Wikipedia:Choosing Wisely/American Academy of Family Physicians

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Articles relating to American Academy of Family Physicians content
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Bone density	chart		history
Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry	chart		history
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Functional neurological deficit	chart
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References

American Academy of Family Physicians, "Fifteen Things Physicians and Patients Should Question", Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, American Academy of Family Physicians, retrieved September 23, 2013, which cites

1. • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (28 October 2013). "Acute low back pain". guideline.gov. Rockville, Maryland: National Guideline Clearinghouse. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
2. • Centers for Disease Control (June 25, 2012). "CDC - Get Smart: Adult Appropriate Antibiotic Use, Physician Information Sheet". cdc.gov. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
   • Ahovuo-Saloranta, Anneli; Rautakorpi, Ulla-Maija; Borisenko, Oleg V; Liira, Helena; Williams Jr, John W; Mäkelä, Marjukka; Ahovuo-Saloranta, Anneli (2014). "Antibiotics for acute maxillary sinusitis in adults". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000243.pub3.
   • Hickner, John M. (2001). "Principles of Appropriate Antibiotic Use for Acute Rhinosinusitis in Adults: Background". Annals of Internal Medicine. 134 (6): 498. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-134-6-200103200-00017. ISSN 0003-4819.
3. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (September 2002). "Screening for Osteoporosis: Recommendations and Rationale". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
   • Hodgson, S.F.; Watts, N.B.; Bilezikian, J.P.; Clarke, B.L.; Gray, T.K.; Harris, D.W.; Johnston, Jr, C.C.; Kleerekoper, M.; Lindsay, R.; Luckey, M.M.; McClung, M.R.; Nankin, H.R.; Petak, S.M.; Recker, R.R.; AACE Osteoporosis Task Force (Nov–Dec 2003). "American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists medical guidelines for clinical practice for the prevention and treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis: 2001 edition, with selected updates for 2003". Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 9 (6): 544–64. PMID 14715483.
   • Lim, Lionel S.; Hoeksema, Laura J.; Sherin, Kevin (April 2009). "Screening for Osteoporosis in the Adult U.S. Population". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 36 (4): 366–375. doi:10.1016/j.amepre.2009.01.013.
   • National Osteoporosis Foundation (2014). "Having a Bone Density Test". nof.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
4. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (2013). "Screening Asymptomatic Adults With Resting or Exercise Electrocardiography". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
5. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (2013). "Screening for Cervical Cancer". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
6. • Main, Elliott; Oshiro, Bryan; Chagolla, Brenda; Bingham, Debra; Dang-Kilduff, Leona; Kowalewski, Leslie, Elimination of Non-medically Indicated (Elective) Deliveries Before 39 Weeks Gestational Age (PDF), March of Dimes; California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative; Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Division; Center for Family Health; California Department of Public Health, retrieved 1 August 2013
7. • American Academy of Pediatrics; American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Guidelines for perinatal care (7th ed.). Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics. ISBN 978-1581107340.
   • ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins (2009). "ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 107: Induction of Labor". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 114 (2, Part 1): 386–397. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b48ef5. PMID 19623003.
   • Gülmezoglu, A. M.; Crowther, C. A.; Middleton, P.; Heatley, E. (2012). Gülmezoglu, A Metin (ed.). "Induction of labour for improving birth outcomes for women at or beyond term". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004945.pub3.
8. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (December 2007). "Screening for Carotid Artery Stenosis". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
   • Tracy Wolff; Janelle Guirguis-Blake; Therese Miller; Michael Gillespie; Russell Harris (December 2007). "Screening For Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis". Evidence Syntheses, No. 50. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID 20722148.
9. • American Academy of Family Physicians (2012). "Cervical Cancer -- Clinical Recommendations -- AAFP". aafp.org. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
   • United States Preventive Services Task Force (March 2012). "Screening for Cervical Cancer". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
   • Vesco, Kimberly; Whitlock, Evelyn; Eder, Michelle; Lin, Jennifer; Burda, Brittany; Senger, Caitlyn; Holmes, Rebecca; Fu, Rongwei; Zuber, Sarah (May 2011). "Screening for Cervical Cancer". Evidence Syntheses, No. 86. Rockville, Maryland: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. PMID 22132428. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
10. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (June 2012). "Screening for Cervical Cancer". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
11. • Lieberthal, A.S.; Carroll, A.E.; Chonmaitree, T.; Ganiats, T.G.; Hoberman, A.; Jackson, M.A.; Joffe, M.D.; Miller, D.T.; Rosenfeld, R.M.; Sevilla, X.D.; Schwartz, R.H.; Thomas, P.A.; Tunkel, D.E. (25 February 2013). "The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media". Pediatrics. 131 (3): e964–e999. doi:10.1542/peds.2012-3488.
    • Venekamp, Roderick P; Sanders, Sharon; Glasziou, Paul P; Del Mar, Chris B; Rovers, Maroeska M; Venekamp, Roderick P (2013). "Antibiotics for acute otitis media in children". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (1). CD000219. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD000219.pub3.
12. • "Urinary Tract Infection: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of the Initial UTI in Febrile Infants and Children 2 to 24 Months". Pediatrics. 128 (3): 595–610. 2011. doi:10.1542/peds.2011-1330. ISSN 0031-4005.
    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2014). "ACR–SPR–SNM practice guideline for the performance of adult and pediatric radionuclide cystography". guideline.gov. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
    • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; National Collaborating Centre for Women's and Children's Health (August 2007). Urinary tract infection in children : diagnosis, treatment and long-term management. London: RCOG Press. ISBN 978-1-904752-40-0.
    • Westwood, M.E.; Whiting, P.F.; Cooper, J.; Watt, I.S.; Kleijnen, J. (Mar 15, 2005). "Further investigation of confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review". BMC pediatrics. 5 (1): 2. PMID 15769296.
13. • Moyer, Virginia A. (2012). "Screening for Prostate Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement". Annals of Internal Medicine. 157 (2): 120. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-2-201207170-00459. ISSN 0003-4819.
14. • United States Preventive Services Task Force (June 2004). "Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents". uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
15. • Stewart, F.H.; Harper, C.C.; Ellertson, C.E.; Grimes, D.A.; Sawaya, G.F.; Trussell, J. (May 2, 2001). "Clinical breast and pelvic examination requirements for hormonal contraception: Current practice vs evidence". JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 285 (17): 2232–9. PMID 11325325.
    • Henderson, Jillian T.; Sawaya, George F.; Blum, Maya; Stratton, Laura; Harper, Cynthia C. (2010). "Pelvic Examinations and Access to Oral Hormonal Contraception". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 116 (6): 1257–1264. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181fb540f. ISSN 0029-7844.
    • Committee on Gynecologic Practice (August 2012). "Committee opinion no. 534: well-woman visit". Obstetrics & Gynecology. 120 (2, Part 1): 421–424. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3182680517.

Other layman guides cited include the following:

1. 1. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (May 2012), "Bone-density tests: When you need them — and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012</ref>
   2. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "EKGs and exercise stress tests: When you need them for heart disease — and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012
   3. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "Imaging tests for lower-back pain: When you need them—and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 14, 2012
   4. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (May 2012), "Pap tests: When you need them—and when you don't" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 17, 2012
   5. Consumer Reports; American Academy of Family Physicians (April 2012), "Treating sinusitis: Don't rush to antibiotics" (PDF), Choosing Wisely: an initiative of the ABIM Foundation, Consumer Reports, retrieved August 17, 2012

Links

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