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September 1996, No. 196
Contents
About Research
Activities
Feature Story
AHCPR releases new
caregiver guide on urinary incontinence
Departments
Primary Care/Managed Care
Erythromycin
reduces time off work but not symptoms in patients with acute
bronchitis
Less than
two-thirds of family physicians follow recommendations to routinely vaccinate
infants against hepatitis B
Lyme disease may
occur much more often than reported
Patient
Care/Clinical Decisionmaking
Preventive
treatment with antibiotics appears to be more effective for severely ill
patients
Pregnant women
exposed to chicken pox should be tested for immune status before being given
varicella-zoster immune globulin
Nonclinical factors
may influence use of episiotomies
Patient
Outcomes/Effective Research
Surgical
discectomy is cost effective for certain patients with herniated
discs
Health Care Quality and Utilization
Physician
claims can provide clues to causes of postoperative complications
Current health,
race, and age predict future prescription drug use
Elderly private
patients are less apt to wait for nursing home admission than those eligible
for Medicaid
Physician retention
continues to be problematic in rural areas
HIV/AIDS Research
San
Francisco's response to the AIDS epidemic triggered a dramatically altered
sense of community
Health Technology Assessment
A verdict on
the value of stem-cell transplantation in multiple myeloma awaits the results
of ongoing studies
AHCPR News and Notes
Redefining
the role of research in an evolving health care market
AHCPR releases
guideline on early Alzheimer's disease and begins new focus on gathering
science-based evidence
Consumers and
health care professionals view quality of care differently
New consumer guide
talks about safe, effective use of prescription medicines
New audiotape
presents information for consumers who have vision problems
Announcements
AHCPR
announces CAHPS® advisory group
AHCPR funds new
projects
New publications
available from NTIS
Two journals seek
articles on women's health and maternal and child health
Research Briefs
Treatment
differences between blacks and whites with colorectal cancer
Influence of
comorbidity on the outcome of patients treated for out-of-hospital ventricular
fibrillation
Women's
satisfaction with prenatal care settings: A focus group study
The effect of
disease-prevalence adjustments on the accuracy of a logistic prediction
model
A
randomized, controlled effectiveness trial of an AIDS prevention program for
low-income African-American youths
A measurement model
of the medical outcomes study 36-item short-form health survey in a clinical
sample of disadvantaged, older, black and white men and women
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