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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Nov 2009

  Effects of mammography screening under different screening schedules: model estimates of potential benefits and harms.

  Despite trials of mammography and widespread use, optimal screening policy is controversial. ⋯ National Cancer Institute.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Nov 2009

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  Handy point-of-care decision support.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Nov 2009

  Specialty differences in primary care physician reports of papanicolaou test screening practices: a national survey, 2006 to 2007.

  Cervical cancer screening guidelines were substantially revised in 2002 and 2003. Little information is available about primary care physicians' current Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening practices, including initiation, frequency, and stopping. ⋯ National Cancer Institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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• Ann. Intern. Med. · Nov 2009

  Treatment of very early rheumatoid arthritis with symptomatic therapy, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs, or biologic agents: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

  Long-term control or remission of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be possible with very early treatment. However, no optimal first therapeutic strategy has been determined. ⋯ According to the most objective measures of RA progression, very early intervention with conventional DMARDs is cost-effective. The cost-effectiveness of very early intervention with biologics remains uncertain.

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