use and Safety of Medications in Women Through Sex/Gender and Race/Ethnicity Analysis: Introduction
Inappropriate Medication Use in the Elderly
Influence of Rural Location on Utilization of Formal Home Care: The Role of Medicaid, The
Informing Quality Health Care
Initiating Transformational Change to Enhance Patient Safety
Inpatient Quality Indicators
Insomnia, Manifestations and Management
Intensive Care Unit, Patient Safety, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, The
Intersections for Mutual Success in Nursing and Health Services Research
It's Your Health: Use Your Medications Safely

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K

Kawasaki Syndrome in Hawaii
Keeping Our Promises: Research, Practice, and Policy Issues in Health Care Reliability; Foreword to a Special Issue of Health Services Research
Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)

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L

Linkages with Community Providers
Literacy and Health Outcomes
Long-Term Effectiveness of Weight-Loss Interventions in Adults With Pre-Diabetes: A Review
Lost in Translation: The Value of Qualitative Data
Low Birth Weight, Determining Disability in Infants and Children

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