"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.
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D008403
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| 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
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| Concept/Terms |
Mass Screening- Mass Screening
- Mass Screenings
- Screening, Mass
- Screenings, Mass
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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.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1998 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2001 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2002 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| 2008 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2009 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2010 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2011 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
| 2014 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 2015 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2016 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2017 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2018 | 10 | 14 | 24 |
| 2019 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 2020 | 11 | 20 | 31 |
| 2021 | 10 | 27 | 37 |
| 2022 | 3 | 27 | 30 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
| 2025 | 18 | 8 | 26 |
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Screening" by people in Profiles.
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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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Availability of Screening for Blood-Borne Viruses, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis at US Substance Use Treatment Facilities Treating Stimulant Use Disorder. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2026 May 01; 101(5):503-512.
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Anal Cancer Screening Prevalence in U.S. Cities and Factors Associated With Screening. Am J Prev Med. 2026 Sep; 71(3):108373.
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A national survey of emergency department syphilis screening and sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment practices. Am J Emerg Med. 2026 Jul; 105:49-55.
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Accuracy of Rapid Plasma Reagin Titers for Identifying Untreated Syphilis in a Routine Screening Population. Sex Transm Dis. 2026 Aug 01; 53(8):e67-E69.
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Automated Screening and Education for Women With Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 04 01; 186(4):437-443.
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Outcomes of Density-Targeted Supplemental Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening by Breast Cancer Risk: Long-Term Health and Economic Considerations. Ann Intern Med. 2026 Apr; 179(4):486-496.
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Delivering Rheumatic Heart Disease Diagnosis at Scale: Performance of an Integrated Public Health Screening Program in Northern Uganda. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 03 03; 15(5):e043275.
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Ethical and Practical Considerations for Mental Health Screening in Adult Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Am J Gastroenterol. 2026 Sep 01; 121(9):2288-2292.
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Gaps in care across the cancer screening continuum for cervical, colorectal, and lung cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Dec 01; 117(12):2556-2570.