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Mass Screening - Statistics & numerical data
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Definition of 'Mass Screening'Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease. Common names: Mass Screening; Mass Screenings; Screening, Mass; Screenings, Mass; Screening; Screenings |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
29 Sep 2009 
BACKGROUND: Vietnamese-American women underutilize breast cancer screening. DESIGN: An RCT was conducted comparing the effect of lay health workers (LHWs) and media education (ME) to ME alone on breast cancer screening among these women. ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Clinical trials to date into the use of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) for breast cancer screening have shown variable results. The aim of this study was to review the use of FFDM in a population-based breast cancer screening ... Read more...
High-volume rapid HIV testing in an urban emergency department.
30 Aug 2009 New Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines recommend routine HIV screening in locations including emergency departments. This study evaluates a novel approach to HIV counseling and testing (C&T) in a high-volume inner-city ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Mass Screening - Statistics & numerical data'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
- Lung cancer screening outcomes.
29 Sep 2009 - Comparison of digital mammography and screen-film mammography in breast cancer screening: a review in the Irish breast screening program. 29 Sep 2009
- High-volume rapid HIV testing in an urban emergency department. 30 Aug 2009
- Characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes of short duration in Poland: Rationale, design and preliminary results of the ARETAEUS1 study. 30 Aug 2009
- Screening and imputed prevalence of ADHD in adult patients with comorbid substance use disorder at a residential treatment facility. 30 Aug 2009
- Colorectal cancer testing in Canada--2008. 30 Aug 2009
- Diagnostic accuracy of Spanish language depression-screening instruments. 30 Aug 2009
- Breast cancer screening participation among Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands: exploring reasons for nonattendance. 30 Aug 2009
- Process performance of cervical screening programmes in Europe. 23 Aug 2009
- Do general practitioners use thyroid stimulating hormone assay for opportunistic screening? 19 Aug 2009
- Living arrangement and colorectal cancer screening: updated USPSTF guidelines. 18 Aug 2009
- Cervical cancer screening policies and coverage in Europe. 17 Aug 2009
- [SIBAR - a short screening instrument for the assessment of need for occupation related treatment in medical rehabilitation] 15 Aug 2009
- Association between number of deployments to Iraq and mental health screening outcomes in US Army soldiers. 9 Aug 2009
- Rheumatic heart disease screening by echocardiography: the inadequacy of World Health Organization criteria for optimizing the diagnosis of subclinical disease. 8 Aug 2009
- Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers. 30 Jul 2009
- Comment on "Preventive screening of women who use complementary and alternative medicine providers". 30 Jul 2009
- [Do current studies really prove the uselessness of PSA screening? : Attempt at a critical interpretation of the publicized data and the resulting echoes in the media] 30 Jul 2009
- Patient race influences colorectal cancer screening rate and potentially affects choice of screening method. 30 Jul 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