How to Read the New Recommendation Statement: Methods Update from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

  1. Mary B. Barton, MD, MPP;
  2. Therese Miller, DrPH;
  3. Tracy Wolff, MD, MPH;
  4. Diana Petitti, MD, MPH;
  5. Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH;
  6. George Sawaya, MD;
  7. Barbara Yawn, MD, MS, MSc;
  8. Janelle Guirguis-Blake, MD;
  9. Ned Calonge, MD, MPH;
  10. Russell Harris, MD, MPH; and
  11. for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  1. From the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland.
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        Figure. . Template for 1-page summary of U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statements

        All of the information in this summary comes from the specific recommendation statements and associated clinical considerations. For a summary of the evidence systematically reviewed in making these recommendations, the full recommendation statement, and supporting documents, see http://www.preventiveservices.ahrq.gov.

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