research. The quality of healthcare refers to the degree to which healthcare services for individuals and populations increase...... more

report is to review the comparative clinical utility and diagnostic accuracy of risk-assessment instruments for evaluating...... more

Issues of oral health in children revolve almost exclusively around dental caries. In the U.S., dental caries is the...... more

relatively common in the U.S. to be candidates for preventive interventions, such as screening. Also, for a condition to be a...... more

s 2003 report, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) engaged the Stanford-UCSF Evidence-based Practice...... more

hypertension-related outcomes. In 2007, a comparative effectiveness review (CER) sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and...... more

The purpose of this systematic evidence review is for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to update its...... more

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a relatively common disorder in the U.S. that affects people of all ages, but is most...... more

Cancers of the skin are the most common forms of cancer in men and women, and account for nearly half of all...... more

for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) commissioned this review to examine the evidence for the effectiveness of CM...... more

, cardiovascular events, quality of life, and other outcomesc? Key Question 2. For adult patients with essential hypertension, how do...... more

the threshold chosen for defining a case. The developmentally excessive levels of inattention, overactivity, and...... more

of U.S. adults over 20 years of age have antibodies to HCV, indicating prior acute HCV infection. About 78 percent of...... more

) is the most prevalent type in the U.S. population. The pathogenesis of optic nerve damage in POAG is not well understood...... more

effectiveness review was funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). It was designed to evaluate the...... more