"Occult Blood" 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.
Chemical, spectroscopic, or microscopic detection of extremely small amounts of blood.
| Descriptor ID |
D009780
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.925 E05.200.925
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Occult Blood" by people in Profiles.
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Systematic Review of Interventions to Increase Stool Blood Colorectal Cancer Screening in African Americans. J Community Health. 2021 02; 46(1):232-244.
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Implementing a small media intervention to increase colorectal cancer screening in primary care clinics. Transl Behav Med. 2019 07 16; 9(4):605-616.
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Formative Research on Knowledge and Preferences for Stool-based Tests compared to Colonoscopy: What Patients and Providers Think. J Community Health. 2018 12; 43(6):1085-1092.
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Preventing colorectal cancer or early diagnosis: Which is best? A re-analysis of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Evidence Report. Prev Med. 2019 01; 118:104-112.
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Feasibility study of a salivary occult blood test to correlate with periodontal measures as indicators of periodontal inflammation in a population of pregnant women. J Oral Sci. 2015 Mar; 57(1):55-8.
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Comparing the effectiveness of competing tests for reducing colorectal cancer mortality: a network meta-analysis. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Mar; 81(3):700-709.e3.
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The syndrome of a large drop in hematocrit in hospitalized patients: clinical features and gastrointestinal bleeding outcomes. J Investig Med. 2014 Dec; 62(8):963-7.
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Challenges and possible solutions to colorectal cancer screening for the underserved. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2014 Apr; 106(4):dju032.
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Strategies to improve repeat fecal occult blood testing cancer screening. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jan; 23(1):134-43.
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Comparative effectiveness of fecal immunochemical test outreach, colonoscopy outreach, and usual care for boosting colorectal cancer screening among the underserved: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2013 Oct 14; 173(18):1725-32.