"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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| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self-Examination" by people in Profiles.
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Lentz C, Iribarren S, Giguere R, Conserve DF, Dolezal C, Lopez-Rios J, Bal?n IC, Sheinfil AZ, Rael CT, Brown W, Torres CC, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Di?guez A. Broaching the Topic of HIV Self-testing with Potential Sexual Partners Among Men and Transgender Women Who Have Sex with Men in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Nov; 24(11):3033-3043.
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Carballo-Di?guez A, Giguere R, Bal?n IC, Dolezal C, Brown W, Lopez-Rios J, Sheinfil A, Frasca T, Rael C, Lentz C, Crespo R, Cruz Torres C, Leu CS, Febo I. Few Aggressive or Violent Incidents are Associated with the Use of HIV Self-tests to Screen Sexual Partners Among Key Populations. AIDS Behav. 2020 Jul; 24(7):2220-2226.
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Rohner E, McGuire FH, Liu Y, Li Q, Miele K, Desai SA, Schmitt JW, Knittel A, Nelson JAE, Edelman C, Sivaraman V, Baker A, Romocki LS, Rahangdale L, Smith JS. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Acceptability of Urine and Cervico-Vaginal Sample Self-Collection for HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2020 07; 29(7):971-979.
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Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Frasca T, Lentz C, Bal?n IC, Dolezal C, Rael CT, Brown W, Sheinfil AZ, Cruz Torres C, Crespo R, Febo I, Carballo-Di?guez A. Use of HIV Self-Testing Kits to Screen Clients Among Transgender Female Sex Workers in New York and Puerto Rico. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb; 24(2):506-515.
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Melo J, Tschann M, Soon R, Kuwahara M, Kaneshiro B. Women's willingness and ability to feel the strings of their intrauterine device. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2017 Jun; 137(3):309-313.
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Blicher B, Joshipura K, Eke P. Validation of self-reported periodontal disease: a systematic review. J Dent Res. 2005 Oct; 84(10):881-90.
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Ward KD, Vander Weg MW, Read MC, Sell MA, Beech BM. Testicular cancer awareness and self-examination among adolescent males in a community-based youth organization. Prev Med. 2005 Aug; 41(2):386-98.