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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2014

Comparative effectiveness research.

J A Hirsch, P W Schaefer, J M Romero, J D Rabinov, P C Sanelli, L Manchikanti

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

J A HirschFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts Hirsch@snisonline.org.
P W SchaeferFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
J M RomeroFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
J D RabinovFrom the Department of Radiology (J.A.H., P.W.S., J.M.R., J.D.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
P C SanelliDepartment of Radiology (P.C.S.), Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York.
L ManchikantiPain Management Center of Paducah (L.M.), Paducah, Kentucky Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (L.M.), University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goal of comparative effectiveness research is to improve health care while dealing with the seemingly ever-rising cost. An understanding of comparative effectiveness research as a core topic is important for neuroradiologists. It can be used in a variety of ways. Its goal is to look at alternative methods of interacting with a clinical condition, ideally, while improving delivery of care. While the Patient-Centered Outcome Research initiative is the most mature US-based foray into comparative effectiveness research, it has been used more robustly in decision-making in other countries for quite some time. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence of the United Kingdom is a noteworthy example of comparative effectiveness research in action.

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Comparative Effectiveness ResearchPatient Outcome AssessmentHumansUnited Kingdom

Identifiers

PMID24874531
PMCPMC7966283

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