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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/zYdjLaTCTBVUwgJTnzpVXr
May 08, 2018 - Rationale
Importance
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer that
affects men. … The American Cancer
Society43 adopted detailed screening recommendations in 2016 that
highlight the importance … Palo Alto Health Care System,
Palo Alto, California (Owens); Stanford University,
Stanford, California … The US Congress mandates that
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
(AHRQ) support the operations … Bell N, Connor Gorber S, Shane A, et al;
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/FaN-QvpDgnJh8KrdF4smmv
May 01, 2013 - RATIONALE
Importance
Fractures, particularly hip fractures, are associated with
chronic pain and disability … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; 2007. … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health
Care System, Palo Alto, California, and Stanford University
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary39/obesity-in-children-and-adolescents-screening-2010
January 15, 2010 - informed decisions about the provision of health care services. … Higher-intensity programs conducted in specialty care settings may also be feasible for many health care … Excluded trials in settings not feasible for implementation in primary care or health care systems to … /alternative, or health care system interventions, singly or combined, designed to promote weight control … We also accepted programs that would be feasible for implementation in a health care system and, therefore
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January 01, 2003 - $109 billion was spent on the
health care of patients with hypertension and its com-
plications; $22 … -
tive Health Care is currently updating its recommenda-
tions on screening for elevated blood pressure … Health Care and
Harvard Medical School, Boston MA); C. … Guidelines
for Women’s Health care, 2nd ed. Washington DC: ACOG; 2002:121–34.
41. … Recommendations for preventive pediatric health care.
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April 25, 2017 - Preeclampsia
US Preventive Services Task Force
Recommendation Statement
US Preventive Services Task Force
IMPORTANCE … Rationale
Importance
Preeclampsia, a relatively common hypertensive disorder occur-
ring during pregnancy … types
of health care settings would be helpful for identifying alternative
screening approaches to evaluate … 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/prostate-cancer-screening
April 28, 2016 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … conjunction with PSA-based screening in the peribiopsy period improve the identification of men who … the USPSTF, in making its recommendation, will consider the totality of evidence available, not just … In response, the USPSTF clarified (through the addition of sub-KQs [e.g., 1a, 2a]) that the review of … Efficacy and safety of dutasteride on prostate cancer risk reduction in Asian men: the results from the
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July 01, 2013 - The CDC’s recommendations on HIV testing in
adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health care
settings … The CDC’s recommendations on HIV testing in
adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in health care
settings … Screening for HIV
in health care settings: a guidance statement from the American College of Phy-
sicians … Revised recom-
mendations for HIV testing of adults, adolescents, and pregnant women in
health-care settings … Owens, MD, MS (Veteran Affairs Palo Alto Health
Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford
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December 01, 2014 - Primary Funding Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality. … In 2007, on the basis of studies of the effectiveness of
screening, harms, and diagnostic accuracy of … We followed a standard protocol consistent with the
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2005. … II: prevalence
among healthcare attenders, outcome, and evaluation of positive cases.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening-2004
May 15, 2004 - 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 … Recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care can be accessed at http://www.ctfphc.org … (Associate Professor, Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Harvard … evidence tables and references, is available in the summary of the evidence 2 and in the Systematic
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/hepatitis-c-virus-infection-screening-2004
March 08, 2004 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … evidence to determine the importance of tattoos, body piercings, shared razors, and acupuncture as risk … Further research to more accurately determine the benefits and harms of screening is of paramount importance … Importance of heterosexual activity in the transmission of hepatitis B and non-A, non-B hepatitis. … Importance of sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus in seropositive pregnant women: a case-control
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-june-2018
June 26, 2018 - Importance
By 2020, approximately 12.3 million individuals in the United States older than 50 … health care system). … Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California, and Stanford University … Assessment of Osteoporosis at the Primary Health Care Level: Technical Report. … http://www.ncqa.org/report-cards/health-plans/state-of-health-care-quality/2016-table-of-contents/osteoporosis
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March 01, 2014 - RATIONALE
Importance
Gestational diabetes mellitus is glucose intolerance dis-
covered during pregnancy … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF … Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2012. … Owens, MD, MS (Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health
Care System, Palo Alto, and Stanford University, Stanford
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January 03, 2017 - Rationale
Importance
Based on data from the 1990s, the estimated prevalence of OSA
in the United States … is 10% for mild OSA and 3.8% to 6.5% for
IMPORTANCE Based on data from the 1990s, estimated prevalence … that many symptomatic patients do
not report symptoms to their health care professional. … 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.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary45/skin-cancer-counseling-2012
May 15, 2012 - of health care services. … The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality had no role in the study selection, quality assessment … In addition, this report recognizes the importance of dietary vitamin D during the winter when skin synthesis … care setting or widely available at a national level in the community)
Exposure to UV radiation (sun … The Danish case-control study of cutaneous malignant melanoma. I. Importance of host factors.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/high-cholesterol-other-lipid-abnormalities-screening-1996
January 01, 1996 - Reliability of results produced by health care workers without formal or professional training. … The impact of health care advice given in primary care on cardiovascular risk. CELL Study Group. … Canadian guide to clinical preventive health care. … The obstetrician-gynecologist in primary preventive health care: a report of the ACOG Task Force on Primary … and Preventive Health Care.
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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 … No statement in this article should be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare … Practice Center from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). … The variability of adherence in the Bennewith et al. study and the differences in the 2 trials' study … Suicide and recency of health care contacts. A systematic review.
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/suicide-risk-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 … In 1993, the age-adjusted rate of suicide in the U.S. was approximately 11.2/100,000 persons 31,230 … The presence and accessibility of firearms in the homes of adolescent suicides, a case-control study. … Canadian guide to clinical preventive health care.
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January 01, 2012 - RATIONALE
Importance
By 2012, approximately 12 million Americans older
than 50 years are expected to … health care system). … Agency for Health-
care Research and Quality at http://effectivehealthcare
.ahrq.gov. … They should not be construed as an official posi-
tion of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … Congress mandates that the Agency for Healthcare Research
and Quality support the operations of the USPSTF
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan6/high-blood-pressure-in-adults-screening-monitoring-october-2015
September 15, 2013 - They should not be construed as an official position of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality … What are the adverse effects of screening for high blood pressure in adults? … clinics, dental offices)
KQ 3: Primary care settings (see above for definition), home
Health … care or nonhealth care settings (e.g., worksites, school) that do not have personnel trained in blood … in response to a variety of comments.
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January 01, 2001 - in the text.
eFor the first group of studies, all skin cancers are included in the numerator. … contract to
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (contract
no. 290-97-0018), Rockville, Maryland … ;
and public health organizations, including the Canadian Task
Force on Preventive Health Care; the Indian … Risk factors for melanoma
incidence in prospective follow-up: the importance of atypical (dysplastic) … The effect of
misdiagnosis and delay in diagnosis on clinical outcome in melanomas of
the foot.