U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)-Related Articles, December 19, 2014

American Family Physician
Peripheral artery disease screening and cardiovascular disease risk assessment with the ankle-brachial index in adults. Am Fam Physician 2014 Dec 15; 90(12):858A-D. [Based on and excerpted from USPSTF recommendation statement, Peripheral Artery Disease Screening and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Assessment with the Ankle-Brachial Index in Adults, 2013, and associated AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening for Peripheral Artery Disease with Ankle Brachial Index Testing: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2013.]

Jackson JC, Runge MM, Nye NS. Common questions about developmental dysplasia of the hip. Am Fam Physician 2014 Dec 15; 90(12):843-50. [Uses USPSTF recommendations and AHRQ Web site resources as data sources.]

Annals of Internal Medicine
LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Dec 16; 161(12):894-901. [Based on AHRQ evidence synthesis, Behavioral Sexual Risk Reduction Counseling in Primary Care to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections: An Updated Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, 2014, and associated summary article by O’Connor et al. (Ann Intern Med, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.

LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Dec 16; 161(12):902-10. [Based on AHRQ evidence synthesis, Screening for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia: Systematic Review to Update the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations, 2014, and associated summary article by Zakher et al.] Select to access the abstract.

Behavioral counseling interventions to prevent sexually transmitted infections: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Dec 16; 161(12):I-26. [Summaries USPSTF recommendations given in article by LeFevre et al. cited above.]

LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2014 Dec 16; 161(12):I-30. [Summaries USPSTF recommendations given in article by Lefevre et al. cited above.]

Health Affairs
Kranz AM, Lee J, Divaris K, Baker AD, Vann W Jr. North Carolina physician-based preventive oral health services improve access and use among young Medicaid enrollees. Health Aff 2014 Dec; 33(12):2144-52. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on prevention of dental caries in children from birth through five years (Pediatrics, 2014).] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of General Internal Medicine
Wu RR, Kinsinger LS, Provenzale D, King HA, Akerly P, Barnes LK, Datta SK, Grubber JM, Katich N, McNeil RB, et al. Implementation of new clinical programs in the VHA healthcare system: the importance of early collaboration between clinical leadership and research. J Gen Intern Med 2014 Dec; 29 Suppl 4:825-30. [Cites USPSTF recommendations on screening for lung cancer (Ann Intern Med, 2013) and USPSTF-sponsored article by Harris et al. (JAMA Intern Med, 2014) on a proposed taxonomy of the harms of lung cancer screening.] Select to access the abstract.

Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs
Greenlee H, Balneaves LG, Carlson LE, Cohen M, Deng G, Hershman D, Mumber M, Perlmutter J, Seely D, Sen A, et al. Clinical practice guidelines on the use of integrative therapies as supportive care in patients treated for breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2014 Nov; 2014(50):346-58. [Uses a modified version of the USPSTF grading system, citing Grade Definitions, 2013, as published on the USPSTF Web site.] Select to access the abstract.