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Robert S. Lawrence, MD; Angela D. Mickalide, PhD; Douglas B. Kamerow, MD, MPH; Steven H. Woolf, MD, MPH

JAMA. 1990;263(3):436-437.

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In 1984 the Assistant Secretary for Health formed the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), asking the members to develop age-, sex-, and other risk factor—specific recommendations concerning the appropriate use of preventive interventions in the clinical setting. The article by Greene et al¹ in this issue completes the series of background articles and recommendations by the USPSTF published in JAMA. Since the April 1987 report on breast cancer screening,²12 articles and an introductory editorial have been published in THE JOURNAL.^1-13 These background articles were prepared by task force members for use in their deliberations and aided in the development of their final report, the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: An Assessment of the Effectiveness of 169 Interventions.¹⁴

The guide provides recommendations for clinical practice on 169 interventions for the prevention of 60 target conditions. These interventions include screening tests, immunizations, chemoprophylaxis, and patient counseling. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chairman, US Preventive Services Task Force Cambridge Hospital Harvard Medical School Cambridge, Mass; Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion US Public Health Service Washington, DC

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