 Self-Examination
"Self-Examination" 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.
The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION, testicular self-examination).
| Descriptor ID |
D016353
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.750 F01.145.488.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Self-Examination- Self-Examination
- Self-Examinations
- Examination, Self
- Examinations, Self
- Self Examination
- Self Examinations
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self-Examination" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self-Examination" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self-Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Moskowitz DA, Rahman M, Li DH. Exploring anal self-examination as a screening tool for women at risk for anal cancer: awareness, interest, and barriers to behavioral uptake. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Jun; 30(6):559-568.
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Jones HE, Lippman SA, Caiaffa-Filho HH, Young T, van de Wijgert JH. Performance of a rapid self-test for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in South Africa and Brazil. J Clin Microbiol. 2013 Mar; 51(3):1037-9.
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Lippman SA, Jones HE, Luppi CG, Pinho AA, Veras MA, van de Wijgert JH. Home-based self-sampling and self-testing for sexually transmitted infections: acceptable and feasible alternatives to provider-based screening in low-income women in São Paulo, Brazil. Sex Transm Dis. 2007 Jul; 34(7):421-8.
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