"Mass Screening" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D008403
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.500 E05.318.308.980.438.580 N02.421.726.233.443 N05.715.360.300.800.438.500 N06.850.520.308.980.438.580 N06.850.780.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mass Screening- Mass Screening
- Mass Screenings
- Screening, Mass
- Screenings, Mass
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Mass Screening" by people in this website by year, and whether "Mass Screening" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2004 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 2005 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2008 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 2009 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 12 | 7 | 19 |
| 2013 | 22 | 5 | 27 |
| 2014 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
| 2015 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 2016 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 2017 | 18 | 10 | 28 |
| 2018 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2019 | 23 | 11 | 34 |
| 2020 | 13 | 22 | 35 |
| 2021 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2022 | 4 | 25 | 29 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Screening" by people in Profiles.
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Heuriskance: a novel paradigm for systematic earlier detection of sporadic pancreatic cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2026 Aug 01; 118(8):1353-1363.
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Using Real-World Evidence to Estimate the Predictive Value of Screening Questionnaires: Autism Screening as a Case Example. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Aug; 26(6):103351.
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Tailoring Screening Algorithms for a Large Health System: Autism Screening as a Case Example. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Aug; 26(6):103350.
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Electronic Health Record Monitoring Dashboard and Developmental Screening in Pediatric Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2610380.
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Screening for Cervical Cancer: A Recommendation From the Women's Preventive Services Initiative. Obstet Gynecol. 2026 Jul 01; 148(1):e3-e13.
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Availability of Cancer Screening Across HIV Treatment Sites in the IeDEA Consortium. Int J Cancer. 2026 Sep 15; 159(6):1477-1489.
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Temporal and geographic analyses of colorectal cancer screening during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in a federally qualified health center. PLoS One. 2026; 21(3):e0345248.
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Latent tuberculosis infection care cascade outcomes in primary care clinics in the tuberculosis epidemiologic studies consortium-III. Ann Epidemiol. 2026 Jun; 118:110081.
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Risk-based guidance for choosing fecal immunochemical test or colonoscopy in colorectal cancer screening: a modeling study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 03 05; 195(3):832-840.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Anxiety and Intimate Partner Violence. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Feb 27; 38(6):1049-1063.