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October 18, 2011 - similarly aged women that reported absolute sensitivity and specificity of both tests in primary care applicable … several round-specific findings, so the relative colposcopy requirement between groups is probably not applicable … neoplasia; LBC = liquid-based cytology; LSIL = low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; NA = not applicable … intraepithelial lesion; IG = intervention group; LSIL = low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion; NA = not applicable
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September 24, 2019 - study conducted in a hospital in Spain 24 y ago and another in Turkey 16 y ago; may not be entirely applicable … based on 1 fair-quality cohort study
Small study conducted in Turkey 16 y ago; may not be entirely applicable … Abbreviations: ASB, asymptomatic bacteriuria; CCT, controlled clinical trial; KQ, key question; NA, not applicable
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November 01, 2013 - Behavioral Counseling Interventions: An Evidence-based Approach - Table 2
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Table 2. Six Most Commonly Cited Behavior Change Models, Theories, and Constructs - Focus and Key Co…
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January 01, 2021 - AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force)
is an independent group of national experts …
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December 22, 2014 - validity
Inconsistent: sensitivity differs greatly in 1 study
High: 3 of 4 studies used clinically applicable … specificity of 96%, PPV of 88%, and NPV of 97%. 3 studies of similar comparisons but with more clinically applicable … cardiovascular disease; HBPM = home blood pressure monitoring; MI = myocardial infarction; NA = not applicable … 65.8
≥140/90 mm Hg
117.7/69.4
0.0
5
5.5
10.0
NA
BP = blood pressure; NA = not applicable … antihypertensive medications
118.9/74.6
5.6
12.6
10.2
1.2
BP = blood pressure; NA = not applicable
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December 15, 2013 - population includes women without cancer or known BRCA mutations who are seen in clinical settings applicable … 2004 or later and done in the United States or in populations that receive services and interventions applicable … Limitations of this review include the use of only English-language articles and studies applicable to … anxiety
FHAT = Ontario Family History Assessment Tool; FHS-7 = Family History Screen-7; NA = not applicable … Events Scale; IES-R = Impact of Events Scale-Revised; MBSS = Miller Behavioral Style Scale; NA = not applicable
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April 26, 2022 - groups) limit precision for these outcomes
Studies infrequently adjusted for confounders
Broadly applicable … over time
Observational data for some trials were collected by outside investigators
Broadly applicable … trial duration
Ascertainment methods of GI bleeding events rarely reported in trials
Broadly applicable … , cardiovascular disease; GI, gastrointestinal; KQ, key question; MI,myocardial infarction; NA, not applicable
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August 01, 2010 - Ocular Prophylaxis of Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement
Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Evidence
Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation
Recommendation Statement
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July 24, 2018 - Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF
Letters
RESEARCH LETTER
EVIDENCEREPORT
Ocular Prophylaxis for Gonococcal Ophthalmia
Neonatorum: Updated Evidence Report
and Systematic Review for the
US Preventive Services Task Force
Gonococcal o…
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March 11, 2025 - Insufficient
Conducted in a US health care setting
Abbreviations: KQ, key question; NA, not applicable
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August 20, 2019 - nonspecialists in genetics to guide referrals, such as the Pedigree Assessment Tool (PAT), and were applicable … First, it included only English-language articles and studies applicable to the United States, although … 1999
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Geneticist
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Good
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable … ; HEBON, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands; HR, hazard ratio; NA, not applicable … receptor–positive; ER−, estrogen receptor–negative; KQ, key question; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; NA, not applicable
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June 01, 2018 - Identifying Evidence Gaps
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February 25, 2020 - ; GCF, global cognitive
function; GF, global function; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination;
NA, not applicable … to report monitoring
harms than cognitive
training or other
interventions
Low evidence of no
harmb
Applicable … evident NA Sparse reporting of harms
for patients or caregivers
Low evidence of no
harmb
Generally applicable … ; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MD, mean difference; MMSE, Mini-Mental State
Examination; NA, not applicable … There is a large body of well-conducted test accuracy studies,
but only a few instruments applicable
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September 01, 2022 - and limited
participation to individuals with specific risk factors which may not be more broadly applicable … immunodeficiency virus; MSM = men having sex with men; MSW = men having sex with women; NA
= not applicable … Abbreviations: Ig = immunoglobin; N/A = not applicable. … Key Question; MSM = men who have sex with men;
MSMW = Men who have sex with men and women; NA= Not applicable … Adolescents and Adults 49 Kaiser Permanente EPC
Exclusion
Code
Definition
E1 Study Aim: Not applicable
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February 25, 2020 - . 4 , 5
There is a large body of well-conducted test accuracy studies, but only a few instruments applicable … ; GCF, global cognitive function; GF, global function; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NA, not applicable … many providing little data on precise scales used
Moderate evidence of small benefit
Generally applicable … NA
Sparse reporting of harms for patients or caregivers
Low evidence of no harm b
Generally applicable … ; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MD, mean difference; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NA, not applicable
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September 18, 2018 - Waist circumference thresholds provide an accurate and widely applicable method for the discrimination … Therapy—General; FFIT, Football Fans in Training; IWQOL, Impact of Weight on Quality of Life; NA, not applicable … DPP, Diabetes Prevention Program; DPS, Diabetes Prevention Study; LSM, least squares mean; NA, not applicable … Consistency can be rated as reasonably consistent, inconsistent, or not applicable. … Precision can be rated as reasonably precise, imprecise, or not applicable.
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June 07, 2016 - Primary care clinicians should be aware of applicable local public health laws and reporting requirements … Included studies had to be applicable to the United States, as determined by the similarity of study
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May 24, 2022 - fair-quality RCTs19,23,34,46,47,61 (in 6 publications;
n = 4819) compared vision screening in primary care–applicable … geriatric medicine or eye special-
ist) or an orthoptist, but the study was considered primary care–
applicable … Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration;
KQ, key question; NA, not applicable
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January 01, 1998 - AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF or Task Force) is an independent group of nat…