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December 07, 2021 - POPULATION Asymptomatic children younger than 5 years. … uses to determine the net benefit, see
the USPSTF Procedure Manual.6
Practice Considerations
Patient Population … Although the evidence to support fluoride varnish is
drawn from higher-risk populations, the provision … var-
nish to all children is reasonable because the prevalence of risk fac-
tors is high in the US population … Improving Access to Oral Health Care for
Vulnerable and Underserved Populations.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-recommendations-development-process-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - The draft research plan
includes key questions to be answered and target populations to be considered
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/USPSTF-expert-input-fact-sheet-2025-update.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Expert
reviewers provide guidance on the key questions, populations of concern, and the research approach
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-recommendations-development-process-2021_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - The draft research plan
includes key questions to be answered and target populations to be considered
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-expert-input-fact-sheet-2021_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Expert
reviewers provide guidance on the key questions, populations of concern, and the research approach
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-aspirin-to-prevent-cancer/aspirin-to-prevent-cardiovascular-disease-and-cancer-april-2016
April 11, 2016 - Conclusion: In CVD primary prevention populations, aspirin's effect on total cancer mortality and … , including CRC, as contributing to an assessment of the net benefits and harms of aspirin use in a population … Aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular events in a general population screened for a low ankle brachial … Estimates of benefits and harms of prophylactic use of aspirin in the general population. … † We considered participants in DAMAD to be a CVD primary prevention population but did not include
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2014%20(6).pdf
November 01, 2014 - Screening in high-risk ethnic groups and populations.
Suicide risk
1. … Effectiveness of interventions among diverse populations of children and adolescents. … Weight management in diverse populations of children and adolescents.
4. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups
That Deserve Further Research:
1. … Gillman is a professor and director of the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of Population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/annlrpt2014%20(9).pdf
November 01, 2014 - Screening in high-risk ethnic groups and populations.
Suicide risk
1. … Effectiveness of interventions among diverse populations of children and adolescents. … Weight management in diverse populations of children and adolescents.
4. … Evidence Gaps Relating to Specific Population and Age Groups
That Deserve Further Research:
1. … Gillman is a professor and director of the Obesity Prevention Program in the Department of Population
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November 01, 2012 - Abstraction and Quality Rating
One investigator abstracted details on the study de-
sign, patient population … Rapid versus standard testing for
prenatal HIV screening in a predominantly Hispanic population. … (39/214)
B: 8.6% (10/116)
C: 0.6% (1/159)
P � 0.001
Fair
Harris et al,
2007 (18)
United States; population … United Kingdom, Ireland,
Belgium, Denmark,
Germany, Italy, the
Netherlands, Poland,
Spain, Sweden;
population … Reference 40 was a randomized trial; all other studies were cohort
studies.
† Percentage of study population
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June 01, 2014 - point of 23/24 or
24/25 (score considered “positive”/“negative”) is appropri-
ate for most primary care populations … Americans, but its prevalence is difficult to determine be-
cause of differences in definitions and populations … It has been studied in
various populations; the mean age of participants ranged
from 69 to 95 years, … ied in far fewer studies (4 to 7 studies each), had limited
reproducibility in primary care–relevant populations … important outcomes is uncertain
because of the limited number of trials and variability in
studied populations
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/standards-guideline-dev%20(1).pdf
September 06, 2019 - multidisciplinary and balanced,
comprising a variety of methodological experts and
clinicians and populations … The USPSTF makes recommendations for a broad
range of prevention topics and populations seen in
primary … intervention from an efficacy or harms perspective,
or a recommendation can be applied to a new
population … significantly superior to a previously recommended
intervention, or a recommendation can be applied to
a new population
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March 01, 2004 - The target
population for this review is children as victims
of abuse or neglect directed towards them … Screening
Author,
Year N
Population
and Settings Instruments Results
Quality Rating
and Limitations … Stress Inventory; RR = relative risk.
5
Screening Children for Family Violence
Author,
Year N
Population … continue
7
8
Screening Children for Family Violence
Author,
Year
Type of
Study N Population
Age … Seventeen studies, using 13
unique populations, met inclusion criteria.
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October 01, 2010 - The target population was asymptomatic persons older
than 50 years. … Data Abstraction and Quality Assessment
We abstracted details on patient population, study de-
sign, … Screening Studies
Study, Year
(Reference)
Population Study Design Screening
Test
Sample Size Results … to
higher false-positive rates of screening compared with
higher-prevalence populations. … Early results of bladder-cancer screening in a high-risk population of heavy
smokers.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/2025-06/uspstf-public-engagement-fact-sheet_updated_2025.pdf
January 01, 2025 - Research Plans guide
the recommendation process and include key
questions to be answered and target populations
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February 01, 2004 - limited evidence that screening and immunizing
persons at high risk reduces the transmission or the
population … The populations considered were pregnant
women, infants, asymptomatic individuals, and high-
risk, asymptomatic … Studies were excluded if
they did not meet the inclusion criteria or if they did
not pertain to populations … No
new RCTs, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews of
the evidence for screening in the general population … Is there new evidence that
screening and immunizing the general
population for HBV infection, or that
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review46/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-screening-2004
February 15, 2004 - limited evidence that screening and immunizing persons at high risk reduces the transmission or the population … The populations considered were pregnant women, infants, asymptomatic individuals, and high-risk, asymptomatic … Studies were excluded if they did not meet the inclusion criteria or if they did not pertain to populations … No new RCTs, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews of the evidence for screening in the general population … Chang et al., 5 in a retrospective population study using a national cancer registry, showed that the
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March 20, 2018 - No studies
assessed skin cancer outcomes in pediatric populations; 1 adult trial (n = 1356) promoting … There were small to moderate increases in sun protection
behavior in pediatric populations (6 trials … Population: Study was not conducted in an included
population. Quality: Study was poor quality. … populations. … Nonmelanoma skin cancer
mortality: a population-based study.
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August 02, 2018 - Clinical Considerations
Patient Population Under Consideration
The “B” recommendation applies to adults … is defined as
benefit minus harm of the preventive service as implemented in a general, primary care population … Screening instruments have also been specifically developed
for various populations. … Counseling Interventions in Primary Care to Reduce Unhealthy Alcohol Use
in Adolescents and Adults
Population … Data on effectiveness in important
subpopulations were very limited.1 The most commonly reported sub-
population
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-familial-hypercholesterolemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
August 09, 2016 - all potentially relevant citations, against the a priori inclusion and exclusion criteria for design, population … not allow estimation of the association between lipid concentrations or atherosclerosis in general-population … , and few were conducted in nonwhite populations. … Familial hypercholesterolaemia is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the general population: guidance … Limited applicability of findings from non-US population.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-expert-input-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - Expert
reviewers provide guidance on the key questions, populations of concern, and the research approach