"Mandatory Testing" 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.
Testing or screening required by federal, state, or local law or other agencies for the diagnosis of specified conditions. It is usually limited to specific populations such as categories of health care providers, members of the military, and prisoners or to specific situations such as premarital examinations or donor screening.
| Descriptor ID |
D018580
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.622.500 N03.706.657.500 N06.850.780.200.550 N06.850.780.500.412
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| Concept/Terms |
Mandatory Testing- Mandatory Testing
- Testing, Mandatory
- Mandatory Screening
- Screening, Mandatory
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mandatory Testing" by people in Profiles.
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Hospital staff perceptions of a legislative mandate for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Jun; 32(6):573-8.
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Mandatory versus voluntary consent for newborn screening? Kennedy Inst Ethics J. 2010 Dec; 20(4):299-328.
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Ethics of mandatory research biopsy for correlative end points within clinical trials in oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2010 May 20; 28(15):2635-40.