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    The following research questions are being explored by Center researchers:

    • What is the best way to handle medication refills in family practice settings?
    • What are the prevalence and predictive values of risk factors and clinical indicators of hypothyroidism in patients 65 years of age and older?
    • What are outcomes and implications of laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed by family physicians as compared with general surgeons?

    • What are the prevalence and causes of peripheral neuropathy in patients over 65 years of age?
    • With regard to the HEDIS Guidelines for care of patients with diabetes mellitus, what do primary care physicians do and why?

    • Continuity of Care, Stages of Change, and Diabetes: A TAFP R-Net Study.

    • What are the efficacy and cost effectiveness of routinely screening older patients for Vitamin B12 deficiency (RCT)?

    • Which of two approaches to office screening and intervention with problem drinkers is more acceptable and effective?

    • Does treatment of brown recluse spider bites with topical nitroglycerine improve outcomes?

    • University of Missouri Alcohol Screening Study

    • What is the "Best Practices" approach to routine screening for spousal abuse in family practice?

    • Is interferential current therapy effective for treatment of urinary incontinence?

    • Is there an association between night sweats and objective evidence of sleep disorders?

    • What are the natural history and prognosis of night sweats in patients 65 years of age and older?

    • Would use of a goal-directed approach improve care planning in NHs?

    • What is the impact of distance intentionality (well wishing) on blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and their well wishers?

    • Is routine screening for postpartum depression feasible and effective?

    • Is there an association between night sweats and a history consistent with sleep disorders?

    • Is the SBT an acceptable way to test cognitive functioning in the elderly in a primary care setting, and does screening impact management of patients with cognitive impairment?

    • What are the prevalence, risk factors, and health seeking behavior of patients with benign anorectic disease in primary care?

    • Is there an association between night sweats and GI disease?

    • Is there an association between hypomagnesemia and pre-term labor?

    • What is the prevalence of drug resistant pneumococcus in Native American children?


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