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January 01, 2016 - We reviewed reference lists from retrieved arti-
cles and references suggested by experts. … Among 34
Table 1—Continued
Study, Year (Reference)
USPSTF Quality Rating
Design Country Examinations … Citations identified through other
sources (e.g., reference lists, peer reviewers)
(n = 56)
Citations … Study, Year (Reference), Country Examinations/Women, n Test Sensitivity (95% CI)Sensitivity (95% CI) … Study, Year (Reference), Country Examinations/Women, n Test Specificity (95% CI)Specificity (95% CI)
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July 15, 2009 - This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … For diagnostic accuracy, we included studies that compared a screening test with a reference standard … applied the reference standard to all patients, 23 , 24 and 1 study reported sufficient information … † Identified from reference lists suggested by experts. … )
Reference Standard
Target Vision Coordination
Screening Test
Amsler
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March 17, 2022 - or assay, mode of collection, or interval of testing
KQ 2:
Clinician-collected hrHPV sample
Reference … Case series
Narrative reviews
Editorials
KQ 2: Diagnostic test accuracy studies without a reference
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December 01, 2007 - MEDLINE and Cochrane Library (search dates Jan-
uary 1994 to April 2007), recent systematic reviews, reference … Three full articles were
identified through expert consultation or from reviewing
the reference lists … Abstracts reviewed
(n = 165)
Articles from experts
and reference lists
(n = 3)
Full articles reviewed … standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test;
reliability of test assessed … standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test;
reliability of test assessed
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April 27, 2021 - 8 , 9 In all studies, blood pressure was measured at the brachial artery and ABPM was used as the reference … specificity of 0.90 (95% CI, 0.84-0.95) when using an OBPM threshold of 140/90 mm Hg compared with a reference … 24-hour ABPM of 130/80 mm Hg or reference daytime ABPM of 135/85 mm Hg. 8 , 9
Eighteen studies (n … 24-hour ABPM of 130/80 mm Hg or reference daytime ABPM of 135/85 mm Hg. … 24-hour ABPM of 130/80 mm Hg or reference daytime ABPM of 135/85 mm Hg.
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May 08, 2012 - This article is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … We also manually reviewed reference lists of papers and used Scopus to search citations of key studies … We excluded studies that lacked a validated reference standard or assessed instruments not feasible for … )
Screening Test (Reference Standard)
Population
IPV Prevalence, %
Administration
Additional … ** The sampling method was not random or consecutive or not described. †† The reference standard was
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December 15, 2007 - MEDLINE® and Cochrane Library (search dates January 1994 to April 2007), recent systematic reviews, reference … Three full articles were identified through expert consultation or from reviewing the reference lists … standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test; reliability of test assessed … standard; interprets reference standard independently of screening test; reliability of test assessed … A third box, diagonal to the left and below the first box, reads "Articles from experts and reference
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October 01, 2010 - We identified
additional studies from reference lists of relevant articles,
including the previous USPSTF … Studies of diagnostic accuracy that
did not perform the reference standard in patients with
negative … Screening Studies
Study, Year
(Reference)
Population Study Design Screening
Test
Sample Size Results … standard and is done regardless of test results
Reference standard is interpreted independently of the … standard; the screening test is improperly administered; has a biased
ascertainment of the reference
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June 03, 2003 - Appropriate reference standard.
0
4 26 , 27 , 32 , 33
3. … Appropriate reference standard.
1 37
9 38-43 , 45 , 60 , 61 , 84
4. … Reference standard for all patients. Intervention one of defined key questions. … Reference standard for all patients. Improved planning for future care. 0 0 0 7. … Reference standard for all patients. Any treatment. Any possible harms of treatment.
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July 01, 2005 - Numbers inside boxes identify studies in the reference
list. … Randomized controlled trials addressing overweight in children and adolescents
Study
Reference
N … Randomized controlled trials addressing overweight in children and adolescents
Study
Reference
N … Randomized controlled trials addressing overweight in children and adolescents
Study
Reference
N … Randomized controlled trials addressing overweight in children and adolescents
Study
Reference
N
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October 15, 2008 - This report is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … standards, we excluded studies of test accuracy that incompletely applied a valid reference standard … Methods can be found in reference 25 . … Credible reference standard used, performed regardless of test results.
… Reference standard interpreted independently of screening test.
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March 01, 2004 - list of a recent evidence
report commissioned by the National Institutes of
Health.33 Reference lists … standard for active
infection) or RIBA (a reference standard for
exposure). … The most common
Prevalence
of Positive
Results on Positive
Study, Year Patients Reference Anti-HCV … Predictive Quality
(Reference) Studied Assay ELISA Sensitivity Specificity Value Rating
Huber et al … Limited data
found a specificity of 97% or greater
using viremia as the reference
standard.
4.
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July 01, 2009 - its diagnostic accu-
racy is uncertain because no studies compare it against a clinically
relevant reference … For diagnostic accuracy, we included studies that com-
pared a screening test with a reference standard … RCTs of Vision Screening in Older Adults
Study, Year
(Reference)
Screening Intervention Study
Design … Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Study, Year
(Reference)
Reference Standard Target Vision Condition … of
Patients
Adequate
Sample
Size (>500)
Credible Reference
Standard Used
Reference Standard
Applied
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December 07, 2005 - rated good-to-fair quality
reported wide ranges of sensitivity and specificity when compared with reference … No “gold standard” has been developed and tested for
screening, reference standards varied across studies … No gold standard has been developed and tested
for screening, reference standards varied across studies … Studies of screening instruments for children up to 2 years old
Author/
year N Instrument
Reference … Studies of screening instruments for children 2 to 3 years old
Author/
year N Instrument
Reference
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - Data Sources: MEDLINE® (through February 2003), Cochrane Clinical Trials Registry (2002, Issue 2), reference … list of a recent evidence report commissioned by the National Institutes of Health. 33 Reference lists … standard for active infection) or RIBA (a reference standard for exposure). … Fair
Using viremia as the reference standard, sensitivity of third-generation ELISA testing appears … Limited data found a specificity of 97% or greater using viremia as the reference standard.
4.
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June 22, 2025 - A brief summary is prepared that includes why the topic has been chosen for referral, a reference to
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July 01, 1994 - t Based on reference 16.
t Based on references 31 and 32. … § Based on reference 31.
3.10 Two other factors have been consistently shown
to modify the risk … Sensitivity and Specificity of Ultrasound for the Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Study (Reference) Total … For a
reference level of 35 U/mL, the apparent sensitivity
ranged from 53% to 89% (74).
5.13 Two … These include in
creasing the reference level, for example, from 35 U/mL
to 95 U/mL.
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June 01, 2012 - We also manually
reviewed reference lists of papers and used Scopus to search
citations of key studies … We excluded studies that lacked a vali-
dated reference standard or assessed instruments not feasi-
ble … All studies applied their reference standards
to all participants, although only 2 (44, 51) indicated … that
reference standards were independently interpreted. … (Reference
Standard)
Population IPV Prevalence, % Administration
Chen et al, 2005 (40) HITS (ISA-P
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reported a
gender that
differs from their
sex
Screening instruments
compared with an
acceptable reference … vulnerable
adults (age 18
years or older)
Eligible instruments
must be compared with
an acceptable reference
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December 22, 2014 - This article is intended as a reference and not as a substitute for clinical judgment. … However, the previous systematic reviews did not identify a BP measurement reference standard, address … In 3 studies 31–33 that compared manual and automated OBPM with ABPM as the reference standard, neither … We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of confirmatory BP measurement methods by using ABPM as the reference … On the basis of the prognostic evidence, we selected ABPM as the reference standard for BP measurement