Field research 1999

Research Activities #230, October 1999

in Minnesota who were covered by health maintenance organizations (HMOs) received life-saving thrombolytic treatments at least as often as those covered by traditional fee-for-service (FFS) plans. In addition, they were slightly more likely to have received emergency transportation and aspirin therapy, according to a recent study funded by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (HS07357...

Research Activities #226, May 1999

influence physicians’ recommendations for cardiac catheterization, concludes a study supported by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (HS07315). In the study, the investigators found that blacks and women with chest pain had relative odds of referral for cardiac catheterization that were 60 percent of the odds for whites and men. This disparity in testing was greatest for black women...

1999 Research Engineering Annual Report

Since its founding, NASA has been dedicated to the advancement of aeronautics and space science. The NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI) Program Office plays a key part in helping NASA maintain this important role. The NASA STI Program Office is operated by Langley Research Center, the lead center for NASA's scientific and technical information. The NASA STI Program Office provides ...

Research Activities #227, June 1999

cocktail” drugs—protease inhibitors—were first approved, uninsured people with HIV disease waited up to 4-1/2 months longer, on average, than privately insured patients to begin life-sustaining medication, according to a new national study sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. The study also found that HIV patients covered by Medicaid waited 3 months longer than privately...

SRP851 1999 Great Plains Canola Research