"False Positive Reactions" 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.
Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D005189
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354.506
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| Concept/Terms |
False Positive Reactions- False Positive Reactions
- False Positive Reaction
- Positive Reaction, False
- Positive Reactions, False
- Reaction, False Positive
- Reactions, False Positive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "False Positive Reactions" by people in Profiles.
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Screening for Prostate Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2018 05 08; 319(18):1901-1913.
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Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force. JAMA. 2018 02 13; 319(6):595-606.
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Screening for Ovarian Cancer: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2018 02 13; 319(6):588-594.
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Vision Screening in Children Aged 6 Months to 5 Years: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2017 Sep 05; 318(9):836-844.
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The US Preventive Services Task Force 2017 Draft Recommendation Statement on Screening for Prostate Cancer: An Invitation to Review and Comment. JAMA. 2017 May 16; 317(19):1949-1950.
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Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) for Colon Cancer Screening: Variable Performance with Ambient Temperature. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 11 12; 29(6):672-681.
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Factors Associated with a Positive Baseline Screening Exam Result in the National Lung Screening Trial. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2016 09; 13(9):1568-74.
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Harms of Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review to Update the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16; 164(4):256-67.
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Factors Associated With Rates of False-Positive and False-Negative Results From Digital Mammography Screening: An Analysis of Registry Data. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16; 164(4):226-35.
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Lumbar Imaging With Reporting Of Epidemiology (LIRE)--Protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 Nov; 45(Pt B):157-163.