Mass Screening - Utilization
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Cancer screening behaviors and barriers in Asian Americans.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To determine differences in screening for routine physical exam and cancers among Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and Cambodian Americans. METHODS: The sample consisted of 2011 participants. Chi square was used to identify relationships ... Read more...

Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach.

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...

HIV testing in US EDs, 1993-2004.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVES: The aims of the study were to (1) estimate the incidence rates (IRs) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among 13-year-old to 64-year-old patients in US emergency departments (EDs); (2) determine ED compliance with Centers for ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Mass Screening - Utilization'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Cancer screening behaviors and barriers in Asian Americans. 30 Oct 2009
• Breast cancer screening among Vietnamese Americans: a randomized controlled trial of lay health worker outreach. 29 Sep 2009
• First do no harm. 29 Sep 2009
• Mammographic screening in younger women at high risk. 29 Sep 2009
• HIV testing in US EDs, 1993-2004. 30 Aug 2009
• Increasing colon cancer testing in rural Colorado: evaluation of the exposure to a community-based awareness campaign. 8 Aug 2009
• Recommendations for blood lead screening of Medicaid-eligible children aged 1-5 years: an updated approach to targeting a group at high risk. 5 Aug 2009
• Colorectal cancer screening practices among obstetrician/gynecologists and nurse practitioners. 30 Jul 2009
• The new data on prostate cancer screening: what should we do now? 30 Jul 2009
• What's new in prostate cancer screening and prevention? 30 Jul 2009
• Patient race influences colorectal cancer screening rate and potentially affects choice of screening method. 30 Jul 2009
• HIV testing among adolescents in Ndola, Zambia: how individual, relational, and environmental factors relate to demand. 30 Jul 2009
• Statement on human papillomavirus DNA test utilization. 30 Jul 2009
• Commentary on statement on human papillomavirus test utilization. 30 Jul 2009
• Postal survey of physicians and laboratories: practices and perceptions of molecular oncology testing. 28 Jul 2009
• Socioeconomic and racial patterns of colorectal cancer screening among Medicare enrollees in 2000 to 2005. 19 Jul 2009
• Disparity in cancer survival between urban and rural patients--how can clinicians help reduce it? 15 Jul 2009
• Prostate-cancer screening. 7 Jul 2009
• A comparison of a spiritually based and non-spiritually based educational intervention for informed decision making for prostate cancer screening among church-attending African-American men. 29 Jun 2009
• The primary care physician may have a more critical role in colorectal cancer screening in African Americans when compared to non-African Americans. 29 Jun 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