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1541. Evidence Summary: Iron Deficiency Anemia in Young Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary23/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-young-children-screening
      March 30, 2015 - Methods: We searched Medline and Cochrane databases (1996–August 2014), as well as reference lists of … Details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method, interventions, analysis … We did not pool the results because of the heterogeneity of the studies in terms of supplementation method … Procedure Manual. 2008. … Available at: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual .

1542. Convergence and Divergence Around Breast Cancer Screening: Editorial (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2016 - Accessed at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce .org/Page/Name/methods-and-processes on 22 December 2015 … msNum=M15-3065 http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/methods-and-processes http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org … /Page/Name/methods-and-processes APPENDIX: MEMBERS OF THE USPSTF Members of the USPSTF at the time

1543. The Effectiveness of Primary Care-Based Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Evidence Review and Meta-Analysis (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2010 - Methods Study Selection Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and cohort studies conducted in developed … The data were analyzed using WinBUGS software,17 which uses a method of Markov Chain Monte Carlo called … example, educational interventions were mixed on their detailed description of content of the session, method … baseline differences in the compared groups, or randomized trials with issues regarding randomization methods … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Am J Prev Med. 2001;20:21–25. 16.

1544. Public Comment on Draft Recommendation: Behavioral Counseling to Promote a Healthy Diet and Physical Activity in Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 22, 2011 - This is a new step as part of its ongoing effort to keep its work and methods clear to the public it

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      September 01, 2013 - METHODS Key Questions and Analytic Framework We developed and followed a standard protocol. … A technical report details those methods and includes search strategies and additional evidence tables … Using estab- lished methods (23), the USPSTF, with input from the Agency for Healthcare Research and … 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.

1546. Evidence Summary: Bladder Cancer in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 15, 2010 - Quality was assessed by using methods developed by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Synthesis and Analysis When data were available from diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure … Screening could also increase the overall exposure to additional procedures and treatments due to earlier … However, we found no studies estimating the magnitude of harms associated with unnecessary procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

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      January 01, 2015 - METHODS Key Questions and Analytic Framework We developed a review protocol and analytic framework ( … One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … Most of the poor- quality studies were characterized by poor reporting of methods (such as methods of … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Procedure Manual.

1548. Prevention of Dental Caries in Children From Birth Through Age 5 Years: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2014 - METHODS: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on prevention of dental caries by primary care clinicians in … Xylitol may have promise as an addi- tional method to reduce the risk for dental caries. … However, providers and other qualified staff may require some training before offering this procedure … In this method, fluoride is incorporated into the sur- face layer of the teeth, making them more resistant

1549. New Content on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Web Site | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 28, 2011 - Adults Workgroup, including its members, mission and objectives, current research, and proposed research methods

1550. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 07, 2005 - Perimetry may be performed by manual or automated methods. … The sensitivity and specificity of perimetry varies based on the method used, the cut-off point for defining … gold standard. 2 , 3 The Henson Visual Field Analyzer and the frequency-doubling perimetry are new methods … developed in the treated group, it may have introduced a bias favoring treatment. 2 , 3 The different methods

1551. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening, 2005 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      March 07, 2005 - Perimetry may be performed by manual or automated methods. … The sensitivity and specificity of perimetry varies based on the method used, the cut-off point for defining … gold standard. 2 , 3 The Henson Visual Field Analyzer and the frequency-doubling perimetry are new methods … developed in the treated group, it may have introduced a bias favoring treatment. 2 , 3 The different methods

1552. Archived: Hearing Loss in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hearing-loss-in-older-adults-screening-august-2012
      August 15, 2012 - the following topics: association of screening with improved health outcomes, accuracy of screening methods … Six good-quality studies directly compared the accuracy of screening methods for hearing impairment in … Simple screening methods, such as the whispered voice test and single-question screening, seem to be … tests had substantially stronger positive LRs (10 and 70, respectively) compared with other screening methods … 18.6% of participants in the AudioScope group, 59.2% in the HHIE-S group, and 63.6% in the combined method

1553. Grade Definitions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      October 01, 2018 - The USPSTF changed its grade definitions based on a change in methods in May 2007 and again in July 2012 … Important flaws in study design or methods.

1554. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues Final Recommendation Statement on Screening for Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Electrocardiography (pdf file)
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      June 12, 2018 - attack or stroke is unlikely to help prevent CVD events and can actually cause harms from subsequent procedures … insufficient evidence to recommend for or against adding ECG screening to standard risk assessment methods