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.

MeSH information

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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".

publications

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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 563 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 42 publications in 2020

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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	4	1	5
2002	2	2	4
2003	7	7	14
2004	8	6	14
2005	9	5	14
2006	10	7	17
2007	13	11	24
2008	10	8	18
2009	12	4	16
2010	7	9	16
2011	10	5	15
2012	9	5	14
2013	14	9	23
2014	16	8	24
2015	17	16	33
2016	16	17	33
2017	10	12	22
2018	13	5	18
2019	24	16	40
2020	16	26	42
2021	17	19	36
2022	12	28	40
2023	6	12	18
2024	7	16	23
2025	17	1	18
2026	7	0	7

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

Boudreaux ED, Lee HS, Larkin C, Davis-Martin R, Beiser DG, Gibbons R. Risk Rulers for Rapid Screening and Detection of Suicide Risk in Acute Care. Suicide Life Threat Behav. 2026 Jun; 56(3):e70112.

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Chan B, Ezekiel-Herrera D, Bailey SR, Byhoff E, Marino M, Lucas JA, Giebultowicz S, Espinoza K, Larson Z, Heintzman J. Race, Ethnicity, and Language Disparities in Alcohol and Drug Screening and Medication Treatment. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 May 01; 9(5):e2612319.

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Vosooney A, Witkop CT, Cantor AG, Nelson HD, Picardo C, Son S, Byatt N, Humphrey LL, Lau M, Garcia F, Kendig SM, Qaseem A, Ramos D, Salganicoff A, Savoy ML, O'Reilly N, Wood JK, Zahn C, Moyer I, Palacios M, Gregory KD. 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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Vedage NA, Friedman SF, Chang Y, Borowsky LH, Shah SJ, McManus DD, Atlas SJ, Singer DE, Lubitz SA, Maddah M, Ellinor PT, Khurshid S. Risk-Guided Atrial Fibrillation Screening With Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Electrocardiogram Models: A VITAL-AF Trial Analysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 Apr 14; 87(14):1798-1813.

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Lozoraitis CA, Vijayaraghavan G, Lofrumento P. 2021 Return-to-Screening ACS quality improvement project: Increasing mammography screenings post-COVID at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Surgery. 2026 Jun; 194:110185.

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Lazareva M, Renemane L, Vinogradova VV, Cipare S, Rubene-Kesele L, Kise L, Byatt N, Rancans E. Postpartum Depression Screening in Latvia: Validation and Optimal Cut-Off of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Medicina (Kaunas). 2026 Apr 01; 62(4).

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Barger B, Pigott TD, Sheldrick RC, Campbell J, Gonzalez Laca A, Starnes J, Davis B, Waford R, Olmstead J. Estimating the impact of missed cases on the accuracy of autism screening tools. Psychol Assess. 2026 Jun-Jul; 38(6-7):487-502.

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Flanagan M, Fantasia HC. A Multicomponent, Team-Based Quality Improvement Project for Improving Cervical Cancer Screenings in Primary Care. Nurs Womens Health. 2026 02; 30(1):25-32.

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Min EA, Bolduc P. Prevention and Management of Viral Hepatitis in Primary Care. Top Antivir Med. 2025 Dec; 33(6):711-726.

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Rinkel GJE, Ruigrok YM, Krings T, Etminan N, Vergouwen MDI. Advances in screening and management of unruptured intracranial aneurysms. Lancet Neurol. 2025 Nov; 24(11):958-968.

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