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CANADIAN TASK FORCE ON PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
Formerly known as Canadian Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination
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Methodology
Summary Tables of Current Recommendations
NEW FORMAT: Recommendation Statements (June 2001)

  1. Use of back belts to prevent occupational low-back pain : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2003
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  2. Hormone replacement therapy for the primary prevention of chronic diseases : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2004
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  3. Interventions to promote breast-feeding : applying the evidence in clinical practice, 2004
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  4. Postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2004
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  5. Prevention of falls in long-term care facilities : recommendation statement, 2005
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  6. Prevention of influenza in the general population : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, revised 2004
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  7. Prevention of osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2004
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    [extended version - pdf]

  8. The role of vitamin E supplements in the prevention of cardiovascular disease and cancer (Recommendation statement), 2003
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    [technical report - pdf]

  9. Screening for depression in primary care : recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, revised 2005
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    [abridged version - pdf]
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  10. Screening for lung cancer : updated recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, revised 2003
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  11. Screening for type 2 diabetes mellitus to prevent vascular complications : updated recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, 2005
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Last updated: 8 February 2008