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301. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
     April 18, 2023 - heterogeneous in that they were conducted in varying settings and used a variety of skin examination procedures … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/aboutuspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/collections/cer-methods-guide#toc-14 16. … Refer to the USPSTF Procedure Manual for interpretation of the analytic framework. 9 a Previously referred

302. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     September 15, 2012 - Screening Tests Transvaginal ultrasonography and serum CA-125 testing are readily available procedures … and commonly suggested screening methods. … Nearly 21 major complications occurred per 100 surgical procedures done on the basis of false-positive … strategy in the intervention group because no cases of ovarian cancer were detected solely by this method … Several commenters asked the USPSTF to provide information about other potential screening methods—in

303. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     insufficient to determine the effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) as a screening method … effectiveness of additional screening for breast cancer with an ultrasound, MRI, 3D mammography, or other methods

304. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
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     insufficient to determine the effectiveness of digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) as a screening method … effectiveness of additional screening for breast cancer with an ultrasound, MRI, 3D mammography, or other methods

305. Draft Recommendation: Breastfeeding: Primary Care Behavioral Counseling Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 22, 2024 - For more details on the methods the USPSTF uses to determine the net benefit, see the USPSTF Procedure … Procedure Manual. Accessed September 24, 2024. … https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Research is needed to assess barriers to breastfeeding or accessing breastfeeding interventions, and methods

306. Reducing Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - METHODS Scope We developed a review protocol by using a standard- ized process with input from experts … Detailed methods and data for the review, includ- ing the full USPSTF analytic framework on screening … each body of evi- dence as “high,” “moderate,” “low,” or “insufficient” in accordance with the AHRQ “Methods … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Methods Guide for Effective- ness and Comparative Effectiveness Reviews.

307. Clinical Summary: Screening for Ovarian Cancer (pdf file)
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     Screening Tests The USPSTF does not recommend routine screening for ovarian cancer using any method … Transvaginal ultrasound and serum cancer antigen 125 testing are readily available procedures that are

308. Archived: Evidence Summary: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary6/osteoporosis-screening-2011
     July 06, 2010 - predicting fractures, we limited studies to existing systematic reviews and technology assessments of procedures … outcomes (vertebral, nonvertebral, hip, wrist, and ankle) by using the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method … In addition, the random-effects Mantel-Haenszel method we used may be unsuitable when events are rare … estimates by using the Peto odds ratio (OR), fixed-effects Mantel-Haenszel method with an alternative … Effects of estrogen plus progestin on gynecologic cancers and associated diagnostic procedures: the Women's

309. Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening
     May 10, 2022 - Recommendation Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods … Detailed methods and results of this systematic review are available in the full evidence report. 6 … finding) for COPD on health outcomes, the review included randomized clinical trials of any screening method … www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/procedure-manual . 6. Lin, JS, Webber EM, Thomas RG. … Further details are available from the USPSTF Procedure Manual.

310. Z8Avschjezubsjtdsx424H (pdf file)
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     May 23, 2019 - 43 (P � 0.048) Good: high, differential attribution (34% and 22%) addressed by multiple imputation procedure … Methods Used To Identify Risky and Harmful Alcohol Users In the 12 trials reviewed, methods to identify … APPENDIX Methods Analytic Framework and Key Questions Using methods of the U.S. … In the third, the randomization method was not described. … alcohol use; RCT � randomized, controlled trial; RN � registered nurse; TLFB � timeline followback procedure

311. Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Death From Mammography Screening (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - Materials and methods: Using two simulation models, we estimated the distributions of radiation dose

312. Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Death From Mammography Screening (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2015 - Materials and methods: Using two simulation models, we estimated the distributions of radiation dose

313. Serological Screening for Genital Herpes: A Reaffirmation Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2023 - Methods Key Questions and Analytic Framework Using USPSTF methods, the Evidence-based Practice … Quality Assessment and Data Abstraction Two reviewers independently assessed methodological study … • Sample size: Although this is one of the criteria listed in the current procedures manual, we … In addition to the criteria listed in the USPSTF procedures manual, we also considered the criteria … What was the method used to handle missing data?

314. 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.

315. Screening for Depression in Adult Patients in Primary Care Settings: An Update (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - This article discusses methods and results for key ques- tions 1, 1a, and 4. … The 95% CIs were calcu- lated on the basis of a Poisson distribution by using the GENMOD procedure (SAS … of antidepressant trials in- cluded for key question 4, we calculated missing CIs by using the FREQ procedure … Administration estimated many fewer suicides than other reviews and used a hierarchical outcome assignment method … Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2003;12:22-33. [PMID: 12830307] 78.

316. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2010 - Quality was assessed by using methods developed by the U.S. Preventive Ser- vices Task Force. … Synthesis and Analysis When data were available from diagnostic accuracy studies, we used the diagti procedure … diagnoses or reduce the long-term risk for bladder- cancer–related death, but the studies had serious method … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … medicine or one of its subspecialties Selection of award winners will consider the article’s novelty, method

317. 10th Annual Report to Congress on High-Priority Evidence Gaps (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2020 - More details are available on the “About the USPSTF” and “Methods and Processes” pages. … For studies to adequately address gaps in the evidence, researchers need to use methods that are consistent … The Task Force has a long-standing commitment to, and specific methods for,2,4 evaluating the evidence … Preventive Services Task Force policies and procedures. Am J Prev Med. 2018;54(1S1):S70-S80. 2. … Developing primary care–based recommendations for social determinants of health: methods of the U.S.

318. 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.

319. Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/speech-and-language-delay-and-disorders-in-children-age-5-and-younger-screening
     January 23, 2024 - US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. Published May 2021. Accessed January 24, 2023. … https://uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual … Comparative Effectiveness Review Methods: Clinical Heterogeneity . … Evaluation of a structured test and a parent-led method for screening for speech and language problems … For additional information, see the USPSTF Procedure Manual. 16 , 17 Return to Table of Contents

320. 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.