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Menopausal hormone therapy for the primary prevention of chronic conditions: a systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Mailcode BICC, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Ann Intern Med 157:104-13. 2012..Menopausal hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions is currently not recommended because of its adverse effects...
Screening women for intimate partner violence: a systematic review to update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendationHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Ann Intern Med 156:796-808, W-279, W-280, W-281, W-282. 2012..In 2004, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force determined that evidence was insufficient to support screening women for intimate partner violence (IPV)...
Risk factors for breast cancer for women aged 40 to 49 years: a systematic review and meta-analysisHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, 97239 3098, USA
Ann Intern Med 156:635-48. 2012..Identifying risk factors for breast cancer specific to women in their 40s could inform screening decisions...
MenopauseHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, OR, USA
Lancet 371:760-70. 2008..Many questions about menopausal transition and its effects on health have not been adequately addressed...
Nonhormonal therapies for menopausal hot flashes: systematic review and meta-analysisHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
JAMA 295:2057-71. 2006..Concern regarding the adverse effects of estrogen and other hormones for treating menopausal symptoms has led to demand for other options; however, the efficacy and adverse effects of nonhormonal therapies are unclear...
Commonly used types of postmenopausal estrogen for treatment of hot flashes: scientific reviewHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland 97239, USA
JAMA 291:1610-20. 2004....
Postmenopausal estrogen for treatment of hot flashes: clinical applicationsHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, and Oregon Health and Science University, Portland 97239, USA
JAMA 291:1621-5. 2004....
Screening for speech and language delay in preschool children: systematic evidence review for the US Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Department of Medical Informatics, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Pediatrics 117:e298-319. 2006..However, optimal methods for screening for speech and language delay have not been identified, and screening is practiced inconsistently in primary care...
Screening for domestic violence--bridging the evidence gapsHeidi D Nelson
Medicine and Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Mailcode BICC, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Lancet 364:s22-3. 2004
Osteoporosis and fractures in postmenopausal women using estrogenHeidi D Nelson
Department of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research, Oregon Health and Science University, Mailcode BICC 504, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Arch Intern Med 162:2278-84. 2002....
Universal newborn hearing screening: systematic review to update the 2001 US Preventive Services Task Force RecommendationHeidi D Nelson
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Portland, Oregon 97239 3098, USA
Pediatrics 122:e266-76. 2008..targeted screening, does universal screening increase the chance that treatment will be initiated by 6 months of age for infants at average risk or for those at high risk? (3) What are the adverse effects of screening and early treatment?..
Assessing benefits and harms of hormone replacement therapy: clinical applicationsHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code BICC 504, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97201, USA
JAMA 288:882-4. 2002..Benefits and harms need to be readdressed periodically to apply newly published evidence and to reassess emerging risks, comorbidities, and needs of individuals...
Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy: scientific reviewHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code BICC 504, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97201, USA
JAMA 288:872-81. 2002..Although postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely used in the United States, new evidence about its benefits and harms requires reconsideration of its use for the primary prevention of chronic conditions...
Systematic review: comparative effectiveness of medications to reduce risk for primary breast cancerHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:703-15, W-226-35. 2009..Trials demonstrate the efficacy of medications to reduce the risk for invasive breast cancer...
Screening for breast cancer: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Ann Intern Med 151:727-37, W237-42. 2009..This systematic review is an update of evidence since the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on breast cancer screening...
Screening for chlamydial infectionH D Nelson
Division of Medical Informatics and Outcomes Research and Evidence based Practice Center, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201 3098, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:95-107. 2001..This review updates the literature since the last recommendation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force published in 1996...
Screening for osteoporosis: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239 3098, USA
Ann Intern Med 153:99-111. 2010..This review updates evidence since the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation on osteoporosis screening...
Contributions of general internal medicine teaching units: a national surveyH D Nelson
Departments of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
J Gen Intern Med 15:277-83. 2000..To identify and describe general internal medicine teaching units and their educational activities...
Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility: systematic evidence review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University and Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland, Oregon 97239, USA
Ann Intern Med 143:362-79. 2005..Clinically significant mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are associated with increased susceptibility for breast and ovarian cancer. Although these mutations are uncommon, public interest in testing for them is growing...
Oregon emergency physicians' experiences with, attitudes toward, and concerns about physician-assisted suicideT A Schmidt
Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland 97201 3098, USA
Acad Emerg Med 3:938-45. 1996....
Physicians' experiences with the Oregon Death with Dignity ActL Ganzini
Department of Veterans Affairs, and Center for Ethics in Health Care, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, USA
N Engl J Med 342:557-63. 2000..There are data on patients who have received prescriptions for lethal medications and died after taking the medications. There is little information, however, on physicians' experiences with requests for assistance with suicide...
Managed care, attitudes, and career choices of internal medicine residentsH D Nelson
Department of Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland 97201, USA
J Gen Intern Med 13:39-42. 1998..0009) than those from communities with lower managed care penetration...
Hormone replacement therapy and cognition: systematic review and meta-analysisE S LeBlanc
Oregon Health Sciences University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd, Mail Code HRC3, Portland, OR 97201 3098, USA
JAMA 285:1489-99. 2001..Some observational data suggest that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may reduce the risk of cognitive decline and dementia but results have been conflicting...
Influence of menopause on mood: a systematic review of cohort studiesK K Vesco
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA
Climacteric 10:448-65. 2007..This systematic evidence review evaluates the independent influence of the menopausal transition on mood including depression, anxiety, and other psychological symptoms...
Oregon physicians' attitudes about and experiences with end-of-life care since passage of the Oregon Death with Dignity ActL Ganzini
Mental Health Division, P31DMH, Portland VA Medical Center, PO Box 1034, Portland, OR 97207, USA
JAMA 285:2363-9. 2001....
Postmenopausal estrogen replacement and risk for venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceJill Miller
Oregon Health and Science University, Mail Code BICC 504, 3181 Southwest Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Ann Intern Med 136:680-90. 2002..49 [credible interval, 2.33 to 5.59]). CONCLUSION: Postmenopausal estrogen replacement is associated with an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, and this risk may be highest in the first year of use...
Screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University, and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Mail Code BICC 504, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97201, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:529-41. 2002..The role of risk factor assessment and different bone density techniques, frequency of screening, and identification of subgroups for which screening is most effective remain unclear...
Screening and treatment for lipid disorders in children and adolescents: systematic evidence review for the US Preventive Services Task ForceElizabeth M Haney
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology, Portland, OR, USA
Pediatrics 120:e189-214. 2007....
Estimating risk of breast cancer in carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations: a meta-analytic approachRongwei Fu
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97239, USA
Stat Med 26:1775-87. 2007..45 per cent (37.39, 57.72 per cent) and 31.85 per cent (23.72, 41.26 per cent) by 75 years old, respectively. For those with family history, risks of breast cancer conferred by BRCA mutations appear to be higher...
Complementary and alternative therapies for the management of menopause-related symptoms: a systematic evidence reviewAnne Nedrow
Department of Medical Informatics, Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Portland, OR, USA
Arch Intern Med 166:1453-65. 2006..The objective of this review was to assess the effectiveness of complementary and alternative therapies in the management of menopausal symptoms...
Economic comparison of diagnostic approaches for evaluating osteoporosis in older womenDale F Kraemer
Department of Medical Informatics and Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence based Practice Center, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR 97230, USA
Osteoporos Int 17:68-76. 2006..Compared to other approaches for diagnosing osteoporosis, sequential use of QUS followed by DXA resulted in fewer women treated and lower total costs...
Postmenopausal osteoporosis and estrogenHeidi D Nelson
Am Fam Physician 68:606, 610, 612. 2003
Screening women and elderly adults for family and intimate partner violence: a review of the evidence for the U. S. Preventive Services Task ForceHeidi D Nelson
Oregon Health and Science University and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Oregon 97201, USA
Ann Intern Med 140:387-96. 2004..CONCLUSION: Although the literature on family and intimate partner violence is extensive, few studies provide data on detection and management to guide clinicians...
