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861. Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     July 01, 2008 - Methods: The U.S. … is insufficient because of: the limited number or size of studies important flaws in study design or methods

862. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2009 - Methods: The USPSTF performed a brief literature update, includ- ing a search for new and substantial … is insufficient because of: the limited number or size of studies important flaws in study design or methods

863. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review78/ovarian-cancer-screening-2012
     April 15, 2012 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … Return to Table of Contents Methods … Clinicians were encouraged to use their usual guideline-established referral procedure (i.e., referral

864. Archived: Modeling Report: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 30, 2013 - Report (PDF) Table of Contents Abstract Background Methods … Methods: Five independent microsimulation models estimated the long-term harms and benefits of screening … Return to Table of Contents Methods … efficient frontier and were identified as consensus efficient using both approaches described in the Methods

865. Evidence Summary: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 21, 2018 - Most women referred to colposcopy underwent the procedure (93.6% in the intervention group, 90.6% in … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual . … Further details are available in the USPSTF procedure manual. 46 Return to Table of Contents … Strategy Screening Method

866. Effectiveness of Weight Management Interventions in Children: A Targeted Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2010 - METHODS Using the methods of the USPSTF,10 we developed 3 key questions (KQs) (with 6 sub-KQs) and an … When possible, data were synthesized by using quantitative methods. … Al- though outcomemeasurement has im- proved, a lingering quality issue is that the blinding procedures … The LMS method for constructing normalized growth standards. Eur J Clin Nutr. 1990;44(1):45–60 62. … Response rate The same exclusion criteria are used for both cases and controls Diagnostic testing procedures

867. JAMA JATS (pdf file)
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     August 21, 2018 - Further details are available in the USPSTF procedure manual.10 USPSTF Report: Screening for Cervical … Most women referred to colpos- copy underwent the procedure (93.6% in the intervention group, 90.6% in … Harris RP, Helfand M, Woolf SH, et al; Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.

868. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholerolemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     August 09, 2016 - Study Selection All study selection procedures used dual independent review. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.17 a Intermediate outcomes include lipid … Studies were rated as good, fair, or poor quality in accordance with USPSTF procedures. … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.

869. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - advertising targeted at high-risk groups or not targeted, reported risk factors of participants, and procedure … Changes over time in ascertainment, diagnostic cri- teria, self-examination, and registry procedures … Methods Available Interventions We sought studies of the accuracy of two methods of screen- ing for … of risk stratification followed by total-body skin examination in selected patients as a screening method … Methods and descriptive results of the South Wales Skin Cancer Study.

870. Screening for Child and Adolescent Depression in Primary Care Settings: A Systematic Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2009 - Good-quality trials typically used a multi- gated screening procedure, including a clinical assess- ment … did not exclude trials on the basis of quality criteria, and some did not report any quality-rating procedure … Double-blind method/or random allocation/or single-blind method/ 81. random$.ti,ab. 82. 79 or 80 or 81 … antidepressants, atypical antidepressants, MAOIs, electroconvulsive therapy, or other medications/procedures … Response rate The same exclusion criteria are used for both cases and controls Diagnostic testing procedures

871. Archived: Evidence Summary: Statins for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Statin Use for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 13, 2016 - One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population, setting, screening method … was present (defined as I 2 >30%), sensitivity analysis was performed with the profile likelihood method … Results using the profile likelihood method were similar (RR, 1.06 [95% CI, 0.93 to 1.18]). … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure Manual.  US Preventive Services Task Force. … Further details are available from the USPSTF procedure manual.

872. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - methods are described in detail in the Appendix (available at www.annals.org). … Hepatitis among the Yes: 2.0 (1.4–2.8) Population-based cohabiting No: 1.00 study in Northern • Surgical procedure … Italy • Dental procedures Intravenous drug use: • Intravenous drug use Yes: 18.4 (5.3–64.0) • Acupuncture … Current methods of the third U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. … Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR or PCR): This is a laboratory method used to

873. Archived: Evidence Summary: Tobacco Smoking Cessation in Adults, Including Pregnant Women: Behavioral and Pharmacotherapy Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 21, 2015 - Table of Contents Preface Abstract Introduction Methods … We relied primarily on a review-of-reviews method for this update. … We evaluated the appropriateness of meta-analytic procedures and used our technical judgment to interpret … Procedure Manual. … Accessed at www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Name/procedure-manual on 20 August 2015.

874. Archived: Comparative Effectiveness of Antiviral Treatment for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review: Hepatitis C: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 15, 2012 - interventions, comparisons, and outcomes to estimate pooled relative risks (RRs) using the DerSimonian–Laird method … Methodologic shortcomings included open-label design or unclear blinding procedures 31 , 56 , 59 , unclear … randomization methods 56 , 58 , and unclear attrition 57 , 58 . … Methods guide for effectiveness and comparative effectiveness reviews. … A comparison of statistical methods for meta-analysis. Stat Med . 2001;20:825-40.

875. Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2004 - Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection: A Brief Evidence Update Methods This brief update is based … question of whether routine screening of asymptomatic persons in the clinical setting is an effective method

876. Secyfgzqgdoqdd8J4Ccvuy (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - METHODS We followed the USPSTF’s standard methods for sys- tematic reviews and rating the quality of … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Exception allowed if used an accepted screening method and nonstandard cutoff criteria 4. … Comparison of World Health Organization and National Diabetes Data Group procedures to detect abnormalities

877. Screening for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2002 - Methods Additional methods used for this review, including determination of the quality of studies,22 … certain chronic diseases, and studies that did not provide sufficient information to determine the method … The variation among techniques, along with the lack of methods to integrate bone density results with … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … • High response rate. • Diagnostic testing procedures applied equally to each group. • Measurement

878. Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2009 - METHODS Data Sources and Searches For evidence on the benefits of aspirin for the primary prevention … US Preventive Services Task Force Procedure manual. … Current methods of the US 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

879. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 06, 2002 - Download Evidence Summary (PDF) Table of Contents Epidemiology Methods … Using different methods and different assumptions, both examined the incremental cost effectiveness of … Current methods of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. A review of the process. … controlled trials 12,678 12 Explode random allocation 38,532 13 Explode single-blind method … 4,241 14 Explode double-blind method 55,099 15 11 or 12 or 13 or 14 98,408

880. Pdf (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2008 - METHODS We followed the USPSTF’s standard methods for sys- tematic reviews and rating the quality of … Methods Work Group, Third US Preventive Services Task Force. … Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process. … Exception allowed if used an accepted screening method and nonstandard cutoff criteria 4. … Comparison of World Health Organization and National Diabetes Data Group procedures to detect abnormalities