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Ospina MB, Bond K, Karkhaneh M, et al. Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2007 Jun. (Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 155.)

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Meditation Practices for Health: State of the Research.

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Preface

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), through its Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs), sponsors the development of evidence reports and technology assessments to assist public- and private- sector organizations in their efforts to improve the quality of healthcare in the United States. This report was requested and funded by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). The reports and assessments provide organizations with comprehensive, science-based information on common, costly medical conditions and new healthcare technologies. The EPCs systematically review the relevant scientific literature on topics assigned to them by AHRQ and conduct additional analyses when appropriate prior to developing their reports and assessments.

To bring the broadest range of experts into the development of evidence reports and health technology assessments, AHRQ encourages the EPCs to form partnerships and enter into collaborations with other medical and research organizations. The EPCs work with these partner organizations to ensure that the evidence reports and technology assessment they produce will become building blocks for healthcare quality improvement projects throughout the Nation. The reports undergo peer review prior to their release.

AHRQ expects that the EPC evidence reports and technology assessments will inform individual health plans, providers, and purchasers as well as the healthcare system as a whole by providing important information to help improve healthcare quality.

We welcome comments on this evidence report. They may be sent by mail to the Task Order Officer named below at: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, MD 20850, or by email to vog.qrha@cpe.

  • Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D.
  • Director
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D.
  • Acting Director
  • National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Jean Slutsky, P.A., M.S.P.H.
  • Director
  • Center for Outcomes and Evidence
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Beth A. Collins Sharp, Ph.D.,R.N.
  • Director, EPC Program
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Margaret Coopey, R.N., M.G.A., M.P.S.
  • EPC Program Task Order Officer
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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