U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

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A 20-member non-Federal panel commissioned by the Public Health Service in 1984 to develop recommendations for clinicians on the appropriate use of preventive interventions, based on a systematic review of evidence of clinical effectiveness. To date the US Preventive Services Task Force has published two reports. The first was published in 1989 as the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services. The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition was published in 1996. 39  
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Resources

Contributors: Prab R. Tumpati, MD