Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 502-512, May 2010

AHRQ Series Paper 4: Assessing harms when comparing medical interventions: AHRQ and the Effective Health-Care Program

  • Roger Chou

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Medicine, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mail Code: BICC, Portland, OR, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +503-494-5367; fax: +503-494-4551.
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  • Naomi Aronson

      Affiliations

    • Blue Cross Blue Shield Evidence-based Practice Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Chicago, IL, USA
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  • David Atkins

      Affiliations

    • Office of Research Development, Veteran's Affairs Administration, Washington, DC, USA
    • Previously at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA.
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  • Afisi S. Ismaila

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Evidence-based Practice Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • Pasqualina Santaguida

      Affiliations

    • McMaster Evidence-based Practice Center, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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  • David H. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Kaiser Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
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  • Evelyn Whitlock

      Affiliations

    • Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center, Kaiser Center for Health Research, Portland, OR, USA
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  • Timothy J. Wilt

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Evidence-based Practice Center, Minneapolis VA Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research, MN, USA
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  • David Moher

      Affiliations

    • University of Ottawa Evidence-based Practice Center, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Accepted 21 June 2008. published online 29 September 2008.

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 Support: This article was written with support from the Effective Health Care Program at the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Moher is supported by a University of Ottawa Research Chair.

PII: S0895-4356(08)00161-3

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2008.06.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 63, Issue 5 , Pages 502-512, May 2010