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141. Archived: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/skin-cancer-screening-july-2016
     July 26, 2016 - However, this study design has limitations in the ability to create an appropriate comparison group, … An optimized version of the SCREEN study (ie, a time-series study), in which the clinical visual skin … evaluating an additional 5 years of follow-up in the SCREEN study population found that the observed … An ecologic study linking melanoma incidence and mortality data from the National Cancer Institute’s … Skin biopsy rates and incidence of melanoma: population based ecological study.

142. Archived: Evidence Summary: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
     April 05, 2016 - Buffels J, Degryse J, Heyrman J, Decramer M; DIDASCO Study. … Lung Health Study Research Group. … Relevance: study aim not relevant. … Study design: study did not use an included design. … Single external validation study.

143. Archived: Evidence Summary: NSAIDs: Aspirin/NSAIDs for Prevention of Colorectal Cancer: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary-nsaids/aspirin-nsaids-for-prevention-of-colorectal-cancer-preventive-medication-2007
     March 15, 2007 - We initially grouped studies by disorder (that is, colorectal adenoma or CRC), study design, study population … One source of heterogeneity may be study-to-study variation in the method of selecting confounders for … A CRC-related death in 1 cohort study 21 was reported. … Two other case-control studies (1 large prescription database study of good quality30 and 1 study of … A prospective study of aspirin use and the risk for colorectal adenoma.

144. Archived: Evidence Summary: Syphilis Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/syphilis-infection-in-pregnancy-screening-september-2018
     September 04, 2018 - One observational study evaluated the implementation of syphilis screening in pregnancy in 2,441,237 … One study (n = 318) found no false-negatives with treponemal tests, and 1 study (n = 139) demonstrated … Each study was rated as good, fair, or poor quality. A good-quality study met all quality criteria. … This study found no false-negatives for any test. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis.

145. Screening for Skin Cancer: Evidence Summary (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2001 - Study Selection: Two reviewers independently reviewed a subset of 500 abstracts. … Basal cell carcinoma: a population-based incidence study in Rochester, Minnesota. … A prospective study to validate a self adminis- tered risk score. … Methods and descriptive results of the South Wales Skin Cancer Study. … Delay in diagnosing melanoma: a prospective study in 102 patients.

146. Archived: Evidence Summary: Breast Cancer: Medications for Risk Reduction | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breast-cancer-medications-for-risk-reduction-2002
     May 06, 2002 - No study found statistically significant differences in mortality between study arms. … Discontinuation of study drugs was problematic in all four trials. … ) and in the Italian study (77 [2.9 percent]) had taken tamoxifen for the full study period (8 years … Cancer Institute has launched a study that will directly compare tamoxifen and raloxifene, the Study … Italian Tamoxifen Prevention Study. Lancet 1998;352:93-7. 22.

147. Anxiety Screening: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     June 20, 2023 - Two investigators independently rated study quality. … Population: Study was not conducted in an average-risk population. … Setting: Study was not conducted in a country relevant to US practice. Aim: Study aim not relevant. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … Design: Study did not use an included design.

148. Evidence Summary: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-b-virus-infection-in-pregnant-women-screening
     July 23, 2019 - studies that compared perinatal transmission rates over time were included for KQ3 ( Table ). 3 , 4 One study … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … Otherwise, AHRQ had no role in the conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation … Prevention of vertical transmission of hepatitis B: an observational study. … of the national public health system program and 1 study in an integrated health system Case management

149. Draft Research Plan: Tobacco Cessation in Adults: Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/tobacco-cessation-adults-interventions
     February 27, 2025 - The Proposed Research Approach identifies the study … blood; cotinine–creatinine ratio; thiocyanate) Population-based smoking rates (i.e., not based on study … reported at any point after quit date <6-month followup after quit date or start of intervention Study … with concurrent control group) and observational cohort studies (n≥1,000) (KQ 3 only)   Study

150. Procedure Manual Appendix XII. Summary of Evidence Table for Evidence Reviews | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/about-uspstf/methods-and-processes/procedure-manual/procedure-manual-appendix-xii-summary-evidence-table-evidence-reviews
     July 01, 2017 - No. of Studies (k), No. of Participants (n), Study Design (Second-Order Stratification) D. … design (e.g., RCT vs. observational study). … While the overall USPSTF quality rating occurs at the individual study level, EPC teams consider that … threats to validity may apply differently to benefits and harms in the same study. … These limitations might represent issues that led to low individual- or outcome-level study quality,

