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1521. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening
      April 15, 2004 - dental visit, providing an opportunity for them to take preventive action. 10 Well-defined preventive procedures … The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … Studies on parental acceptance of this procedure are completely lacking. … Note: Go to Methods for a list of key questions addressed in this review. … Validity of two methods for assessing oral health status of populations.

1522. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Dental Caries in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary19/dental-caries-in-preschool-children-screening-2004
      April 15, 2004 - dental visit, providing an opportunity for them to take preventive action. 10 Well-defined preventive procedures … The assignment method could not be determined in 4 studies. … Studies on parental acceptance of this procedure are completely lacking. … Note: Go to Methods for a list of key questions addressed in this review. … Validity of two methods for assessing oral health status of populations.

1523. Evidence Summary: Gynecological Conditions: Periodic Screening With the Pelvic Examination | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/gynecological-conditions-screening-with-the-pelvic-examination
      March 07, 2017 - Condoms were used as the primary method of contraception by 7%, and 33% did not use any contraception … Evaluation of clinical methods for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis. … Underdiagnosis of genital herpes by current clinical and viral-isolation procedures. … effectiveness of pelvic examination and CA-125 measurement followed by ultrasonography as a screening method … Within 1 y of Positive Palpation Examination Diagnostic Procedure Positive Palpation Examination

1524. Comparative Effectiveness of Treatments for Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2013 - and aqueous drainage device surgery), and a host of newer procedures. … METHODS The U.S. … medicine or one of its subspecialties Selection of award winners will consider the article’s novelty; method … The procedure is performed as part of an office visit and requires topical anesthesia. … Surgical studies could use glaucoma surgery combined with other procedures.

1525. 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.

1526. Archived: Evidence Summary: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary1/sexually-transmitted-infections-behavioral-counseling-september-2014
      September 22, 2014 - Our full report describes our methods in detail 4 . … Good-quality studies had adequate randomization procedures, allocation concealment, blinding of outcome … assessors, reliable outcome measures (for example, at least standard laboratory procedures or efforts … attrition greater than 15% (up to 34% in 1 trial), and many did not describe their allocation concealment procedures … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

1527. Use of Medications to Reduce Risk for Primary Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review of the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2013 - 1000 women) (11, 24, 28) and was related to more benign gy- necologic conditions (24, 51); surgical procedures … cases of endo- metrial cancer (RR, 0.55 [CI, 0.36 to 0.83]; 5 cases in 1000 women), hyperplasia, and procedures … Methods Guide for Effective- ness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews. … Descriptive Studies of Decisions to Use Risk-Reducing Medications Author, Year (Reference) Method Population … edicine V olum e 158 • N um ber 8 W -2 4 9 Appendix Table 2—Continued Author, Year (Reference) Method

1528. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Methods MEDLINE® was searched from 1996 to September 2003 (Appendix 1). … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? Immunochromatographic strip (ICS). … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? 4.

1529. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Review (pdf file)
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      July 01, 1994 - Death from ovarian cancer and morbidity from surgical procedures were the principal outcomes considered … Methods Relevant articles from the medical literature were identified using a MEDLINE search (1982 … screening for ovarian cancer, given the relative rarity of the disease and the necessity for invasive procedures … Methods for improving the sen- sitivity and specificity of ultrasound are under evaluation; these include … CA-125 serum level in the diagnosis of pelvic masses: compar- ison with other methods.

1530. Archived: Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
      www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/idiopathic-scoliosis-in-adolescents-screening-2004
      June 15, 2004 - Methods Work Group; Third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Current methods of the U.S.

1531. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2004 - Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, et al; Methods Work Group, Third U.S. … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

1532. VitaminD, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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      April 17, 2018 - Methods Scope of the Review Detailed methods are available in the full evidence report at : h tt p s … independent and similar RCTs were avail- able, random-effects models using the inverse-variance weighted method … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.4 a Measures of whole-body calcium status … Section 3: topic work plan development in the US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. https … Higgins JP, Altman DG, Gøtzsche PC, et al; Cochrane Bias Methods Group; Cochrane Statistical Methods

1533. Screening for Breast Cancer: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      November 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF examined the evidence on the efficacy of 5 screening modalities in reducing mortality … common with mammography and can cause anxiety and lead to additional imaging stud- ies and invasive procedures … Other potential harms, such as pain caused by the procedure, exist but are thought to have little effect … The 2 available trials (20, 21) indicated that more additional imaging procedures and biopsies were done … Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of inter

1534. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
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      December 01, 2014 - Methods: The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on behavioral coun- seling for sexual risk reduction in primary … Interven- tion methods included face-to-face counseling, videos, written materials, and telephone support … (200 min total) delivered over 3 to 4 consecutive wk Delivered by: trained HIV and STI counselors Methods … min video followed by one 25-min group discussion session Delivered by: gender-matched facilitators Methods … Tailored intervention to increase dual-contraceptive method use: a ran- domized trial to reduce unintended

1535. Addendum to Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Evidence Update for the USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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      December 31, 2014 - Methods: PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to identify … Methods PubMed, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched to … This increase is somewhat surprising, although it may reflect improvement in ultrasonography methods … The analysis methods were also unclear (e.g., conditional multiple logistic regression was mentioned … Fourth, some have proposed alterations to the followup procedures, such as followup by imaging surveillance

1536. Evidence Summary: Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Disease: Screening and Risk Assessment With the Ankle-Brachial Index | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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      July 10, 2018 - Calculation methods are described further in the full report. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … A targeted screening method for non-invasive vascular assessment of the lower limb. … Accuracy of oscillometric determination of the ankle-brachial index as screening method for peripheral … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual. 7 ABI indicates ankle-brachial index

1537. 167fleming.indd (pdf file)
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      January 17, 2005 - METHODS We identifi ed studies of glaucoma screening and treatment from MEDLINE, the Cochrane Library … METHODS We searched MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and the Cochrane Controlled … The reported sensitivity and specifi city of perimetry varies based on the method used and the cutoff … Presently, there is no standard method for measuring visual fi eld loss in POAG. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

1538. Screening Children for Family Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
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      March 01, 2004 - Included studies described the study sample, the screening instrument or procedure, the abuse or neglect … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group? … Best results were achieved when screening involved a 2-step method, however, these strategies have not … The 2-step procedure had 89% sensitivity and 28% specificity at 6-months follow-up.

1539. Screening for Syphilis: A Brief Update (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2004 - examinations and direct fluorescent antibody tests of lesion exudates or tissues are the definitive methods … Methods MEDLINE® was searched from 1996 to September 2003 (Appendix 1). … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? Immunochromatographic strip (ICS). … A study evaluated methods of diagnosing CNS syphilis infection in 148 infants born to mothers with syphilis … Is there new information on screening tests and methods? 4.

1540. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Announces New Chair and Vice Chair (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - As a leader in the methods of making evidence-based recommendations, I look forward to working with