Mass Screening - Adverse effects
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Using nontraditional risk factors in coronary heart disease risk assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

4 Oct 2009 DESCRIPTION: New recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) on the use of nontraditional, or novel, risk factors in assessing the coronary heart disease (CHD) risk of asymptomatic persons. METHODS: Systematic reviews were ... Read more...

Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen screening: 1986-2005.

29 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Although there is uncertainty about the effect of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening on the rate of prostate cancer death, there is little uncertainty about its effect on the rate of prostate cancer diagnosis. Systematic estimates ... Read more...

Screening older adults for impaired visual acuity: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.

5 Jul 2009 BACKGROUND: Impaired visual acuity is common in older adults. Screening for impaired visual acuity could lead to interventions to improve vision, function, and quality of life. PURPOSE: To update the 1996 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force evidence ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mass Screening - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Using nontraditional risk factors in coronary heart disease risk assessment: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. 4 Oct 2009
• Summaries for patients. Using nontraditional risk factors to estimate risk for coronary heart disease. 4 Oct 2009
• Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment after the introduction of prostate-specific antigen screening: 1986-2005. 29 Aug 2009
• Screening older adults for impaired visual acuity: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 5 Jul 2009
• Screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. 5 Jul 2009
• Screening older adults for eyesight problems: U.S. preventive services task force recommendation. 5 Jul 2009
• Invitation or summons? UK debate surrounds messages about mammography. 21 Jun 2009
• Summaries for patients. Screening pregnant women for hepatitis B virus infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation. 14 Jun 2009
• Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. 14 Jun 2009
• Screening for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. 14 Jun 2009
• New trial data do not end the PSA screening debate. 7 Jun 2009
• Prostate specific antigen screening. 30 May 2009
• Comment from the editor on Lambertz et al in the September 2008 issue. 30 May 2009
• Screening for syphilis infection in pregnant women: evidence for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. 17 May 2009
• Summaries for patients. Screening pregnant women for syphilis infection: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation. 17 May 2009
• Screening for syphilis infection in pregnancy: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force reaffirmation recommendation statement. 17 May 2009
• Computed tomographic colonography: current perspectives and future directions. 16 May 2009
• The trouble with screening. 9 Apr 2009
• The Japanese guideline for prostate cancer screening. 2 Apr 2009
• Comments on John D. Keen and James E. Keen, What is the point: will screening mammography save my life? BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2009. 31 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Mass Screening'

Definition: Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.

Descriptor UI: D008403

Alternative terms: Mass Screening; Mass Screenings; Screening, Mass; Screenings, Mass; Screening; Screenings;

Related Mesh Headings: Sensitivity and Specificity;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; instrumentation; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration;

Tree Number: E01.370.500; E05.318.308.250.580; N02.421.143.827.233.443; N02.421.726.233.443; N05.715.360.300.375.500; N06.850.520.308.250.580; N06.850.780.500;

Online Note: use MASS SCREENING to search MASS SCREENING TECHNICS 1966-67

History Note: 68; was MASS SCREENING TECHNICS 1963-67

Technical Notes: coord with disease/diag or /epidemiol or /prev