Annals of internal medicine
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Practice Guideline
Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.
Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in asymptomatic adults. ⋯ The USPSTF recommends screening for HCV infection in persons at high risk for infection. The USPSTF also recommends offering 1-time screening for HCV infection to adults born between 1945 and 1965. (B recommendation).
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Methylprednisolone injections for the carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
Steroid injections are used in idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but evidence of efficacy beyond 1 month is lacking. ⋯ Region of Scania Research and Development Foundation and Hässleholm Hospital Organization.
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Multicenter Study
A prospective assessment defining the limitations of thyroid nodule pathologic evaluation.
Clinical management of thyroid neoplasms is based on light microscopic diagnosis, but its accuracy and precision are poorly defined. ⋯ Veracyte.