Evidence base for oc screening
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Report of the U.S. Preventive Services Task
Force, 2nd ed., 1996 (cont.)
n I: Evidence from at least 1 properly random- ized
controlled trial
n II-1: …from well-designed controlled trials w/o
randomization
n II-2: …from well-designed cohort or case-control
analytic studies from >1 research grp
n II-3: …from multiple time series w/ or w/o the
intervention (dramatic results, e.g., penicillin)
n III:  Experts, experience, case reports
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