"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 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2006 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2008 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| 2009 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2010 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2011 | 15 | 7 | 22 |
| 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 17 | 9 | 26 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2016 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
| 2017 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 2018 | 23 | 20 | 43 |
| 2019 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 2020 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2021 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 2022 | 1 | 27 | 28 |
| 2023 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Screening" by people in Profiles.
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Impact of Hepatitis C screening and treatment among incarcerated populations in Alberta, Canada on population-level Hepatitis C elimination efforts. Int J Drug Policy. 2026 Apr; 150:105201.
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Food Insecurity Screening and Interventions: From Hospital to Home. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 Feb 01; 16(2):106-115.
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Gonorrhea and Chlamydia Screening for Adolescents and Young Adults in Emergency Departments. JAMA Pediatr. 2025 Dec 01; 179(12):1343-1352.
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Screening for Trypanosoma cruzi in patients living with the human immunodeficiency virus (PWH) in the Peruvian Amazon. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2025 Nov-Dec; 68:102927.
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Head and Neck Cancer Screening: Current Status in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Carcinomas. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2026 Feb; 59(1):17-32.
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Prevalence of Postpartum Depression in Adolescents in an Urban Teen Clinic. Matern Child Health J. 2025 Nov; 29(11):1520-1527.
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Lung Health Check pilot: Ireland's flagship lung cancer screening trial. BMJ Open Respir Res. 2025 Sep 10; 12(1).
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The Impact of COVID-19 and Related Public Health Measures on Hepatitis C Testing in Ontario, Canada. Viruses. 2025 Aug 26; 17(9).
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Controversies in management of Helicobacter pylori infection from a U.S. perspective: population screening and treatment. Minerva Gastroenterol (Torino). 2025 Sep; 71(3):194-206.
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Development and recalibration?of a?multivariable?type 1 diabetes prediction model for?type 1 diabetes across multiple screening studies. BMC Med. 2025 Jul 21; 23(1):433.