"Self-Examination" 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.
The inspection of one's own body, usually for signs of disease (e.g., BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION, testicular self-examination).
| Descriptor ID |
D016353
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.750 F01.145.488.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Self-Examination- Self-Examination
- Self-Examinations
- Examination, Self
- Examinations, Self
- Self Examination
- Self Examinations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self-Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Excellent option for mass testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: painless self-collection and direct RT-qPCR. Virol J. 2021 05 04; 18(1):95.
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Virtual melanoma checks during a pandemic. Br J Dermatol. 2020 10; 183(4):752-753.
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Should we be using the Covid-19 outbreak to prompt us to transform our rheumatology service delivery in the technology age? Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020 07 01; 59(7):1469-1471.
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Could we benefit from oral self-examination during the COVID-19 pandemic? Oral Oncol. 2020 08; 107:104840.
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Algorithm for the classification of COVID-19 rashes. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Aug; 83(2):e103-e104.
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Self-collected compared with professional-collected swabbing in the diagnosis of influenza in symptomatic individuals: A meta-analysis and assessment of validity. J Clin Virol. 2019 09; 118:28-35.
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Preferences for linkage to HIV care services following a reactive self-test: discrete choice experiments in Malawi and Zambia. AIDS. 2018 09 10; 32(14):2043-2049.
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Effect of anticipation and cuff inflation on blood pressure during self-measurement. J Hypertens. 2018 09; 36(9):1798-1802.
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Vaginal self-sampling as a diagnosis tool in low-income countries and potential applications for exploring the infectious causes of miscarriage. Future Microbiol. 2017 06; 12:609-620.
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Benefits and Potential Harms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: An Implementation Perspective. Sex Transm Dis. 2017 04; 44(4):233-238.