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INAHTA Briefs

Following is a chronological listing of VATAP INAHTA Briefs available for download.

• Temporal Artery Thermometry in the Post-operative Setting, December, 2006 

 
• Benzocaine-associated Methemoglobinemia in Dental Patients, April, 2006 

 
• A Systematic Review of Clinical Predictors of Outcomes in Adults with Recent Lower Limb Amputation, February, 2005 

 
• Outcome Measurement in Major Depression, September, 2004 

 
• Outcomes Measurement in Schizophrenia - No.2 in a series on Outcomes Measurement in VHA Mental Health Service, September, 2003 

 
• Optimal Temperature for Cardioplegia during coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, September, 2003 

 
• Optical Devices for Adults with Low Vision: A Systematic Review of published studies of Effectiveness, May, 2003 

 
• Visual Field Testing in VA Compensation and Pension Examinations, March, 2003

 
• Physician and Nurse staffing in Spinal Cord Injury Care: Relation to Outcomes, February, 2003

 
• Physiologic Telemonitoring in CHF, January, 2001

 
• Treatment options for Male Erectile Dysfunction : A Systematic Review of published studies of Effectiveness, January, 1999

 
• Positron Emission Tomography Update: Descriptive Analysis of Experience with PET in VA and Systematic Reviews of FDG-PET as a Diagnostic Test for cancer and Alzheimer's Disease, December, 1998

 
• Endovascularly Placed Grafts for Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Systematic Review of Published Studies of Effectiveness, May, 1998  

 
• Stereotactic Pallidotomy for Treatment of Parkinson's Disease, February, 1998  

 
• Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Metastases to the Brain: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness,December, 1997
   
• Picture Archiving and Communication Systems: A Systematic Review of Published Studies of Diagnostic Accuracy, Radiology Work Processes, Outcomes of Care, and Cost, August, 1997

 
• Shared Decision-Making Programs: A Descriptive Analysis of VA Experiences and A Systematic Review of the Evidence of Shared Decision-making programs for Prostate Care , July, 1997

 
• Positron Emission Tomography: Descriptive Analysis of Experience with PET in VA and Systematic Reviews of FDG-PET as a Diagnostic Test for cancer and Alzheimer's Disease, October, 1996

 
• Transferring Managed Care Principles to VHA: A Summary and Discussion of the Evidence for the Effectiveness of Managed Care and Managed Care Practices, July, 1996

 

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