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Pocket Guide to Preventive Services


 

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has adapted the Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2005 as a pocket-sized book. The book includes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's recommendations on the prevention and early detection of a number of diseases and conditions. Free single copies are available by visiting www.ahrq.gov/clinic/pocketgd.htm

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