Slide 36. Putting it all Together: Balancing Benefits and Harms of Mammography

Understanding the Methods Used by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Developing Recommendations

Slide 36. Putting it all Together: Balancing Benefits and Harms of Mammography

Putting it all Together: Balancing Benefits and Harms of Mammography

Decision analysis is a method by which the balance of benefits and harms can be judged.

USPSTF commissioned a decision analysis to assist in the determination of net benefit.

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Internet Citation: Slide 36. Putting it all Together: Balancing Benefits and Harms of Mammography: Understanding the Methods Used by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force in Developing Recommendations. August 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/clinicians-providers/kt/webinars/tfmethods/tfmethodsld36.html