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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/-screening-evidence-summary/gestational-diabetes-mellitus-screening-january-2014
May 15, 2013 - The primary objective of this systematic review was to update the 2008 USPSTF review. … A systematic review published in 2010 had a scope similar to that of our review and reached similar conclusions … Screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. … Glucose challenge test for detecting gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review. … * This systematic review was part of a larger technical report.
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May 01, 2009 - METHODS
Data Sources and Searches
We performed a systematic search in MEDLINE for
English-language … This meta-analysis
may not fully meet strict systematic review inclusion crite-
ria because it excluded … Study type not included in review (not
a systematic review). … Lumley et al, 2001 (17) Systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized studies published before … Study type not included in review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
April 24, 2025 - publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included or excluded from the Evidence Review … studies; case-control studies
KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials
Case reports, case series, systematic … reviews, and all other study designs not listed as eligible; systematic reviews containing potentially
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan31/iron-deficiency-anemia-in-pregnant-women-screening-and-supplementation-september-2015
July 15, 2013 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice Center. … This analytic framework outlines the evidence areas covered in the review, including the population, … This analytic framework outlines the evidence areas covered in the review, including the population, … not routinely used as a screening test in the United States and is therefore not in the scope of this review
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/vision-screening-children-ages-6-months-5-years
July 24, 2025 - The Table details the eligibility criteria for the evidence review.
… studies; case-control studies
KQ 4: Randomized, controlled trials
Case reports, case series, systematic … reviews, and all other study designs not listed as eligible; systematic reviews containing potentially … Clarified the working definition of refractive error for this review. … Clarified how studies including children with other chronic conditions would be considered in this review
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June 01, 2003 - the scope of
the review. … For question 5, a previous search conducted
for a systematic review of skin cancer screening46
identified … Acknowledgments
This systematic evidence review was prepared for
the Agency for Healthcare Research … Skin cancer prevention for
children: a critical review. … [Review] Dermatol
Clinics. 1995;13(3):613–622.
41.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
January 10, 2017 - Three systematic reviews found no consistent evidence of increased risk of asthma (OR, 1.06 [95% CI, … Of the 32 good- or fair-quality articles on primary studies or systematic reviews, 20 5-24 addressed … Prenatal folic acid and risk of asthma in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … ROBIS: a new tool to assess risk of bias in systematic reviews was developed. … review.
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February 01, 2009 - Cochrane Library searches from 1
June 1999 to 9 August 2005 for English-language articles; recent
systematic … This specific
review did not receive separate funding. … A recent systematic
review (9) using pictures of lesions reported a sensitivity
that ranged from 42% … The same systematic review reported a sensitivity of 70%
to 91% and a specificity of 51% to 87% for … review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan141/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-june-2017
February 12, 2015 - Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic … review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice Center. … The resulting Evidence Review will form the basis of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on this topic … Figure 1 is the analytic framework that depicts the five Key Questions (KQs) to be addressed in the systematic … review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/preeclampsia-screening-april-2017
April 25, 2017 - Chronic hypertension and pregnancy outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis. … Estimation of proteinuria as a predictor of complications of pre-eclampsia: a systematic review. … Protein/creatinine ratio in preeclampsia: a systematic review. … Quality of first trimester risk prediction models for pre-eclampsia: a systematic review. … Reporting and methods in clinical prediction research: a systematic review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/apps/about.jsp
The Task
Force makes its recommendations based on comprehensive, systematic reviews and … Every USPSTF recommendation is based on a rigorous, systematic review of the scientific evidence published … The steps that the USPSTF takes once a topic has been selected for review are shown here.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/skin-cancer-counseling-2003
October 06, 2003 - University (OHSU) EPC discussed the scope of the review. … For question 5, a previous search conducted for a systematic review of skin cancer screening 46 identified … Skin cancer prevention for children: a critical review. … [Review] Dermatol Clinics 1995;13(3):613-22.
41. … Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the process.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chronic-obstructive-pulmonary-disease-screening-2016
April 05, 2016 - The USPSTF commissioned a systematic review to examine whether screening for COPD improves the delivery … review but was evaluated in the current review. 3 , 6
Accuracy of Prescreening and Screening Tests … review. … Screening for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. … Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: evidence report and systematic review for the US
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/uspstf-expert-input-fact-sheet-2021.pdf
January 01, 2021 - For all topics, experts are invited to review and provide input at critical points in the process.
1 … Draft Evidence Review & Draft Recommendation Statement: Content experts work with the team that
conducts … the systematic evidence review. … Experts can comment on the draft evidence review and recommendation
statement during the public comment … of the evidence review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/gestational-diabetes-screening
June 06, 2019 - review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice Center. … The resulting Evidence Review will form the basis of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on this topic … publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included or excluded from the Evidence Review … receiving treatment)
KQs 6, 7: RCTs, CCTs; controlled observational studies, if no trials exist
Systematic … † Systematic reviews, identified from a preliminary search for reviews on GDM and from searches for
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July 01, 2013 - Screening Tests for Gestational Diabetes: A Systematic Review for the
U.S. … A systematic review published in
2010 had a scope similar to that of our review and reached
similar conclusions … The current systematic review
represents an up-to-date and comprehensive summary of
existing evidence … Screen-
ing for gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review for the U.S. … Glucose challenge test for detecting gestational diabetes mellitus:
a systematic review.
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July 01, 2007 - The review focused on a systematic search
for direct evidence of the effect of screening in asymptom- … Accuracy of Screening Tests
In 2001, the USPSTF conducted a systematic review
of the evidence related … Cook and col-
leagues (8) performed a systematic review of noninvasive
testing for chlamydial infection … review
of the evidence of treatment. … Systematic
review: noninvasive testing for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan108/folic-acid-for-the-prevention-of-neural-tube-defects-preventive-medication-january-2017
October 16, 2014 - The final Research Plan is used to guide a systematic … review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice Center. … The resulting Evidence Review will form the basis of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on this topic … publications and to determine whether identified studies should be included or excluded from the Evidence Review
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/hepatitis-c-screening
December 21, 2017 - Expand All
Panel 1
The final Research Plan will be used to guide a systematic … review of the evidence by researchers at an Evidence-based Practice Center. … The resulting Evidence Review will form the basis of the USPSTF Recommendation Statement on this topic … The evidence review will focus on screening in asymptomatic persons without known liver function test … trials; for harms, will also include large cohort and case-control studies; will consider good-quality systematic
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/breastfeeding-primary-care-interventions-october-2016
October 25, 2016 - Breastfeeding and childhood acute otitis media: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Breastfeeding and asthma and allergies: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Breastfeeding and childhood leukemia incidence: a meta-analysis and systematic review. … Breastfeeding and maternal health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. … Interventions in Primary Care to Promote Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review.