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Mass Screening MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Mass Screening
Tree 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
Unique ID
D008403
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008403
Annotation
coord with disease/diag or /‌epidemiol or
Scope Note
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.
Entry Term(s)
Screening
See Also
Sensitivity and Specificity
Public MeSH Note
68; was MASS SCREENING TECHNICS 1963-67
Online Note
use MASS SCREENING to search MASS SCREENING TECHNICS 1966-67
History Note
68; was MASS SCREENING TECHNICS 1963-67
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2017/07/03
Mass Screening Preferred
Screening Broader
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