151. Final Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
     July 24, 2025 - The Research Approach identifies the study … cost-related outcomes KQ 2: Studies only providing associations, correlations, or other outcomes Study … 4: Randomized, controlled trials Case reports, case series, systematic reviews, and all other study

152. Depression and Suicide Risk Screening: Updated Evidence Summary and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zk8YxjaQxLGUTtt__nBQB_
     September 09, 2021 - Two investigators independently rated study quality. … Setting: Study was not conducted in a country relevant to US practice. Aim: Study aim not relevant. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Only 1 depression screening study reported on harms.25 That study, conducted in Hong Kong among postpartum … instead, screening was undertaken by study staff.

153. Recommendation: Folic Acid Supplementation to Prevent Neural Tube Defects: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication
     August 01, 2023 - MRC Vitamin Study Research Group. … Prevention of neural tube defects: results of the Medical Research Council Vitamin Study. … Maternal ethnicity and risk of neural tube defects: a population-based study. … Nishigori H, Obara T, Nishigori T, et al; Japan Environment & Children’s Study Group. … of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study.

154. Recommendation: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
     August 20, 2019 - Anglian Breast Cancer Study Group. … A randomized study. Acta Oncol . 2009;48(7):999-1009. 66. … Veronesi U, Maisonneuve P, Rotmensz N, et al; Italian Tamoxifen Study Group. … Goss PE, Ingle JN, Alés-Martínez JE, et al; NCIC CTG MAP.3 Study Investigators. … Foster C, Watson M, Eeles R, et al; Psychosocial Study Collaborators.

155. Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kHDoNjsfLx9SyKGD5n2ufL
     January 01, 2020 - Relevance: Study aim was not relevant. … Design: Study did not use an included design. … Publication type: The study design was not an included type. Quality: Study was poor quality. … Study concept and design: Patnode, Senger, Whitlock. … Study supervision: Patnode.

156. Draft Research Plan: Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
     April 24, 2025 - The proposed Research Approach identifies the study … cost-related outcomes KQ 2: Studies only providing associations, correlations, or other outcomes Study … 4: Randomized, controlled trials Case reports, case series, systematic reviews, and all other study

157. 6Ngc3Byq9Jeby Pwyvd6Or (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/6Ngc3byQ9jeBy_pwyvD6or
     September 01, 2014 - The ACAS (Asymptomatic Carotid Atherosclerosis Study) and the VACS (Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study … Rates of perioperative death or stroke after CEA, by study design. … The Cardiovascular Health Study. Stroke. 1998;29:2371-6. [PMID: 9804651] 6. … Asymptomatic Carotid Athero- sclerosis Study. Stroke. 1996;27:2216-24. … The CASANOVA Study Group. Stroke. 1991;22:1229-35. [PMID: 1926232] 49.

158. Evidence Summary: Gestational Diabetes: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-screening
     August 10, 2021 - In 5 RCTs (n = 25,772), 1-step (International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Group) vs 2 … , differing outcome definitions); findings of within study subgroup analyses were extracted. … AHRQ had no role in study selection, quality assessment, or synthesis. … a feasibility study for a parallel randomised clinical trial. … Gestational diabetes and the risk of late stillbirth: a case-control study from England, UK.

159. Archived: Final Evidence Summary: Colorectal Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary4/colorectal-cancer-screening-2008
     October 15, 2008 - Study Selection Table 1. Summary of Newer Fecal Test Studies Table 2. … Telemark Polyp Study I. Scand J Gastroenterol 1999;34:414-20. … characteristics: study design, study setting by country, and population characteristics, including age … characteristics from study i , and the association of this study characteristic with complication rate … Study Selection (Text Description) Figure 2 depicts a study flow diagram.

160. Screening for Breast Cancer: Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Pboxx4DR35wz5GPozm-XNF
     June 15, 2023 - Methodological details including study selection, a list of excluded studies, detailed study-level results … Comparator: Study used an excluded comparator. … Population: Study was not conducted in an average-risk population. … Quality: Study did not meet criteria for fair or good quality. … Limited evidence from 1 nonrandom- ized study, using an emulated trial study design, suggested that