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881. Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2012 - However, most individual measures were statistically insignificant, and overall it was difficult to de … However, these 4 studies used only crude measures of sunscreen use and did not adjust for sun exposure

882. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
     December 15, 2007 - between 1994 and 2000 on harms of carotid endarterectomy. 48 The primary perioperative complication measure

883. Pgytn Cwqnmar9-3Du5Ste (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2016 - Outcome and Risk Factor Measures Outcome measures included rates of false-positive and false-negative … Two measures of time since the last mammography screening were evaluated to represent broad and nar- … Our goal was to provide overall rates of the out- come measures by time since the last mammography Table … Rates of Missing Data for Outcome and Risk Factor Measures for 405 191 Women Screened* Variable Women

884. Archived: Prostate Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - ranges. 28 , 29 Current evidence is inadequate to determine the relative superiority of any of these measures … reports without internal controls, usually involving carefully selected patients and surrogate outcome measures

885. PII: S0749-3797(01)00261-6 (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/Harris2001.pdf
     January 01, 2001 - 5 for interme- diate or health outcomes, respectively), and the associ- ation between intermediate measures … measured by a DNA probe) are often used in studies as indicators of efficacy; health out- comes are measures … Beware of surrogate outcome measures. Int J Tech Assess Health Care 1996;12:238–46. 20.

886. Using Nontraditional Risk Factors in Coronary Heart Disease Risk Assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2009 - The 5 studies rated as fair quality were primarily limited by their use of proxy measures to control … Predictive value of noninvasive measures of atherosclerosis for incident myocardial infarction: the Rotterdam

887. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - .18 Another trial reported no effect on falls or fracture risk.19 Some studies showed improvements in measures … function and quality of life associated with cataract sur- gery, while others reported no effect on these measures

888. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/drug-use-illicit-primary-care-interventions-for-children-and-adolescents-march-2014
     March 11, 2014 - Research to develop and validate tools to measure current and past substance use is needed. … The studies used an unusual and difficult-to-interpret measure of drug use.