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441. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Providers appear to have achieved high levels of lipid screening based on population-based patient survey … The absolute risk reduction with drug therapy depends on the underlying risk in the person or population … The populations in these studies appear similar to those found in primary care practice. … Cholesterol lowering in the elderly population: Coordinating Committee of the National Choles- terol … estimation for primary prevention: validation of a new Sheffield Table in the 1995 Scottish health survey population

442. Recommendation: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     December 15, 2020 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … Other high-prevalence populations include persons who inject drugs; men who have sex with men; persons … Practice Considerations Patient Population … The estimated prevalence of HBV infection in the general US population is 0.3% to 0.5%, 8 , 9 , 11 , … Clinicians should therefore consider the populations they serve when making screening decisions.

443. Archived: Low-Dose Aspirin Use for the Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality From Preeclampsia: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 09, 2014 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … B Clinician Summary Expand All Population Asymptomatic pregnant women … This approach may help to identify a patient population with an absolute risk for preeclampsia of at … Further research in populations that bear the highest disease burden for preeclampsia, including African … The USPSTF also added language to the Table to clarify the populations at risk.

444. Archived: Final Research Plan: High Blood Pressure in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 15, 2013 - of blood pressure as part of a disease management program for heart failure or weight loss Population … with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, or renal transplant) who do not represent a primary screening population … for hypertension with medication Studies that include more than 20% of the above excluded populations … as listed above) KQ 4:  Studies that report only average change in blood pressure for the entire population … review will include additional detail noting that this value is derived from guidelines for various populations

445. Screening for Breast Cancer Using Film Mammography: Clinical Summary of 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
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     PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION* Population Women Aged 40−49 Years Women … PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION* Population Women Aged ≥40 Years Screening … Contrast-enhanced MRI has been shown to detect more cases of cancer in very high-risk populations

446. Prevention of Dental Caries in Preschool Children - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2004 - Considerations • Dental disease is prevalent among young children, particularly those from lower socioeconomic populations … Force on Community Preventive Services has recommended that local water fluoridation be a part of a population-based … Risk of enamel fluorosis in nonfluoridated and optimally fluoridated populations: considerations for … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

447. Screening for Depression - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2002 - another, so clinicians can choose the method that best fits their personal preference, the patient population … effective, but the clinical impact of routine depression screening has not been studied in pediatric populations … Most of the data supporting effectiveness come from structured trials with selected populations, although … : Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

448. Archived: Drug Use, Illicit: Primary Care Interventions for Children and Adolescents | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 11, 2014 - Read the Full Recommendation Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … I Clinician Summary Expand All   Population Children and … Research should continue to study diverse populations and the effects of interventions on children and … It is simple to score and has good sensitivity and specificity across a range of populations and settings … Although the interventions substantially varied in their intensity, components, populations, and sample

449. Evidence Directions for Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Child Maltreatment (pdf file)
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     interventions “Rates of harms, including those arising from surveillance, for racial and ethnic populations

450. Archived: Screening for HIV in Adolescents and Adults: Evidence Summary: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 20, 2012 - Extraction and Quality Assessment One investigator abstracted details about the study design, patient population … the yield of repeated HIV screening, which probably depends on the incidence of new infections in a population … and risk of myocardial infarction in HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy: a population-based … The population includes nonpregnant adolescents and adults who are asymptomatic for HIV and screened … A total of 820 full-text articles were excluded for the following reasons: wrong population (111), wrong

451. Final Research Plan: Lung Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 16, 2018 - Category Include Exclude Populations KQs 1–5, 8: Asymptomatic adults (age ≥18 years) … effectiveness of treatments, comparative effectiveness studies are eligible if they provide data for eligible populations … decision models will help the USPSTF examine the benefits and harms of screening for lung cancer at the population … screening intervals, and screening strategies based on individual lung cancer risk, particularly for population

452. Reconsidering the Approach to Prevention Recommendations for Older Adults | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 01, 2014 - Multifactorial Nature of Conditions Disease or disability in geriatric populations can result from … approaches that allow more confident and consistent extrapolation of evidence from younger to older adult populations … Multiple risk factors for falls can be specified at a population level and can act in an additive manner … measurement and reporting and to reduce the variability of these elements, especially for topics and populations … and further refines its methods to improve and maintain health for an aging population.

453. ahrq29a - Screening for Hepatitis C in Adults - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2004 - for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic adults who are not at increased risk (general population … The prevalence of HCV infection in the general population is low, and most who are infected do not develop … One good quality study found EIA specificity to be 97% using PCR as the reference standard.15 In populations … adults for HCV infection, the USPSTF evaluated the evidence for the prevalence of HCV infection in these populations … Evidence includes consistent results from well-designed, well-conducted studies in representative populations

454. Recommendation: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 24, 2019 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … urine of a person without signs or symptoms of a urinary tract infection. 1 Among the general adult population … When direct evidence is limited, absent, or restricted to select populations or clinical scenarios, the … that directly evaluated the benefits of screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in the general adult population … For pregnant and nonpregnant populations, research is needed to better understand the microbiology of

455. ahrq37a_LungCancer_Sum.qxd (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - computerized tomography (CT) for lung cancer screening and focuses on the outcomes of screening in populations … , as well as in high-risk populations, and included observational studies and clinical trials. … For the purposes of this review, high-risk populations include those who currently or have ever smoked … and low-risk populations include those who have never smoked. … The only data evaluating screening among women and including control populations come from 4 Japanese

456. Archived: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     September 04, 2018 - Recommendation in  JAMA  (FREE) Download  JAMA  PDF Recommendation Summary Population … A Clinician Summary Expand All Population Pregnant women Recommendation … Clinical Considerations Patient Population … Screening for syphilis in nonpregnant populations is an important public health approach to preventing … than in white populations. 2 Syphilis rates also differ by geography, with generally higher rates of

457. Evidence Summary: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     August 20, 2019 - , 2013, to March 6, 2019, for updates; January 1, 1994, to March 6, 2019, for new key questions and populations … (January 1, 2013, to March 6, 2019, for updates; January 1, 1994, to March 6, 2019, for new KQs and populations … not been directly addressed by current research that focuses on specific issues in highly selected populations … b Uses the same population in more than 1 study. … High for general populations Risk-reducing surgery 10 Observational studies of mastectomy;

458. Final Research Plan: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     October 21, 2021 - Included Excluded Populations KQ 1: Persons capable of getting pregnant KQ 2: Persons

459. USPSTF Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Skin Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2023 - The USPSTF is calling for more research on the effectiveness of screening for skin cancer in populations

460. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     February 15, 2006 - , and comparisons of a single screening technique across different populations are lacking. … populations 45-51 met inclusion criteria ( Table 2 ). … , and comparisons of a single screening technique across different populations are lacking. … Validation of an early language milestone scale in a high-risk population. … Plaster: predicting communication impairments in a NICU followup population...