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January 01, 1996 - with a specificity of 96% 6 of the 7 cases missed were well-differentiated, superficial lesions with a good … Most of the bladder cancers detected have a good prognosis in the absence of screening: 5-year survival
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary30/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening-july-2015
July 07, 2015 - Two reviewers independently rated the quality of each study based on USPSTF guidelines as good, fair, … We included 24 good and fair studies (26 articles): 8 newly identified studies (9 articles 27–35 ) and … Late talkers: do good predictors of outcome exist? Dev Disabil Res Rev . 2011;17(2):141–150
72. … 50-80 words and grammatical scores below cutoff
Sachse and Von Suchodoletz 2008, 2009 32 , 33
Good … Checklist: previous version of the General Language Screen
1 failed item
Burden et al 1996 40
Good
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September 15, 2005 - indicates that annual mammography may miss aggressive cancer in carriers of the BRCA mutation. 1
Good … high rate of false-positive results (only 3 of 61 women with abnormal scans had ovarian cancer). 37
Good-quality … described cancer incidence or mortality outcomes associated with genetic counseling, although 10 fair- to good-quality … There is good-quality evidence on the harms of prophylactic tamoxifen, 1 including thromboembolic events
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-february-2005
February 15, 2005 - assess the internal validity of each population-based screening trial and to assign quality ratings of "good … All 4 trials were rated as good or fair quality according to the USPSTF rating criteria ( Appendix ). … In general, a good study meets all criteria, a fair study does not meet all criteria but is judged to … Only studies receiving a fair or good rating were included in the evidence synthesis. … 19,352
6319
3228
4660
Outcomes ascertained, %
99
99 3
100
NR
NR
Quality
Good
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January 19, 2023 - Studies reporting diagnostic accuracy
Study designs not described as included
Study Quality
Good-quality
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February 04, 2004 - Rationale: The USPSTF found no new good-quality evidence that screening for oral cancer leads to improved
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September 18, 2014 - gynecology clinics, emergency departments, and STI clinics)
Study designs
All KQs: Good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions
July 12, 2018 - Publication language
English
Any language other than English
Quality rating
Fair or good-quality
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan88/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions-september-2015
February 18, 2014 - date
2008 to present
Reviews published before 2008
Quality rating
Fair or good
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February 15, 2004 - Rationale
The USPSTF found good
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August 01, 2016 - Only stud-
ies rated as good or fair quality were included. … Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each
study as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … We included 11 good- or fair-quality studies (n = 7129; range,
61-3290) assessing the accuracy of 1 or … seroprevalence and
incidence
Study
participants;
Uganda
NR Women: NR
Nonwhite: NR
12 (HIV-1) NR Good … at 1 university;
United States
25 (4.4) Women: 64
Nonwhite: 31
NR 9 (by
HerpeSelect);
3 (by WB)
Good
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-latent-tuberculosis/latent-tuberculosis-infection-screening-september-2016
September 06, 2016 - Only studies rated as of fair or good quality were included. … Two independent investigators assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor, using predefined … Of the 72 fair- or good-quality studies that met inclusion criteria (n = 51,711), 67 were observational … Seventy-one studies of fair or good quality are included in this report's evidence synthesis. … Good (fair to good for studies in sensitivity analysis)
KQ4: Harms of screening
0
NA
NA
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October 22, 2013 - We included fair- to good-quality English-language studies of community-dwelling adults that were most … Fair-quality (as opposed to good-quality) studies did not meet at least 1 criterion but had no important … Only 4 studies were of good quality; the rest were of fair quality and had various risks of bias, the … Although the MIS can have relatively good test performance in screening for dementia (sensitivity, 43% … On the basis of 10 fair- to good-quality trials ( n = 3015), memantine had a benefit similar to that
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October 15, 2010 - Two authors independently rated the internal validity of each study as good, fair, or poor on the basis … We assessed the overall strength of the body of evidence for each key question (good, fair, or poor) … predetermined 19
All patients undergo the reference standard 19
Definition of ratings (based on criteria)
Good … for cluster RCTs, correction for correlation coefficient
Definition of ratings (based on criteria)
Good … Appropriate attention to potential confounding variables
Definition of ratings (based on criteria)
Good
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October 01, 2009 - ELISA, enzymatic, and other
assays; widely available
Good agreement among
different methods
No accepted … For periodontal disease, ABI, and carotid
IMT, good-quality studies relevant to predicting major
CHD … For leukocyte count and fasting blood glucose level, good-
quality cohort studies did not consistently … Effectiveness of
Treatment, and
Harms (Reference)
Overall
Strength of
Evidence
CRP level 10 Some Good … risk factors for CHD events (hyper-
lipidemia, hypertension, and smoking) were found to be
equally good
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March 11, 2025 - Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
Two reviewers independently rated each study as “good,” “fair, … 0.97 (NR) 0.94 (NR)
Shaded areas indicate range of 0.70-1.0, the arbitrary range in this review
for good … Thus,
studies could have fair or good quality methods for their primary aim, which
would not be reflected … tools, finding that 2- and 6-item subsets of a longer
18-item food security assessment instrument had good … preferred language.72 Although the acceptability
of screening for food insecurity is generally rated good
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions
April 11, 2025 - The review was limited to fair- and good-quality randomized clinical trials (RCTs, including cluster … Quality Assessment
Two reviewers independently assessed the methodological quality of each study as good … Limitations
This review was limited to fair- and good-quality RCTs evaluating breastfeeding support … 19 RCTs (n = 11,175)
Good: 5 Fair: 14
Infant health outcomes variably reported
Most outcomes based … 28 RCTs (n = 15,011)
Good: 8 Fair: 20
Only 7 trials reported harms, and details about specific harms
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April 28, 2020 - Two investigators independently assessed the quality of each study as good, fair, or poor using predefined … Four of the trials were rated good-quality 33 , 34 , 42 , 46 and the remainder were rated fair-quality … One new, good-quality trial (n = 257) evaluated NRT for smoking cessation in children aged 12 to 18 years … 2014
Fair
Both
Recruitment only
Print
12
10.8
12.0
NR e
Hollis et al, 33 2005
Good … delivered part
Face-to-face, computer
12
9.3
12.1
0.76 (0.59-0.99)
Hovell et al, 34 1996
Good
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April 18, 2023 - Synthesis: Two reviewers independently appraised the articles and extracted relevant data from fair- or good-quality … Data Extraction and Quality Assessment
The quality of each study was independently assessed as “good … cosmetic outcomes at 6-month follow-up (median score, 1.5 [interquartile range, 1-2]; excellent to good … Nine fair- or good-quality nonrandomized studies with data collected between 1975 and 2016 (n = 1,326,051 … 360,288
New studies since 2016 systematic review
8
9
17
5,685,492
Rated as good
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
July 17, 2025 - Reviews: High-, moderate-, and low-credibility existing systematic reviews Primary studies: Fair- and good-quality