"Palpation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palpation" by people in Profiles.
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Agalliu I, Weiss NS, Lin DW, Stanford JL. Prostate cancer mortality in relation to screening by prostate-specific antigen testing and digital rectal examination: a population-based study in middle-aged men. Cancer Causes Control. 2007 Nov; 18(9):931-7.
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Werner-Wasik M, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, Corn BW, Arger P, Reisinger S, Langlotz C, Alexander A, D'Amico AV, Hyslop T, Gomella L, Brownstein K, Wein AJ. Prostate imaging may not be necessary in nonpalpable carcinoma of the prostate. Urology. 1997 Sep; 50(3):385-9.
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Palmer ML, Tsangaris TN. Breast biopsy in women 30 years old or less. Am J Surg. 1993 Jun; 165(6):708-12.
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Vilaro MM, Kurtz AB, Needleman L, Fleischer AC, Mitchell DG, Rosenberg A, Miller C, Rifkin MD, Pennell R, Baltarowich O, et al. Hand-held and automated sonomammography. Clinical role relative to X-ray mammography. J Ultrasound Med. 1989 Feb; 8(2):95-100.