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A simple and valid tool distinguished efficacy from effectiveness studies

scientific article published on 4 August 2006

A systematic review of outcomes of maternal weight gain according to the Institute of Medicine recommendations: birthweight, fetal growth, and postpartum weight retention

scientific article published on October 2009

AHRQ series paper 5: grading the strength of a body of evidence when comparing medical interventions--agency for healthcare research and quality and the effective health-care program

scientific article published on May 2010

Advancing the science of patient safety

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Anorexia nervosa treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

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Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of preterm labor: a review of the evidence

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Assessing the Predictive Validity of Strength of Evidence Grades: A Meta-Epidemiological Study

article published in 2015

Assessing the impact of systematic reviews on future research: two case studies.

scientific article published on July 2012

Assessing the need to update prevention guidelines: a comparison of two methods.

scientific article published in October 2004

Authors' reply to Gøtzsche and Hamilton

scientific article published on 10 February 2016

Authors' reply to comment on: a simple and valid tool distinguished efficacy from effectiveness studies

Average effect estimates remain similar as evidence evolves from single trials to high-quality bodies of evidence: a meta-epidemiologic study.

scientific article published on 28 February 2015

Binge eating disorder treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on May 2007

Binge-Eating Disorder in Adults.

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Binge-Eating Disorder in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Biologics for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a systematic review and critical analysis of the evidence

scientific article published on 15 June 2007

Bulimia nervosa treatment: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on May 2007

Cancer Symptoms and Side Effects: A Research Agenda to Advance Cancer Care Options

Cesarean delivery on maternal request.

scientific article published on March 2006

Cesarean delivery on maternal request: maternal and neonatal outcomes

scientific article published on December 2006

Challenges in systematic reviews of economic analyses

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Chemoprevention of breast cancer: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article (publication date: 2 July 2002)

Clinical heterogeneity in systematic reviews and health technology assessments: synthesis of guidance documents and the literature

scientific article published on 23 January 2012

Closing the quality gap: revisiting the state of the science (vol. 4: medication adherence interventions: comparative effectiveness).

scientific article published on September 2012

Communication and dissemination strategies to facilitate the use of health-related evidence.

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Community-based Participatory Research: Assessing the Evidence: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Number 99

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Comparative Benefits and Harms of Antidepressant, Psychological, Complementary, and Exercise Treatments for Major Depression

scientific article published in September 2016

Comparative Benefits and Harms of Antidepressant, Psychological, Complementary, and Exercise Treatments for Major Depression: An Evidence Report for a Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians

scientific article published on 09 February 2016

Comparative Benefits and Harms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies for Initial Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

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Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity

article published in 2011

Comparative Effectiveness of Drug Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis in Adults

scholarly article published 25 February 2011

Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Binge-Eating Disorder: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.

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Comparative benefits and harms of second generation antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapies in initial treatment of major depressive disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Comparative benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants for treating major depressive disorder: an updated meta-analysis

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Comparative benefits and harms of second-generation antidepressants: background paper for the American College of Physicians.

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Comparative effectiveness of second-generation antidepressants for accompanying anxiety, insomnia, and pain in depressed patients: a systematic review.

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Comparative effectiveness research methods: symposium overview and summary.

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Comparative risk for harms of second-generation antidepressants : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Comparison of Effects as Evidence Evolves From Single Trials to High-Quality Bodies of Evidence

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Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Counseling to promote a healthy diet in adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Criteria for Distinguishing Effectiveness From Efficacy Trials in Systematic Reviews

scientific article published on 25 August 2010

Defining treatment-resistant depression

scientific article published on 22 October 2019

Definition of Treatment-Resistant Depression in the Medicare Population

scientific article published on 28 September 2018

Developing and Testing the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Guideline Clearinghouse Extent of Adherence to Trustworthy Standards (NEATS) Instrument

scientific article published on 19 March 2019

Diagnosis and testing in bronchiolitis: a systematic review

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Discontinuation rates for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and other second-generation antidepressants in outpatients with major depressive disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published in March 2005

Drug Class Review on Second Generation Antidepressants: Final Report

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Drug Class Review on Targeted Immune Modulators: Final Report

scientific article published on 25 May 2010

Drug Class Review: Alzheimer's Drugs: Final Report

scientific article published on 20 May 2010

Drug Class Review: Inhaled Corticosteroids: Final Report

scientific article published on 25 May 2010

Drug Class Review: Second Generation Antidepressants: Final Report Update 4

scientific article published on 7 December 2010

Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review Update

scientific article published on 12 September 2018

Efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis of health outcomes

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Efficacy and safety of second-generation antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder

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Efficacy and tolerability of second-generation antidepressants in social anxiety disorder

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Enhancing the use and quality of colorectal cancer screening

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Exercise tolerance testing to screen for coronary heart disease: a systematic review for the technical support for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

scientific article published on April 2004

Functional outcomes of drug treatment in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Grades for quality of evidence were associated with distinct likelihoods that treatment effects will remain stable

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Grading the Strength of a Body of Evidence When Assessing Health Care Interventions for the Effective Health Care Program of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: An Update

Grading the strength of a body of evidence when assessing health care interventions: an EPC update

scientific article published on 20 December 2014

Health literacy interventions and outcomes: an updated systematic review.

