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Systematic Evidence ReviewNumber 4
Prepared for:Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2101 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852 http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0011 Task Order No. 3Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared By: Research Triangle Institute University of North Carolina
Evidence-based Practice Center
Michael P. Pignone, M.D., M.P.H.
Christopher J. Phillips, M.D., M.P.H.
Carole M. Lannon, M.D., M.P.H.
Cynthia D. Mulrow, M.D., M.Sc.
Steven M. Teutsch, M.D., M.P.H.
Kathleen N. Lohr, Ph.D.
B. Lynn Whitener, Dr.P.H., M.S.L.S.
AHRQ Publication No. 01-S004
April 2001
On December 6, 1999, under Public Law 106-129, the Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR) was reauthorized and renamed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ). The law authorizes AHRQ to continue its research on the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care, and expands its role to improve patient safety and address medical errors. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug, device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
Systematic Evidence ReviewNumber 4
Prepared for:Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2101 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, MD 20852 http://www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-97-0011 Task Order No. 3Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared By: Research Triangle Institute University of North Carolina
Evidence-based Practice Center
Michael P. Pignone, M.D., M.P.H.
Christopher J. Phillips, M.D., M.P.H.
Carole M. Lannon, M.D., M.P.H.
Cynthia D. Mulrow, M.D., M.Sc.
Steven M. Teutsch, M.D., M.P.H.
Kathleen N. Lohr, Ph.D.
B. Lynn Whitener, Dr.P.H., M.S.L.S.
AHRQ Publication No. 01-S004
April 2001
On December 6, 1999, under Public Law 106-129, the Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR) was reauthorized and renamed the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality(AHRQ). The law authorizes AHRQ to continue its research on the cost, quality, and outcomes of health care, and expands its role to improve patient safety and address medical errors. This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug, device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
