HSTAT Materials Added to NCBI Bookshelf

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) has recently added new materials to the HSTAT collection on the Bookshelf. HSTAT, Health Services/ Technology Assessment Text, is a free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health care decision making.

Four new Evidence Reports have been added to AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

139. Multivitamin/Mineral Supplements and Prevention of Chronic Disease

142. Testing for BNP and NT-proBNP in the Diagnosis and Prognosis of Heart Failure

143. Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer

154. Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence

Eighteen new chapters have been added to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Syntheses, formerly Systematic Evidence Reviews, a part of HSTAT.

22. Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

24. Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Infection

27. Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years: A Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

28. Screening for Family and Intimate Partner Violence

29. Dental Caries Prevention: The Physician's Role in Child Oral Health Systematic Evidence Review

31. Lung Cancer Screening: An Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

34. Primary Care Screening for Ocular Hypertension and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Evidence Synthesis

36. Screening and Interventions for Childhood Overweight: Evidence Synthesis

37. Genetic Risk Assessment and BRCA Mutation Testing for Breast and Ovarian Cancer Susceptibility: Evidence Synthesis

39. Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Pregnant Women: Evidence Synthesis

40. Screening for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Childhood and Pregnancy: Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Task Force Review

41. Screening for Speech and Language Delay in Preschool Children

42. Screening for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

45. Use of Aspirin and NSAIDs to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

46. Screening for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Focused Update of a 2005 Systematic Evidence Review for the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force

47. Screening for Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Systematic Evidence Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

48. Screening for Chlamydial Infection: A Focused Evidence Update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

51. Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Motor Vehicle Occupant Injuries

The books in Bookshelf may be searched directly from the Bookshelf site or through the Entrez cross-database search page.

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