Mass Screening

"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.

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Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.

Descriptor ID	D008403
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
Concept/Terms	Mass Screening Mass Screening Mass Screenings Screening, Mass Screenings, Mass Screening Screening Screenings

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mass Screening".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Diagnosis [E01]
Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures [E01.370]
Mass Screening [E01.370.500]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Epidemiologic Methods [E05.318]
Data Collection [E05.318.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [E05.318.308.980]
Health Surveys [E05.318.308.980.438]
Mass Screening [E05.318.308.980.438.580]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Preventive Health Services [N02.421.726]
Diagnostic Services [N02.421.726.233]
Mass Screening [N02.421.726.233.443]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Quality of Health Care [N05.715]
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms [N05.715.360]
Data Collection [N05.715.360.300]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N05.715.360.300.800]
Health Surveys [N05.715.360.300.800.438]
Mass Screening [N05.715.360.300.800.438.500]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Epidemiologic Methods [N06.850.520]
Data Collection [N06.850.520.308]
Surveys and Questionnaires [N06.850.520.308.980]
Health Surveys [N06.850.520.308.980.438]
Mass Screening [N06.850.520.308.980.438.580]
Public Health Practice [N06.850.780]
Mass Screening [N06.850.780.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Mass Screening".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Mass Screening".

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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.

Bar chart showing 521 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 40 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	3	1	4
1998	0	1	1
1999	2	2	4
2000	2	2	4
2001	3	1	4
2002	2	2	4
2003	7	7	14
2004	8	6	14
2005	9	5	14
2006	10	7	17
2007	14	11	25
2008	10	8	18
2009	13	4	17
2010	8	7	15
2011	10	6	16
2012	8	5	13
2013	14	8	22
2014	13	8	21
2015	14	15	29
2016	13	16	29
2017	10	13	23
2018	13	8	21
2019	23	15	38
2020	15	24	39
2021	17	20	37
2022	12	28	40
2023	6	9	15
2024	5	15	20
2025	0	1	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Screening" by people in Profiles.

D'Addario AE, Fukunaga MI, King AM, Singh S, Mazor KM, Fisher KA. Lung cancer screening: What do physicians say to reluctant patients and what do patients want them to say? Patient Educ Couns. 2025 May; 134:108698.

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Sheldrick RC, Birudavol J, Hirshfeld-Becker DR, Carter AS, Perrin EC, Dutta A, Benheim TS, Holcomb Scarpelli JM, Boudreau AA, Jellinek MS, Murphy JM. Longitudinal Stability and Predictive Value of Socio/Emotional/Behavioral Screening in an Outpatient Pediatric Network. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Apr; 25(3):102618.

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Sellinger JJ, Rosen MI, Lazar CM, Gilstad-Hayden K, Dziura J, Li FY, Mattocks K, Weede A, Sullivan-Tibbs M, Rose L, Garcia Vassallo G, Manhapra A, Turner A, Vogt D, Woodward EN, Hartmann CW, Haskell SG, Mohammad A, Martino S. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment for pain management for veterans separating from military service: study protocol of a hybrid type 2 study testing implementation facilitation versus training-as-usual. Pain Med. 2024 Nov 01; 25(Supplement_1):S99-S106.

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Johnson KM, Woolf AD, Hauptman M, Wylie BJ. Universal Lead Testing in Pregnancy: A Call to Action. Pediatrics. 2024 Oct 01; 154(Suppl 2).

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Pires DC, Arueira Chaves L, Dantas Cardoso CH, Faria LV, Rodrigues Campos S, Sobreira da Silva MJ, Sequeira Valerio T, Rodrigues Campos M, Emmerick ICM. Effects of low dose computed tomography (LDCT) on lung cancer screening on incidence and mortality in regions with high tuberculosis prevalence: A systematic review. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0308106.

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Beslow LA, White AJ, Krings T, Hammill AM, Lang SS, Baba A, Clancy MS, Olitsky SE, Hetts SW. Current Practice: Rationale for Screening Children with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia for Brain Vascular Malformations. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2024 Sep 09; 45(9):1177-1184.

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Lopes RD, Atlas SJ, Go AS, Lubitz SA, McManus DD, Dolor RJ, Chatterjee R, Rothberg MB, Rushlow DR, Crosson LA, Aronson RS, Patlakh M, Gallup D, Mills DJ, O'Brien EC, Singer DE. Effect of Screening for Undiagnosed?Atrial Fibrillation on?Stroke?Prevention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Nov 19; 84(21):2073-2084.

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Singer DE, Atlas SJ, Go AS, Lubitz SA, McManus DD, Dolor RJ, Chatterjee R, Rothberg MB, Rushlow DR, Crosson LA, Aronson RS, Mills D, Patlakh M, Gallup D, O'Brien EC, Lopes RD. Atrial Fibrillation Burden on a 14-Day?ECG?Monitor: Findings From the GUARD-AF Trial Screening Arm. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Jan; 11(1):110-119.

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Ayer L, Horowitz LM, Colpe L, Lowry NJ, Ryan PC, Boudreux E, Little V, Erban S, Ramirez-Estrada S, Schoenbaum M. [Clinical Pathway for Suicide Risk Screening in Adult Primary Care Settings:Special Recommendations]. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2024 09; 26(3):153-169.

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Bilsbury E, Mautner Wizentier M, Wood E, Doherty S, Ledwith J, Ding J. The Continuing Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Diabetic Retinopathy Screenings. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 32(2):222-228.

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