New model projects 11 percent fewer deaths in 20 years if U.S. smokers stopped smoking
Outcomes/Effectiveness Research
Outcomes are improving for older patients who undergo carotid endarterectomy
Maternal leptin concentration during pregnancy is not an accurate predictor of infant birthweight
Clinical Decisionmaking
Specific factors identify asthmatics most at risk for relapse after ER treatment
Current strategy for routine thyroid function tests should be reconsidered
Computer system may someday provide quick trauma advice to emergency medicine physicians
Videos of prostate cancer treatment alternatives benefit both physicians and patients
Health Care Delivery
Physicians can identify women with bothersome incontinence by asking them a few simple questions
Social conversation during physician visits has a positive effect on patient satisfaction
Computer reminders can increase physician-patient discussions about advance directives
Managed Care
Researchers examine impact of managed care on physician behavior, quality of care, and coverage of medical technology
Quality of Care
Hospital report cards can help improve their quality of care
Physicians have an important role in improving health care quality
Special Populations
Risk of poor birth outcomes is reduced for low-income pregnant women who receive adequate support services
Fears and cultural beliefs hinder treatment of Latinos with adult-onset diabetes
Announcements
AHCPR awards $7.6 million in grants designed to improve health care quality
AHCPR offers a new information service
Final reports now available from NTIS
Research Briefs
The prospective effect of access to medical care on health-related quality-of-life outcomes in patients with symptomatic HIV disease
Incidence, acute care length of stay, and discharge to rehabilitation of traumatic amputees
The relationship between muscle abnormalities and symptom duration in lumbosacral radiculopathies
Reliability and validity of physical and mental health summary scores from the medical outcomes study HIV health survey
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