Kenneth W Lin

Summary

Affiliation: Food and Drug Administration
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:535-43. 2008
  2. ncbi Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 149:W20-4. 2008
  3. ncbi Benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 149:192-9. 2008
  4. ncbi Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 150:874-6. 2009
  5. ncbi Identifying and using good practice guidelines
    Kenneth W Lin
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
    Am Fam Physician 80:67-70. 2009
  6. ncbi Screening for testicular cancer: an evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
    Ann Intern Med 153:396-9. 2010

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Publications6

  1. ncbi Screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using spirometry: summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 148:535-43. 2008
    ..Fewer than half of the estimated 24 million Americans with airflow obstruction have received a COPD diagnosis, and diagnosis often occurs in advanced stages of the disease...
  2. ncbi Screening for asymptomatic bacteriuria in adults: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 149:W20-4. 2008
    ..Asymptomatic bacteriuria is common, and screening for this condition in pregnant women is a well-established, evidence-based standard of current medical practice. Screening other groups of adults has not been shown to improve outcomes...
  3. ncbi Benefits and harms of prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer: an evidence update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 149:192-9. 2008
    ..In 2002, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force concluded that evidence was insufficient to recommend for or against screening for prostate cancer with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing...
  4. ncbi Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement
    Kenneth Lin
    Center for Primary Care, Prevention and Clinical Partnerships, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
    Ann Intern Med 150:874-6. 2009
    ..In 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended universal screening of pregnant women for HBV infection at the first prenatal visit...
  5. ncbi Identifying and using good practice guidelines
    Kenneth W Lin
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
    Am Fam Physician 80:67-70. 2009
    ..The guidelines also should have a transparent development process, identify potential conflicts of interest, and offer flexibility in various clinical situations...
  6. ncbi Screening for testicular cancer: an evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
    Kenneth Lin
    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD, USA
    Ann Intern Med 153:396-9. 2010
    ..S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concluded in 2004 that screening asymptomatic men for testicular cancer is unlikely to produce additional benefits over clinical detection...