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161. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Breast Cancer: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-breast-cancer/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
     January 11, 2016 - The long case accrual method counts all breast cancer cases contributing to breast cancer deaths. … In this method, the case accrual time is equivalent to or close to the follow-up time. … The short case accrual method includes only deaths that occur among cases of breast cancer diagnosed … Procedure Manual. Rockville, MD: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force; 2011. 12. … In this method, the case accrual time is equivalent to or close to the follow-up time.

162. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - from the previous 2002 evidence report found that double-contrast barium enema used as a surveillance method … The analysis was performed by using the NLMIXED procedure in SAS software, version 9.1 (SAS Institute … procedures). … (CI, 1.0-6.1 procedures) … procedures)

163. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y6xRBv7uSZY5bGCx7y48x7
     May 01, 2009 - Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF. … Accessed at www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf08/methods/procmanual.htm on 2 April 2009. 30. … Cur- rent methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … of 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

164. Final Research Plan: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/gestational-diabetes-screening
     June 06, 2019 - diagnosis of GDM: In two-step screening, the screening test must be FPG, 50-g OGCT, risk factor–based method … later screening for those without) KQ 4: Screening tests (i.e., FPG, 50-g OGCT, risk factor-based method … monitoring, insulin therapy (all preparations), or glucose-lowering medications KQs 1–5: Alternative methods … additional management or minimally active intervention, such as printed materials) KQs 1–5: Alternative methods … English   * Two-step screening involves a screening test (e.g., 50-g OGCT, risk factor–based method

165. Archived: Evidence Summary: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary8/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-2014
     January 15, 2014 - Table of Contents Preface Introduction Abstract Methods … Ultrasonography was the only screening method we considered. … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Accessed at http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Home/GetFile/6/7/procedure-manual_2016/pdf … Clinical guideline development methods: the guidelines manual 2012.

166. John B. Wong, M.D., MACP | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/john-b-wong-md-macp
     March 01, 2024 - Wong is a past president of the Society for Medical Decision Making and an associate methods editor at

167. Archived: Oral Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/oral-cancer-screening-2004
     February 04, 2004 - Direct inspection and palpation of the oral cavity is the most commonly recommended method … screening for oral cancer, although there are little data on the sensitivity and specificity of this method … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, Lohr KN, Mulrow CD, Teutsch SM, Atkins D, for the Methods Word Group, … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

168. Screening for Bladder Cancer in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/C6gCSoknL3qd32EDovsUsh
     November 01, 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; Methods Work Group, Third U.S … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

169. Sei Lee, M.D., M.A.S. | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/current-members/sei-lee-md-mas
     January 01, 2024 - He has developed new methods for survival meta-analysis to quantify how long it takes before patients

170. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - Table of Contents Preface Background Epidemiology Methods … Current screening methods include transvaginal or transabdominal ultrasound scanning of the ovaries and … How Well Do Screening Tests or Procedures Identify Women with Ovarian Cancer? … Arrow 2: How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer? … Arrow 2 represents KQ 2—"How well do screening tests or procedures identify women with ovarian cancer

171. Screening and Routine for Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/g-b8KbTXYe2vnW2zJKGoPU
     April 01, 2015 - METHODS Detailed methods and data for this review (including search strategies, inclusion criteria, … 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 … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. AHRQ Publication No. 08-05118-EF, July 2008. … Available at: www. uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/ uspstf08/methods/procmanual.htm.

172. Final Evidence Summary: Unhealthy Drug Use: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/drug-use-illicit-screening
     June 09, 2020 - or “poor” according to the USPSTF study design–specific criteria. 15 In accordance with the USPSTF Procedure … Details on counseling methods, however, were limited. … assessment to define patients’ risk level may help determine the appropriateness for treatment, such as the procedure … Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Timeline Followback: A Calendar Method for Assessing Alcohol and Drug Use .

173. AHRQ’s Support of the USPSTF (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-03/ahrq-support-of-the-uspstf-2025.pdf
     January 01, 2025 - comprehensive evidence reports l Supports the Task Force in the consistent and transparent application of its methods

174. Current Processes: Refining Evidence-based Recommendation Development - Table 1 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/current-processes-refining-evidence-based-recommendation-development-table-1
     June 01, 2007 - Procedures for Developing a Recommendation Statement a Activity b Responsible Parties Timeline

175. USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/methods-and-processes/uspstf-analytic-framework-child-and-adolescent-health-topics
     October 01, 2017 - USPSTF Analytic Framework for Child and Adolescent Health Topics Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print The USPSTF has developed a new way of approaching the evidence on preventive services for children and adoles…

176. 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

177. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Women and Elderly Adults: Intimate Partner Violence and Elderly Abuse: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-women-and-elderly-adults/intimate-partner-violence-and-elderly-abuse-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Included studies described the study sample, the screening instrument or procedure, the abuse or neglect … None evaluated the performance of a screening instrument or procedure using verified abuse outcomes. … 0.93; non-battered = 0.86) Fair Inappropriate reference standard (not compared to another method … and past-year abuse was higher with self-administered questions Fair Patients self-selected method … Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group.

178. Evidence Summary: Anxiety in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/screening-anxiety-children-adolescents
     October 11, 2022 - quantitative synthesis was performed using random-effects models with the inverse-variance weighted method … Int J Methods Psychiatr Res . 2009;18(4):204-220. doi:10.1002/mpr.293 4. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Deeks J, Higgins J, Altman DG; Cochrane Statistical Methods Group. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual

179. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: USPSTF Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6LdjRdFR8Pj8KCrgLyaWZZ
     December 01, 2012 - Screening Tests Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 test- ing are readily available procedures … and commonly sug- gested screening methods. … Nearly 21 major complica- tions occurred per 100 surgical procedures done on the basis of false-positive … In the pilot, nearly 20% of women in the multi- method group who participated in the first screening … strategy in the intervention group because no cases of ovarian cancer were detected solely by this method

180. Procedure Manual Appendix XI. Tool to Assess Adequacy and Certainty of Evidence for a Task Force Recommendation | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xi-tool-assess-adequacy-and-certainty-evidence-task-force-recommendation
     July 01, 2017 - Procedure Manual Appendix XI.