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Screening Tests and Immunizations Guidelines for Women (Citations)


1 Ladenson PW, Singer PA, Ain KB, Bagchi N, Bigos ST, Levy EG, Smith SA, Daniels GH. American Thyroid Association Guidelines for Detection of Thyroid Dysfunction. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2000;160:1573-1575.

2 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for High Blood Pressure: Recommendations and Rationale. July 2003. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/highbloodsc/hibloodrr.htm.

3 Adapted from:
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III). 2002. NIH Publication No. 02-5215.

4 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Recommendations and Rationale. September 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/3rduspstf/osteoporosis/osteorr.htm.

5 American Diabetes Association. Frequently Asked Questions about Pre-Diabetes. Available at: www.diabetes.org/pre-diabetes/faq.jsp. Accessed October 25, 2006.

6 National Cancer Institute. Screening Mammograms: Questions and Answers. Available at: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/screening-mammograms. Accessed October 23, 2006.

7 National Cancer Institute. The Pap Test: Questions and Answers. Available at: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Detection/Pap-test. Accessed October 23, 2006.

8 U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. Screening for Chlamydial Infection. June 2007. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspschlm.htm.

9 Adapted from:
National Institute of Mental Health. Depression: What Every Woman Should Know. Available at: www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depwomenknows.cfm#ptdep8. Accessed October 25, 2006.

10 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Screening Guidelines (Colorectal Cancer). Available at: www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/basic_info/screening/guidelines.htm. Accessed October 24, 2006.

11 American Cancer Society. American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer. Available at: www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_2_3X_ACS_Cancer_Detection_Guidelines_36.asp. Accessed October 24, 2006.

12 Eye exams. Foundation of the American Academy of Ophthalmology Web site. http://www.eyecareamerica.org/eyecare/treatment/eye-exams.cfm. Reviewed May 2007. Accessed March 27, 2008.

13 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Hearing Screening. Available at: www.asha.org/public/hearing/testing. Accessed October 24, 2006.

14 American Cancer Society. Monitor your Skin for Signs of Skin Cancer. Available at: www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Monitor_Your_Skin_for_Signs_of
_Skin_Cancer.asp
. Accessed October 25, 2006.

15 U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. MedlinePlus Web site. Available at: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001055.htm. Accessed August 4, 2008.

16 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule— United States, October 2006—September 2007. MMWR 2006;55:Q1-Q4.

17 Adapted from:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. HPV and HPV Vaccine: Information for Health Care Providers. Available at: www.cdc.gov/std/HPV/STDFact-HPV-vaccine-hcp.htm#provhpvrec. Accessed October 25, 2006.

18 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Meningococcal Disease. Available at: www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/diseaseinfo/meningococcal_g.htm. Accessed August 23, 2006.

19 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule--United States, October 2007-September 2008. MMWR 2007;56(41):Q1-Q4.

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