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501. Archived: Gonorrhea (Including Ocular Prophylaxis in Newborns): Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-including-ocular-prophylaxis-newborns-1996
     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Under quality-controlled conditions, the sensitivity of culture is high for both male and female anogenital

502. -Umtbplhkqkcqcbeq3Gtuj (pdf file)
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     September 01, 2013 - Two reviewers rated study quality using established criteria. … Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. … Two European trials (1 fair-quality [60] and 1 poor-quality [57]) in lower-risk and younger patients … disease, to improve discrimination between benign and malignant pulmonary nodules, and to find early indicators … Active and passive smoking and pathological indicators of lung cancer risk in an autopsy study.

503. Archived: Healthful Diet and Physical Activity for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Adults Without Known Risk Factors: Behavioral Counseling | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/healthful-diet-and-physical-activity-for-cardiovascular-disease-prevention-in-adults-without-known-risk-factors-behavioral-counseling-july-2017
     July 11, 2017 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for  Healthcare Research and Quality; 2017. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2011.

504. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/postmenopausal-osteoporosis-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

505. Archived: Ovarian Cancer: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/ovarian-cancer-screening-1996
     January 01, 1996 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

506. PII: S0749-3797(01)00255-0 (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Antonio, Texas; Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Re- search and Quality … are available in the systematic evidence review available from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

507. Archived: Evidence Summary: Lipid Disorders in Adults (Cholesterol, Dyslipidemia): Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/lipid-disorders-in-adults-cholesterol-dyslipidemia-screening-2001
     April 09, 2001 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … used, in whole or in part, as the basis for the development of clinical practice guidelines and other quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2001 forthcoming. 18. … Analytical quality of near-patient blood cholesterol and glucose determinations.

508. Archived: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/cervical-cancer-screening-2003
     January 07, 2003 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … (Executive Director, National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality, Boston, MA) * ; Mark S. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. January 2002.

509. Evidence Summary: Vitamin D, Calcium, or Combined Supplementation for the Primary Prevention of Fractures in Community-Dwelling Adults: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/vitamin-d-calcium-or-combined-supplementation-for-the-primary-prevention-of-fractures-in-adults-preventive-medication
     April 17, 2018 - AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2014. 14. … Seven of the poor-quality RCTs were used in the sensitivity analyses. … , and 1 was excluded for both ineligible population and poor quality. … , and 1 was excluded for both ineligible population and poor quality.

510. Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis: An Update of the Evidence (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2007 - Data Extraction: All studies were reviewed, abstracted, and rated for quality by using predefined Task … reviewed the full articles and independently rated their quality. … , that resulted in a fair-quality rating. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2007:50. 21. … To what extent should quality of care decisions be based on health outcomes data?

511. Archived: Evidence Summary: Dementia in Older Adults: Screening, 2003 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/dementia-older-adults-screening-2003
     June 03, 2003 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Few other high quality studies have focused on functional assessments to screen for dementia. … No high-quality study has been done to verify, quantify, or refute these potential benefits.  … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2002. 3. … Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology.

512. Shared Decision-Making About Screening and Chemoprevention: A Suggested Approach (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/sharedba.pdf
     January 01, 2004 - At that time, the central question was whether there was high-quality evidence showing that a preventive … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … Quality Net Benefit of Evidence Substantial Moderate Small Zero/Neg Good A B C D Fair B B C D A. … Patients’ perceptions of the quality of informed consent for common medical procedures. … Envisioning the National Healthcare Quality Report. 2000.

513. Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the USPSTF (pdf file)
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     April 05, 2016 - Quality: study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality (ie, it was poor quality). … One good-quality and 4 fair-quality diagnostic accuracy stud- ies were identified that evaluated 2 different … Three studies (1 good-quality and 2 fair-quality) reported the screening test performance of FEV1/FEV6 … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016.

514. Archived: Child Maltreatment: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/child-maltreatment-primary-care-interventions-november-2018
     November 27, 2018 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … The USPSTF reviewed a total of 22 randomized clinical trials (from 33 publications) of good or fair quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018.

515. Archived: Evidence Summary: Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Screening, 2004 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
     March 08, 2004 - Good-quality meta-analyses were reviewed when available. … The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life. … Data on long-term quality of life outcomes is sparse. 7c. … Fair-quality cohort studies and clinical trials. … Quality of life outcomes were also evaluated.

516. Screening for Ovarian Cancer - Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2004 - Preventive Services Task Force, c/o Program Director, USPSTF, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May 2004. … Evidence that [the service] is effective is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting and the balance … The USPSTF grades the quality of the overall evidence for a service on a 3-point scale (good, fair, poor … to determine effects on health outcomes, but the strength of the evidence is limited by the number, quality

517. untitled (pdf file)
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     December 20, 2016 - Evidence is lacking, of poor quality, or conflicting, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be … health outcomes, but confidence in the estimate is constrained by such factors as the number, size, or quality … The US Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) support the operations … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2016. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005. 26.

518. 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 - Good-quality meta-analyses were reviewed when available. … and 1,530 patients, and the other was a small, fair-quality study involving 72 patients.124 The 2 good-quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2003. … The impact of diagnosis of hepatitis C virus on quality of life. … Quality of life outcomes were also evaluated.

519. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Suicide Risk: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary48/suicide-risk-screening-2004
     May 15, 2004 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … study drugs showed no differences for the analogous "suicidal thoughts" on the HAM-D, and the overall quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ Publication No. 02-S002; 2001.  

520. Screening for Suicide Risk in Adults: A Summary of the Evidence (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/cJSpoZqW2M7czx_-GeTdtE
     May 01, 2004 - North Carolina Evidence-based Practice Center under contract to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. … study drugs showed no differences for the analogous “suicidal thoughts” on the HAM-D, and the overall quality … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. May 2004. … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ Publication No. 02-S002; 2001.