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摘要

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) operates under the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, one of 11 divisions of the US Department of Health and Human Services. A panel of preventive medicine and health care experts, the USPSTF reviews existing literature and evidence to make recommendations regarding preventive care measures. Primary care practitioners rely on such guidelines to make medical decisions, and insurance companies and government agencies use this information to determine payment for services rendered and for credentialing of institutions