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"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 560 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 43 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	7	17
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	14	6	20
2019	24	17	41
2020	16	27	43
2021	17	19	36
2022	12	28	40
2023	6	12	18
2024	6	17	23
2025	17	1	18
2026	1	0	1

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

Jha DK, Prasad S, Valsan A, Mishra S, Nair P, Koshy AK, Singh S, Prasad AS, Shukla R, Ahamed R, Augustine P, Natarajan K, Peddi K, Kulkarni A, Bhatia S, Pachisia AV, Singh PK, Jena A, Gupta S, Jain S, Padmaprakash K, Kakadiya R, Kumar A, Shukla S, Dutta U, Hande V, Thareja S, Sharma V. Latent tuberculosis screening for inflammatory bowel disease in tuberculosis endemic region remains porous and suboptimal: A multicentre study. World J Gastroenterol. 2026 Jan 28; 32(4):114897.

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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 Feb; 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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Ramesh R, Stacey P, Alexander M, Doulamis I, Welch HJ, Lipsitz E, Indes JE. Guideline-based screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms is significantly underperformed and possibly impacted by medical comorbidities. J Vasc Surg. 2026 03; 83(3):953-960.e2.

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O'Leary KJ, Pollack T, Barnard C, Kim JS, Leviton L, Favia L, Lagu T, Haywood C. Hospitalized patients' health-related social needs: A comparison of screenings conducted by hospital staff and research staff. J Hosp Med. 2026 Feb; 21(2):171-174.

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Tangkilisan G, Vazquez LR, Fuchu P, Sanders B, Dolata JK, Bedrick S, Fombonne E, Broder-Fingert S, Zuckerman KE. Consensus recommendations for usability and acceptability of mobile health autism screening tools. Autism. 2025 Dec; 29(12):3100-3110.

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Long KA, Paredes Molina AA, Blakey AO, Oliveira DR, Barahona Paz K, Mateo CM, Cazorla-Garcia I, Abramson MA, Drainoni ML, McKee MD, Rudel RK, Trivedi MK, Garg A. Perspectives on Health-Related Social Needs Screening in Primary Care Among Black and Latine Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2529538.

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Cooper KM, Ramella L, Boama-Nyarko E, Rokicki S, Xu L, Masters GA, Byatt N, Mackie TI, Sheldrick RC. A Simulation Model to Estimate Local Prevalence Based on Screening Data. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2025 Jul; 52(4):727-754.

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Ragavan MI, Schweiberger K, Palakshappa D, Garg A, Hanmer J, Ray K. Nonresponse to Health-Related Social Needs Screening Items Within Pediatric Primary Care. Pediatrics. 2025 Jul 01; 156(1).

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