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Current methods of the US Preventive Services Task Force: a review of the processR P Harris
School of Medicine and Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7590, USA
Am J Prev Med 20:21-35. 2001..The third Task Force and the EPCs will continue to examine a variety of methodologic issues and document work group progress in future communications...
The MD-MPH program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel HillRussell Harris
UNC School of Medicine, UNC School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Acad Med 83:371-7. 2008....- Breast cancer screening for women ages 50 to 69 years a systematic review of observational evidenceRussell Harris
Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology and Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Prev Med 53:108-14. 2011..To systematically review the observational evidence concerning the effect of screening on breast cancer mortality in actual populations of women ages 50-69 years... 
Acceptance of a Polypill approach to prevent cardiovascular disease among a sample of U.S. physiciansAnthony J Viera
Department of Family Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Prev Med 52:10-5. 2011..To examine US physicians' self-reported knowledge about the Polypill, factors considered in deciding whether to prescribe it, and acceptance of prescribing it for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention...- Screening adults for type 2 diabetes: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceRussell Harris
Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 725 Airport Road, CB # 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2949, USA
Ann Intern Med 138:215-29. 2003..The magnitude of additional benefit of initiating tight glycemic control during the preclinical phase is uncertain but probably small... - Chemoprevention of breast cancer: a promising idea with an uncertain futureLinda S Kinsinger
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
Lancet 360:813-4. 2002 - Assessing the need to update prevention guidelines: a comparison of two methodsGerald Gartlehner
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Int J Qual Health Care 16:399-406. 2004..Recently, Shekelle and colleagues proposed a model of limited literature searches with modest expert involvement as a way to reduce the cost and time requirements for assessing whether a guideline needs updating... - Shared decision making about screening and chemoprevention. a suggested approach from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceStacey L Sheridan
Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 26:56-66. 2004.... - Breast cancer risk in primary care: implications for chemopreventionCarmen L Lewis
Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7110, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:1897-903. 2004.... - Overview of screening: where we are and where we may be headedRussell Harris
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 725 Martin Luther King, Campus Box 7590, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Epidemiol Rev 33:1-6. 2011..There needs to be a wider discussion about these issues with the public... - Reconsidering the criteria for evaluating proposed screening programs: reflections from 4 current and former members of the U.S. Preventive services task forceRussell Harris
Cecil G Sheps Center for Health Services Research, 725 Martin Luther King, Campus Box 7590, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7590, USA
Epidemiol Rev 33:20-35. 2011..g., resources available, other priorities, the informed population's preferences). The authors hope these suggestions stimulate further discussion about the optimal way to evaluate proposed screening programs... - Screening for prostate cancer: an update of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceRussell Harris
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, CB# 7590, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 725 Airport Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:917-29. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: Although potential harms of screening for prostate cancer can be established, the presence or magnitude of potential benefits cannot. Therefore, the net benefit of screening cannot be determined... - Chemoprevention of breast cancer: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceLinda S Kinsinger
Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Program on Prevention, CB# 7508, Wing D, Room 383, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7508, USA
Ann Intern Med 137:59-69. 2002..The absolute risk reduction varies by risk factors for breast cancer, however, and must be balanced against the potential harms to judge the appropriateness of treatment for individual women... - Screening for gestational diabetes: a summary of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task ForceSeth C Brody
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Obstet Gynecol 101:380-92. 2003..To systematically review the evidence for screening for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)... - Screening for primary open-angle glaucoma in the primary care setting: an update for the US preventive services task forceCraig Fleming
Oregon Evidence Based Practice Center, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Portland 97227, USA
Ann Fam Med 3:167-70. 2005..Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a leading cause of blindness and vision-related disability. This review examines the effectiveness of screening for and treatment of early POAG in asymptomatic persons...