"Palpation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Application of fingers with light pressure to the surface of the body to determine consistence of parts beneath in physical diagnosis; includes palpation for determining the outlines of organs.
| Descriptor ID |
D010173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palpation" by people in Profiles.
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Cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of juvenile fibromyalgia: a multisite, single-blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Arthritis Rheum. 2012 Jan; 64(1):297-305.
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Breast cancer screening behaviors among African American women with a strong family history of breast cancer. Prev Med. 2006 Nov; 43(5):385-8.
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Get the LEAD out: noninvasive assessment for lower extremity arterial disease using ankle brachial index and toe brachial index measurements. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2006 Jan-Feb; 33(1):30-41.
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Prostate Cancer Screening in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial: findings from the initial screening round of a randomized trial. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Mar 16; 97(6):433-8.
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Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy remains a valid approach in the evaluation of nonpalpable breast lesions. Diagn Cytopathol. 2004 May; 30(5):325-31.
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Stereotactic and sonographic large-core biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions: results of the Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group V study. Acad Radiol. 2004 Mar; 11(3):293-308.
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Prostate cancer: screening and treatment options. J S C Med Assoc. 2003 Apr; 99(4):85-7.
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The clinical evaluation of pelvic floor dysfunction. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1998 Dec; 25(4):783-804.
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Rate of insufficient samples for fine-needle aspiration for nonpalpable breast lesions in a multicenter clinical trial: The Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group 5 Study. The RDOG5 investigators. Cancer. 1998 Feb 15; 82(4):679-88.
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The effect of benign breast biopsy on subsequent breast cancer detection practices. Oncol Nurs Forum. 1994 Oct; 21(9):1467-75.