"Palpation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palpation" by people in Profiles.
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Using Ultrasound to Enhance Medical Students' Femoral Vascular Physical Examination Skills. J Ultrasound Med. 2015 Oct; 34(10):1771-6.
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Screening for breast cancer: an update for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Nov 17; 151(10):727-37, W237-42.
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Screening by prostate-specific antigen and digital rectal examination in relation to prostate cancer mortality: a case-control study. Epidemiology. 2005 May; 16(3):367-76.
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How traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists would diagnose and treat chronic low back pain: results of a survey of licensed acupuncturists in Washington State. Complement Ther Med. 2001 Sep; 9(3):146-53.
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Variation in diagnosis and treatment of chronic low back pain by traditional Chinese medicine acupuncturists. Complement Ther Med. 2001 Sep; 9(3):154-66.
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Contemporary identification of patients at high risk of early prostate cancer recurrence after radical retropubic prostatectomy. Urology. 2001 Jun; 57(6):1033-7.
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PSA doubling time as a predictor of clinical progression after biochemical failure following radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. Mayo Clin Proc. 2001 Jun; 76(6):576-81.
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Acupuncture for chronic low back pain: diagnosis and treatment patterns among acupuncturists evaluating the same patient. South Med J. 2001 May; 94(5):486-92.
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Digital rectal examination and prostate-specific antigen abnormalities at the time of prostate biopsy and biopsy outcomes, 1980 to 1997. Urology. 2000 Nov 01; 56(5):817-22.
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Comparison of clinically nonpalpable prostate-specific antigen-detected (cT1c) versus palpable (cT2) prostate cancers in patients undergoing radical retropubic prostatectomy. Urology. 1999 Jul; 54(1):105-10.