Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPC)-Related Articles, November 7, 2014

Annals of Internal Medicine
Qaseem A, Dallas P, Forciea MA, Starkey M, Denberg TD; Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Dietary and pharmacologic management to prevent recurrent nephrolithiasis in adults: a clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med 2014 Nov 4; 161(9):659-67. [Based on AHRQ comparative effectiveness review, Recurrent Nephrolithiasis in Adults: Comparative Effectiveness of Preventive Medical Strategies, 2012, prepared by the Minnesota EPC.]  Select to access the abstract.

CMAJ
Martínez García L, Sanabria AJ, García Alvarez E, Trujillo-Martín MM, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Kotzeva A, Rigau D, Louro-González A, Barajas-Nava L, Díaz Del Campo P, Estrada MD, Solà I, Gracia J, Salcedo-Fernandez F, Lawson J, Haynes RB, Alonso-Coello P; Updating Guidelines Working Group. The validity of recommendations from clinical guidelines: a survival analysis. CMAJ 2014 Nov 4; 186(16):1211-9. [Cites AHRQ technical review, Surveillance and Identification of Signals for Updating Systematic Reviews: Implementation and Early Experience, 2013.] Select to access the abstract.

Maternal and Child Health Journal
Smith-Gagen J, Hollen R, Tashiro S, Cook DM, Yang W. The association of state law to breastfeeding practices in the US. Matern Child Health J 2014 Nov; 18(9):2034-43. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, 2007.] Select to access the abstract.

Gayawan E, Adebayo SB, Chitekwe S. Exclusive breastfeeding practice in Nigeria: a Bayesian stepwise regression analysis. Matern Child Health J 2014 Nov; 18(9):2148-57. [Cites AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment, Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, 2007.]   Select to access the abstract.