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61. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adults: A Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/ZrLh7o2TpPpY9WXXWbXbGk
    January 01, 2013 - Purpose: To review evidence about potential benefits and harms of HCV screening in asymptomatic adults … The purpose of this report is to review the evidence on HCV screening in asymptomatic adults without

62. W-9Tarc9Nkw6Pe4Sfddmkz (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/W-9TArc9nkw6Pe4sfddMKZ
    July 01, 2013 - Purpose: To summarize evidence about the maternal and neonatal benefits and harms of treating GDM. … The purpose of this review is to evaluate whether treatment of GDM modifies out- comes of mothers and

63. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review11/asymptomatic-bacteriuria-in-adults-screening-2008
    July 15, 2008 - Purpose:  To review new and substantial evidence on screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria, to support

64. Screening Adults for Bladder Cancer: A Review of the Evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/L5UwXoftg4JHw4buVDhjUT
    October 01, 2010 - Purpose: To update the 2004 U.S. … The purpose of this report is to systematically evaluate the current evidence on screening for bladder

65. Archived: Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-july-2014
    July 08, 2014 - Purpose: To evaluate evidence on screening and treating asymptomatic adults for CAS. … The main purpose of this review is to evaluate the current evidence on whether screening asymptomatic

66. Folic Acid Supplementation for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/y6xRBv7uSZY5bGCx7y48x7
    May 01, 2009 - Purpose: To search for new evidence published since 1996 on the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation … The purpose of this review is to update the evidence on folic acid supplementation in women of childbearing

67. Archived: Evidence Summary: Screening for Multifactorial Dyslipidemia: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-screening-for-multifactorial-dyslipidemia/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
    August 09, 2016 - recommend for or against routine selective or universal lipid screening of children or adolescents. 12 The purpose … lipid test (without confirmatory testing) and had screening yields of 8% to 11% were used for this purpose

68. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary25/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - Purpose: To search for new evidence published since 1996 on the benefits and harms of folic acid supplementation … The purpose of this review is to update the evidence on folic acid supplementation in women of childbearing

69. Evidence for the Reaffirmation of the USPSTF Recommendaiton on Screening for High Blood Pressure (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/KSYrhQuAswGjTww_4sDFGZ
    December 01, 2007 - Purpose: To perform a literature search for new, substantial evi- dence on screening for high blood pressure

70. Archived: Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-to-prevent-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-2009
    May 15, 2009 - The purpose of the current USPSTF review was to update the evidence on folic acid supplementation in

71. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
    October 15, 2007 - Purpose:  To perform a literature search for new, substantial evidence on screening for high blood pressure

72. Screening for Ovarian Cancer: A Brief Evidence Update (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/k2QHcwuK4NkvxFXhvGrbwY
    May 01, 2004 - found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and had not been adequately tested for this purpose

73. Procedure Manual Section 4. Evidence Review Development | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-section-4-evidence-review-development
    June 22, 2025 - that research design is an important component of the validity of the information in a study for the purpose

74. Draft Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
    January 18, 2024 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Draft Research Plan BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing January 18, 2024 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are indepe…

75. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
    August 24, 2017 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print Final Research Plan BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing August 24, 2017 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of the U…

76. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Carotid Artery Stenosis: Screening, December 2007 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary11/carotid-artery-stenosis-screening-december-2007
    December 15, 2007 - Purpose: To examine the evidence of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic patients with duplex … The potential harms of a program of screening for CAS for the purpose of performing carotid endarterectomy … that screening asymptomatic people with ultrasonography to detect clinically important CAS for the purpose

77. Archived: Final Evidence Review: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, May 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-review79/ovarian-cancer-screening-2004
    May 15, 2004 - found to be inadequately sensitive/specific for screening and had not been adequately tested for this purpose

78. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary46/skin-cancer-screening-2009
    February 15, 2009 - Purpose: To update the evidence of benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer in the general population

79. Screening for Skin Cancer: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/LgBN7_z7hqynt6BRzUUYA-
    February 01, 2009 - Purpose: To update the evidence of benefits and harms of screen­ ing for skin cancer in the general population

80. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
    April 11, 2024 - Share to Facebook Share to X Share to WhatsApp Share to Email Print in progress Final Research Plan BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing April 11, 2024 Recommendations made by the USPSTF are indepe…