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April 19, 2025 - to cause large divergences between the study's results and what would be reasonably anticipated to occur … over- or under-estimate of the benefits and harms of the intervention as they would be expected to occur … Ecological fallacy is the bias or inference error that may occur because an association observed between … Similar methodological issues may occur as a result of adjudication committees.
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March 22, 2021 - Facts About Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is one of the most serious health problems that can occur
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June 15, 2016 - The vast
majority of cases of colorectal cancer occur in individuals older than 50 years of age.
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September 23, 2014 - According to Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimates, approximately 20 million cases occur
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May 26, 2014 - According to CDC estimates, approximately 20 million
cases occur each year, with half of those cases
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January 10, 2017 - Importance
Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine that occur … However, most cases occur in the absence of any personal or family history.
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July 01, 2017 - Fair: Studies are graded "fair" if any or all of the following problems occur, without the fatal flaws
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October 17, 2022 - Depression can also occur during pregnancy
or up to one year after childbirth; this is known as perinatal
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June 20, 2023 - disorders are often unrecognized in primary care settings and substantial delays in treatment initiation occur … disorders are often unrecognized in primary care settings and years-long delays in treatment initiation occur … However, full recovery may occur. 1 , 5
According to US data collected from 2001 to 2002, the lifetime … Furthermore, these harms are likely to occur to varying degrees across different populations and in different … 47.8%), pain (34.7%), and sleep disturbance (32.5%). 22 Delays in treatment initiation also commonly occur
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January 17, 2022 - Screening for Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
Comment Period from December 14, 2021 to January 17, 2022 1
Understanding Task Force Draft Recommendations
This fact sheet explains the U.S. Preventive Servi…
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August 28, 2013 - Screening for PAD and CVD Risk Assessment with the Ankle Brachial Index in Adults: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation
SCREENING FOR PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT WITH THE
ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX IN ADULTS
CLINICAL SUMMARY OF U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMEN…
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March 13, 2018 - Clinical Summary: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
Clinical Summary: Behavioral Counseling to Prevent Skin Cancer
Population
Young adults, adolescents, children, and
parents of young children with fair skin type
Adults older than 24 years with fair skin
type
Skin self-examination in adults
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July 19, 2016 - Screening for Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary
Figure. Screening for Skin Cancer: Clinical Summary
Population Asymptomatic adults
Recommendation
No recommendation.
Grade: I (insufficient evidence)
Risk Assessment
Skin cancer occurs more commonly in men than in women and among persons with a fai…
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January 10, 2017 - Rationale
Importance
Neural tube defects are major birth defects of the brain and spine
that occur early … However, most cases occur in the absence of any
personal or family history. … Evidence on folic acid fortification,
counseling to increase dietary intake of folic acid or naturally occur
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December 15, 2009 - for women aged 60 to 69 years and probably decrease with increasing age: 1) the benefits of screening occur … Biopsies may occur as a consequence of false-positive mammography results; biopsy rates are more common … False-negative results occur at a relatively low rate for all ages, but are slightly higher in women … Overdiagnosis can occur when screening detects early-stage invasive breast cancer or DCIS in a woman, … Similarly, unnecessary earlier treatment can occur at any age when screening detects a slower-growing
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October 15, 2013 - and adolescents with hypertension with reasonable sensitivity; however, false-positive results may occur … sensitive for identifying children and adolescents with hypertension; however, false-positive results may occur … diagnostic accuracy of clinic-based screening for hypertension suggests that false-positive results may occur … pharmacologic agents is done for a much longer period, and adverse effects of such pharmacotherapy can occur
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May 24, 2022 - Rates of progression of POAG vary, although in most patients, significant visual impairment does not occur … 20 degrees or less. 1 , 8 Visual impairment refers to vision-related functional limitations and can occur … Rates of progression of POAG vary, although in most patients, significant visual impairment does not occur … placebo in general or vision-related quality of life. 7 , 16 Because self-perceived vision changes occur
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September 20, 2022 - disorders are often unrecognized in primary care settings and years-long delays in treatment initiation occur … However, full recovery may occur. 1 , 5
According to U.S. data collected from 2001 to 2002, the lifetime … 47.8%), pain (34.7%), and sleep disturbance (32.5%). 23 Delays in treatment initiation also commonly occur
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January 02, 2020 - Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women
Clinical Summary: Screening for Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women
Population Pregnant Persons
Recommendation
Grade: A
Screen for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
Risk Assessment
In the United States, new …
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January 01, 1996 - An estimated 22,000 births occur to HBV-infected women each year in the U.S. 6 Infants whose mothers … adults have a 15% lifetime risk of PHC or cirrhosis. 3 An estimated 5,000 hepatitis B-related deaths occur