Submitted to:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Submitted by:
RTI International
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Contract No. 290-97-0011
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contract #290-97-0011, Task Order No. 3
Technical Support for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
James D. Bader, DDS, MPH*
Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH†
Russell Harris, MD, MPH‡
Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD4
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of
clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for
reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve
the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical
errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts
research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality;
and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients
and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions
and improve the quality of health care services.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report
should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug,
device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
Submitted to:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Submitted by:
RTI International
3040 Cornwallis Road
P.O. Box 12194
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Contract No. 290-97-0011
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Contract #290-97-0011, Task Order No. 3
Technical Support for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
James D. Bader, DDS, MPH*
Gary Rozier, DDS, MPH†
Russell Harris, MD, MPH‡
Kathleen N. Lohr, PhD4
This report may be used, in whole or in part, as the basis for development of
clinical practice guidelines and other quality enhancement tools, or a basis for
reimbursement and coverage policies. AHRQ or U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services endorsement of such derivative products may not be stated or implied.
AHRQ is the lead Federal agency charged with supporting research designed to improve
the quality of health care, reduce its cost, address patient safety and medical
errors, and broaden access to essential services. AHRQ sponsors and conducts
research that provides evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality;
and cost, use, and access. The information helps health care decisionmakers—patients
and clinicians, health system leaders, and policymakers—make more informed decisions
and improve the quality of health care services.
The authors of this report are responsible for its content. Statements in the report
should not be construed as endorsement by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of a particular drug,
device, test, treatment, or other clinical service.
