Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0024
Task Order No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
Portland, Oregon
Investigators
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH
Selvi B. Williams, MD
Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH
Paula Smith, RN, BSN
Scott Shipman, MD, MPH
July 2005
This report may not be used, in whole or in part, as the basis of the 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.
Prepared for:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
540 Gaither Road
Rockville, MD 20850
www.ahrq.gov
Contract No. 290-02-0024
Task Order No. 2
Technical Support of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Prepared by:
Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center
Portland, Oregon
Investigators
Evelyn P. Whitlock, MD, MPH
Selvi B. Williams, MD
Rachel Gold, PhD, MPH
Paula Smith, RN, BSN
Scott Shipman, MD, MPH
July 2005
This report may not be used, in whole or in part, as the basis of the 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.
