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141. Final Research Plan: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     November 14, 2019 - The update for this topic will be conducted using rapid synthesis procedures, as described in Section … 4.7 of the USPSTF Procedure Manual (available at https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page … /Name/methods-and-processes ).  

142. Physicians’ Roles in Preventing Dental Caries in Preschool Children: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - dental visit, providing an opportunity for them to take preventive action.10 Well-defined preventive procedures … Note: See “Methods” for a list of key questions addressed in this review. Figure 1. … The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … Studies on parental acceptance of this procedure are completely lacking. … Validity of two methods for assessing oral health status of populations.

143. Grnjnsmqzvbc-Dnhgrmgg3 (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2014 - Only screening tests and methods cleared by the U.S. … METHODS Methods are further described in a technical report (13). … http://www.annals.org http://www.annals.org http://www.annals.org http://www.annals.org screening method … In the new studies without major method- ological limitations, false-positive result rates for gonorrhea … Procedure Manual.

144. Final Research Plan: Syphilis Infection in Nonpregnant Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 28, 2021 - What is the performance of risk assessment instruments or other risk stratification methods for identifying … including different screening intervals KQ 2: Risk assessment instruments and other risk stratification methods

145. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary4/lung-cancer-screening-december-2013
     July 30, 2013 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … A technical report details those methods and includes search strategies and additional evidence tables … Whether the procedure was the cause of death is unknown 53 . … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Procedure complications during the screening period, as reported in the NLST, were low.

146. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - vision disorder detection and treatment in the screening and control groups, 34 use of a suboptimal method … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published 2018. Accessed September 16, 2020. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual 9. … Screening for hearing and visual loss among elderly with questionnaires and tests: which method is the … Assessment of a rapid method to determine approximate visual acuity in large surveys and other such settings

147. Archived: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/bladder-cancer-screening-2004
     June 07, 2004 - low positive predictive value and yield many false positive results, leading to unnecessary invasive procedures … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, Atkins D, for the Methods Work Group, … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

148. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening
     February 02, 2021 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … artery stenosis (0.5%-1%). 8 The 2014 review found 2 studies of angiography, a confirmatory testing method … strokes as a result. 8 The current review found no new studies on the harms of confirmatory testing methods … Procedure Manual. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Published December 2015. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual . 6.

149. Behavioral Counseling Research and Evidence-Based Practice Recommendations: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Perspectives | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/behavioral-counseling-research-and-evidence-based-practice-recommendations-us-preventive-services-task-force-perspectives
     March 01, 2014 - Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Challenges in Applying USPSTF Methods to Behavioral Counseling … Challenges in Applying USPSTF Methods to Behavioral Counseling Intervention Studies Even with high-quality … of research for practice guidelines can be limited by decisions made during protocol design, study procedures … Pragmatic methods, measures, and models to facilitate research translation.  … Update on the methods of the U.S.

150. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Falls and Fractures in Community Dwelling Adults (pdf file)
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     January 21, 2025 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

151. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening and Behavioral Counseling Interventions to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use in Adolescents and Adults (pdf file)
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     September 02, 2025 - https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/grade-definitions

152. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
     May 15, 2009 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … Accessed at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual on 2 April 2009 … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … cases/controls with exclusion criteria applied equally to both Response rate Diagnostic testing procedures … criteria applied equally to cases and controls, response rate equal to or greater than 80%, diagnostic procedures

153. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - METHODS Scope We developed a review protocol and analytic frame- work that included the following key … Yield of Risk-Based Screening Methods Four cross-sectional studies (samples sizes ranging from 985 to … exposure of health care workers to blood or tissue in medium- or high-risk country, surgical or dental procedure … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods guide for effective- ness and comparative effectiveness reviews.

154. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: An evidence-based prevention resource for nurse practitioners (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2007 - These processes are fully described in a procedure manual and in a series of articles available on the … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … How to read the new recommendation statement: Methods update from the U.S. … Update on the methods of the U.S. … Retrieved May 1, 2008, from http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf07/methods/benefit.htm U.S.

155. Recommendation: Early Allergen Introduction to Prevent Food Allergies in Infants: Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/early-food-allergen-introduction-infants-counseling
     August 29, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

156. Archived: Genital Herpes Simplex: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Other rapid screening methods, such as cytology and direct fluorescent antibody staining, are widely … Underdiagnosis of genital herpes by current clinical and viral-isolation procedures. … Comparison of shell vial culture and the suspension-infection method for the rapid detection of herpes … A rapid culture alternative to the shell-vial method for the detection of herpes simplex virus. … In-hospital maternal mortality in the United States: time trends and relation to method of delivery.

157. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
     February 15, 2009 - control participants with exclusion criteria applied equally to both, response rate, diagnostic testing procedures … Both of these methods have obvious problems. … Without appropriate follow-up of patients, this method probably underestimates the number of false-negative … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

158. Recommendation: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/sexually-transmitted-infections
     May 01, 2025 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

159. Recommendation: Cognitive Impairment in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/cognitive-impairment-older-adults
     June 12, 2025 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the

160. Recommendation: Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation in Children and Adolescents: Primary Care Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/draft-update-summary/tobacco-use-intervention-prevention-cessation-children-adolescents
     June 21, 2024 - The Task Force uses gold standard methods to review the evidence and is transparent at each step of the