Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive Services Task ForceDIANE Publishing, 1997 - 933 pages An exhaustive report on recommended clinical preventive services that should be provided to patients in the course of routine clinical care, including screening for vascular, neoplastic and infectious diseases, and metabolic, hematologic, ophthalmologic and ontologic, prenatal, and musculoskeletal disorders. Also, mental disorders and substance abuse, counseling, and immunization. The majority of deaths below age 65 are preventable. This Guide results from the most comprehensive evaluation and synthesis of preventive interventions to date. |
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... positive " when screened . A test with poor sensitivity will miss cases ( persons with the con- dition ) and will produce a large proportion of false - negative results ; true cases will be told incorrectly that they are free of disease ...
... positive " when screened . A test with poor sensitivity will miss cases ( persons with the con- dition ) and will produce a large proportion of false - negative results ; true cases will be told incorrectly that they are free of disease ...
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... positive predictive value ( PPV ) of test results in the population to be screened ( Table 2 ) . The PPV is the proportion of posi- tive test results that are correct ( true positives ) . For any given sensitivity and specificity , the ...
... positive predictive value ( PPV ) of test results in the population to be screened ( Table 2 ) . The PPV is the proportion of posi- tive test results that are correct ( true positives ) . For any given sensitivity and specificity , the ...
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... Positive test 900 9,900 Positive test 90 9,990 Negative test 100 89,100 Negative test 10 89,910 PPV = 8.3 % PPV = 0.9 % treatable . Thus , treatment efficacy is fundamental for an effective screening test . Even with the availability of ...
... Positive test 900 9,900 Positive test 90 9,990 Negative test 100 89,100 Negative test 10 89,910 PPV = 8.3 % PPV = 0.9 % treatable . Thus , treatment efficacy is fundamental for an effective screening test . Even with the availability of ...
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... positive sex partner currently or in the past ; blood transfusion during 1978-1985 ; per- sons seeking treatment for STDs . Clinicians should also consider local epidemiology ( see Ch . 28 ) . HR4 = Sexually active females with multiple ...
... positive sex partner currently or in the past ; blood transfusion during 1978-1985 ; per- sons seeking treatment for STDs . Clinicians should also consider local epidemiology ( see Ch . 28 ) . HR4 = Sexually active females with multiple ...
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... positive sex partner currently or in the past ; blood transfusion during 1978-1985 ; per- sons seeking treatment for STDs . Clinicians should also consider local epidemiology ( see Ch . 28 ) . HR4 = Sexually active women with multiple ...
... positive sex partner currently or in the past ; blood transfusion during 1978-1985 ; per- sons seeking treatment for STDs . Clinicians should also consider local epidemiology ( see Ch . 28 ) . HR4 = Sexually active women with multiple ...
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