"Postal Service" 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 functions and activities carried out by the U.S. Postal Service, foreign postal services, and private postal services such as Federal Express.
| Descriptor ID |
D011177
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.451.617
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| Concept/Terms |
Postal Service- Postal Service
- Service, Postal
- Postal Services
- Services, Postal
Mail Distribution- Mail Distribution
- Distribution, Mail
- Distributions, Mail
- Mail Distributions
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Postal Service" by people in Profiles.
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Effectiveness of mailed outreach and patient navigation to promote HCC screening process completion: a multicentre pragmatic randomised clinical trial. Gut. 2024 Nov 11; 73(12):2037-2044.
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A Mail Audit Independent Peer Review System for Dosimetry Verification of a Small Animal Irradiator. Radiat Res. 2020 04; 193(4):341-350.
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Mail-Back Envelopes for Retrieval of Opioids After Pediatric Surgery. Pediatrics. 2020 03; 145(3).
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Patient-Initiated Colonoscopy Scheduling Effectively Increases Colorectal Cancer Screening Adherence. Dig Dis Sci. 2019 09; 64(9):2497-2504.
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Autorefraction-Based Prescription and Mailed Delivery of Eyeglasses. Ophthalmology. 2018 01; 125(1):137-138.
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Home-based psychoeducational and mailed information programs for stroke-caregiving dyads post-discharge: a randomized trial. Disabil Rehabil. 2014; 36(1):55-62.
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A randomized trial evaluating 2 approaches for promoting pharmacy-based referrals to the tobacco quitline: methods and baseline findings. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2013 Jan-Feb; 9(1):27-36.
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Use of mailed urine specimens in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma by cytology and DNA image analysis. Acta Cytol. 2005 Mar-Apr; 49(2):157-62.
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In a mailed physician survey, questionnaire length had a threshold effect on response rate. J Clin Epidemiol. 2005 Jan; 58(1):103-5.
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Randomized trial of 5 dollars versus 10 dollars monetary incentives, envelope size, and candy to increase physician response rates to mailed questionnaires. Med Care. 2002 Sep; 40(9):834-9.