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Secondhand Effects of Student Alcohol Use Reported by Neighbors of Colleges: The Role of Alcohol Outlets

Wechsler, Henry; Lee, Jae Eun; Hall, John; Wagenaar, … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002

This is a study of the secondhand effects of student alcohol use experienced by residents of neighborhoods near college campuses. We examined the relationship of a college's level of binge drinking and the number of alcohol outlets in the immediate area, to lowered quality of neighborhood life...

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Politics and Policy of Comparative Effectiveness: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.

Rich, Eugene C.; Docteur, Elizabeth - Mathematica Policy Research - 2010

Interest in evaluating which health care interventions work best under what circumstances has surged in recent years as … health care spending has risen. This brief, the first from Mathematica’s Center on Health Care Effectiveness, looks at the … new comparative effectiveness research (CER) initiative passed as part of health care reform. The authors discuss the …

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Girls Shape the Future Study: Findings and Lessons Learned from an Effort to Assess the Effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won't PowerÂ® Program.

Zief, Susan Goerlich; Rangarajan, Anu; Pisciotta, Caterina - Mathematica Policy Research - 2008

This report presents findings from the Girls Shape the Future study, which was designed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Girls IncorporatedÂ® Will Power/Won’t PowerÂ® curriculum developed to reduce sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and sexually transmitted infections...

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Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature.

Williams, Nyna; Fleming, Chris - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

This brief reports on findings from a systematic review of the peer-reviewed literature on consumer and provider perspectives on shared decision making, the process by which consumers join providers in the clinical decision-making process. The use of comparative effectiveness research rests on...

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Consumer and Provider Perspectives on Shared Decision Making: A Systematic Review of the Peer-Reviewed Literature

Williams, Nyna; Fleming, Chris - Mathematica Policy Research - 2011

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011262286

Home- and Community-Based Service Use Among Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees with Functional Limitations, 2007-2008

Dodd, Allison Hedley; Malsberger, Rosalie - Mathematica Policy Research - 2013

This issue brief presents the results of the first study conducted using data from Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX) data and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to assess the use of home- and community-based services by the presence and level of functional limitations, as measured by...

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