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Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on 29 March 2018

How to develop a business case for quality

scientific article published on 15 December 2006

Impact of local adjuncts to scaling and root planing in periodontal disease therapy: a systematic review

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Interrater reliability of grading strength of evidence varies with the complexity of the evidence in systematic reviews

scientific article published on October 2013

Interventions to Improve Adherence to Self-administered Medications for Chronic Diseases in the United States

scientific article published on December 4, 2012

Interventions to improve health outcomes for patients with low literacy. A systematic review

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Interventions to prevent post-traumatic stress disorder: a systematic review

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Literacy and health outcomes: a systematic review of the literature

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Management and Outcomes of Binge-Eating Disorder

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Management of eating disorders.

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Management of uterine fibroids: an update of the evidence.

scientific article published on July 2007

Medicare: a strategy for quality assurance.

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Medication therapy management interventions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Meta-analysis of major depressive disorder relapse and recurrence with second-generation antidepressants

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Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Treatment-Resistant Depression in Adults

Nonpharmacological Versus Pharmacological Treatments for Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

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Otitis Media With Effusion: Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments

Outcomes and costs of community health worker interventions: a systematic review

scientific article published on September 2010

Outcomes of community health worker interventions.

scientific article published on June 2009

Outcomes of eating disorders: a systematic review of the literature

scientific article published on May 2007

Outcomes of maternal weight gain.

scientific article published on May 2008

Outcomes of routine episiotomy: a systematic review

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Perinatal depression: a systematic review of prevalence and incidence

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Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Measures for Guiding Antibiotic Treatment for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia

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Pharmacologic treatment of bronchiolitis in infants and children: a systematic review

scientific article published on February 2004

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for major depressive disorder: review of systematic reviews.

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Preventing and De-escalating Aggressive Behavior Among Adult Psychiatric Patients: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

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Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: An Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review Update

scholarly article published 17 May 2018

Psychological and Pharmacological Treatments for Adults With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review Update

scientific article published on 13 September 2018

Quality assurance in behavioral health

scientific article published on January 1, 1998

Quality improvement, implementation, and dissemination strategies to improve mental health care for children and adolescents: a systematic review

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REPRINT OF: Current Methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: A Review of the Process

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

Ranking antidepressants

scientific article published in The Lancet

Reliability Testing of the AHRQ EPC Approach to Grading the Strength of Evidence in Comparative Effectiveness Reviews

scientific article published on 6 July 2012

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Hospitalizations in Healthy Preterm Infants: Systematic Review

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Screening adults for type 2 diabetes: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article (publication date: 4 February 2003)

Screening and Interventions for Overweight and Obesity in Adults

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening and interventions for obesity in adults: summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

scientific article published on December 2003

Screening for Colorectal Cancer in Adults

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Dementia

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Depression

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Lipid Disorders

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Prostate Cancer

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Children 5 Years Old and Younger: A Systematic Review

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Screening for Speech and Language Delays and Disorders in Children Age 5 Years or Younger: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Screening for Suicide Risk

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

scientific article published on 20 August 2010

Screening for colorectal cancer in adults at average risk: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for dementia in primary care: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published in June 2003

Screening for depression in adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for gestational diabetes: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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Screening for prostate cancer: an update of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article (publication date: 3 December 2002)

Screening for suicide risk in adults: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

scientific article published on May 2004

Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression: An Update of the 2007 Comparative Effectiveness Review

scientific article published on 3 February 2012

Strategies To Improve Mental Health Care for Children and Adolescents

Surgical treatments for otitis media with effusion: a systematic review

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Systematic review: Effective characteristics of nursing homes and other residential long-term care settings for people with dementia

scientific article published on 19 July 2013

Systematic review: comparative effectiveness and harms of disease-modifying medications for rheumatoid arthritis

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Systematic review: smoking cessation intervention strategies for adults and adults in special populations

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The Effectiveness of Total Worker Health Interventions: A Systematic Review for a National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop

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The comparative efficacy and safety of biologics for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and metaanalysis.

scientific article published on December 2006

The insufficiency of evidence to establish the business case for quality

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The predictive validity of quality of evidence grades for the stability of effect estimates was low: a meta-epidemiological study

scientific article published on 2 September 2015

The role of research in setting priorities for health care*

scientific article published on February 1, 1996

The top patient safety strategies that can be encouraged for adoption now.

scientific article published on March 2013

Tobacco use: prevention, cessation, and control

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Tocolytic treatment for the management of preterm labor: a review of the evidence

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Transitional Care Interventions To Prevent Readmissions for People With Heart Failure

Transitional Care Interventions to Prevent Readmissions for Persons With Heart Failure

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Translating evidence-based interventions into practice: the design and development of the Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc. (MCAN).

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Treating the physical symptoms of depression with second-generation antidepressants: a systematic review and metaanalysis

scientific article published on May 2008

Using Existing Systematic Reviews To Replace De Novo Processes in Conducting Comparative Effectiveness Reviews

scholarly article published 25 March 2011