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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/article/prostate-cancer-screening-2008
August 05, 2008 - follow-up or overall high loss to follow-up; use of equal, valid, and reliable outcome measurements; clear definition … conclusions
Recency and relevance are especially important for systematic reviews
Definition … Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment) Clear definition … of the interventions
All important outcomes considered
Definition of ratings based … included in study
Sample size
Administration of reliable screening test
Definition
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August 01, 2008 - METHODS
After consultation with USPSTF liaisons and content
experts, we chose a broad definition of … or overall high loss to follow-
up; use of equal, valid, and reliable outcome measure-
ments; clear definition … accurate and applied equally to each group
Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables
Definition … to follow-up
Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment)
Clear definition … of the interventions
All important outcomes considered
Definition of ratings based on above criteria
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January 13, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer
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and evidence-based medicine that works to improve the health of people nationwide
by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services…
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March 15, 2009 - Validity of conclusions Recency and relevance are especially important for systematic reviews Definition … accurate and applied equally to each group Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables Definition … follow-up Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment) Clear definition … of the interventions All important outcomes considered Definition of ratings based on above criteria … Spectrum of patients included in study Sample size Administration of reliable screening test Definition
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March 01, 2009 - studies
Validity of conclusions
Recency and relevance are especially important for systematic reviews
Definition … accurate and applied equally to each group
Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables
Definition … to follow-up
Measurements: equal, reliable, and valid (includes masking of outcome assessment)
Clear definition … of the interventions
All important outcomes considered
Definition of ratings based on above criteria … manner
Spectrum of patients included in study
Sample size
Administration of reliable screening test
Definition
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September 18, 2014 - Include
Exclude
Disease definition
Positive result for syphilis on any test modality
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January 01, 1996 - value in predicting eclampsia itself. 24 One review concluded that, due to inconsistencies in the definition … Revised definition of pre-eclampsia. Lancet . 1988;1:809–812. [ PubMed ] 21.
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May 01, 2021 - Screening for Colorectal Cancer
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Screening for Colorectal Cancer
May 2021
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The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than evidence alone.
Clinicians should understand the evidence bu…
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January 01, 2025 - Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
Clinicians
Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation
Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
January 2025
What does the USPSTF recommend?
B
Grade
Women 65 years or older:
Screen…
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September 01, 2021 - Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Clinician Summary
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Screening for Chlamydia and Gonorrhea
September 2021
What does the USPSTF recommend?
For sexually active women, including pregnant persons:
B
Grade
…
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February 01, 2011 - of a Positive Screening Test
Reference Standard Definition of a Case Type of Study, Age of Enrollees … of a Positive Screening Test
Reference Standard Definition of a Case Type of Study, Age of Enrollees … of a Positive Screening Test
Reference Standard Definition of a Case Type of Study, Age of Enrollees … of a Positive Screening Test
Reference Standard Definition of a Case Type of Study, Age of Enrollees … of a Positive Screening Test
Reference Standard Definition of a Case Type of Study, Age of Enrollees
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January 01, 2021 - Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons: Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendations
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Interventions for Tobacco Smoking Cessation
in Adults, Including Pregnant Persons January 2021
The U…
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August 01, 2022 - Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations
than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but
individualize decision making to the specific patient or situation.
Clinician Summary of USP…
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October 01, 2022 - Screening for Depression and Suicide Risk in Children and Adolescents
The USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations
than evidence alone. Clinicians should understand the evidence but
individualize decision making to the specific patient or situation.
Clinician Summary of …
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September 01, 2019 - Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
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Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
September 2019
What does the USPSTF recommend?
B
Grade
For pregnant persons
Screen persons who are pregnant for asymptomatic b…
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April 01, 2024 - Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation: Screening for Breast Cancer
Clinicians
Summary of USPSTF Final Recommendation
Screening for Breast Cancer
April 2024
What does the USPSTF recommend?
B
Grade
Women aged 40 to 74 years:
The USPSTF recommends biennial screen…
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
February 15, 2004 - The USPSTF has updated its definition of the grades it assigns to recommendations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/impaired-visual-acuity-screening-older-adults
June 04, 2020 - Include
Exclude
Definition of Disease
Impaired visual acuity due to uncorrected refractive
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July 01, 2008 - The previous review relied on the stan-
dard definition of preterm delivery from the 1960s, birth-
weight … less than 2500 g, rather than the currently accepted
definition of birth before a certain gestational … When
the Cochrane review investigators included only the 3
studies that used a gestational age–based definition
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July 15, 2008 - The previous review relied on the standard definition of preterm delivery from the 1960s, birthweight … less than 2500 g, rather than the currently accepted definition of birth before a certain gestational … When the Cochrane review investigators included only the 3 studies that used a gestational age-based definition