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 625 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 41 publications in 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	4	2	6
1997	6	3	9
1998	5	4	9
1999	9	4	13
2000	2	5	7
2001	5	5	10
2002	3	5	8
2003	9	14	23
2004	13	4	17
2005	15	2	17
2006	7	6	13
2007	8	10	18
2008	17	15	32
2009	17	17	34
2010	14	15	29
2011	14	6	20
2012	13	5	18
2013	21	6	27
2014	20	13	33
2015	17	11	28
2016	16	10	26
2017	13	4	17
2018	25	9	34
2019	22	19	41
2020	11	28	39
2021	11	22	33
2022	0	22	22
2023	1	14	15
2024	7	16	23
2025	4	0	4

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

White M, Israilevich R, Lam S, McCarthy M, Mico V, Chipkin B, Abrams E, Moore K, Kastenberg D. Timely Completion of Direct Access Colonoscopy Is Noninferior to Office Scheduled for Screening and Surveillance. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 Mar 01; 59(3):219-226.

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Corsi D, Saraiya A, Doyle M, Shah V, O'Malley B, Qiu G, Lanstaff R, Masood I, Osler B, Hajduczok AG, Johnson D, Shipon D. Cardiac screening findings and referral patterns in male African-American basketball players: Analysis of the HeartBytes Registry. Am J Cardiol. 2025 May 15; 243:73-80.

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Watanabe AT, Vu H, Chim CY, Litt AW, Retson T, Mayo RC. Potential Impact of an Artificial Intelligence-based Mammography Triage Algorithm on Performance and Workload in a Population-based Screening Sample. J Breast Imaging. 2025 Jan 25; 7(1):45-53.

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Ali CR, Litvintchouk AM, Moeller P, Davis R, Hannan E, Maio V, Csik VP. Depression and Distress Screening in Oncology Patients: A Descriptive Analysis. Am J Med Qual. 2025 Jan-Feb 01; 40(1):1-7.

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Jain P, DiMuzio P, Nooromid M, Salvatore D, Abai B. Trends, risk factors, and outcomes of selective screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in at-risk patients. J Vasc Surg. 2025 Apr; 81(4):877-886.e3.

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Zovich B, Freeland C, Moore H, Sapp K, Qureshi A, Jessop A, Holbert R, Borondy-Jenkins F, Plunkett Q, Cohen C. Identifying barriers to hepatitis B and delta screening, prevention, and linkage to care among people who use drugs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Harm Reduct J. 2024 Nov 15; 21(1):199.

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Mitsuhashi S, Azari J, Dioguardi V, Bilello J, Tang M, Kastenberg D. Age Matters: Adenoma Detection Rates in Average-risk Screening Patients Aged 45 to 49 Compared With Those Aged 50 to 54. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 01; 58(9):896-901.

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Salisbury ML, Markin CR, Fadely TH, Guttentag AR, Kropski JA, Blackwell TS. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on a Program to Screen for Subclinical Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 Sep 01; 210(5):669-672.

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Barta JA, Mazzone PJ, Nair VS. Multi-Cancer and Single-Cancer Early Detection Testing: Opportunities and Challenges. Chest. 2024 Sep; 166(3):425-428.

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Johnson SR, Bernstein EJ, Bolster MB, Chung JH, Danoff SK, George MD, Khanna D, Guyatt G, Mirza RD, Aggarwal R, Allen A, Assassi S, Buckley L, Chami HA, Corwin DS, Dellaripa PF, Domsic RT, Doyle TJ, Falardeau CM, Frech TM, Gibbons FK, Hinchcliff M, Johnson C, Kanne JP, Kim JS, Lim SY, Matson S, McMahan ZH, Merck SJ, Nesbitt K, Scholand MB, Shapiro L, Sharkey CD, Summer R, Varga J, Warrier A, Agarwal SK, Antin-Ozerkis D, Bemiss B, Chowdhary V, Dematte D'Amico JE, Hallowell R, Hinze AM, Injean PA, Jiwrajka N, Joerns EK, Lee JS, Makol A, McDermott GC, Natalini JG, Oldham JM, Saygin D, Lakin KS, Singh N, Solomon JJ, Sparks JA, Turgunbaev M, Vaseer S, Turner A, Uhl S, Ivlev I. 2023 American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) Guideline for the Screening and Monitoring of Interstitial Lung Disease in People with Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2024 Aug; 76(8):1201-1213.

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