 Palpation
"Palpation" 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.
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.
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D010173
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.600
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Palpation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Palpation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Palpation" by people in Profiles.
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Pitman MB, Abele J, Ali SZ, Duick D, Elsheikh TM, Jeffrey RB, Powers CN, Randolph G, Renshaw A, Scoutt L. Techniques for thyroid FNA: a synopsis of the National Cancer Institute Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration State of the Science Conference. Diagn Cytopathol. 2008 Jun; 36(6):407-24.
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D'Amico AV, Whittington R, Malkowicz SB, Renshaw AA, Tomaszewski JE, Bentley C, Schultz D, Rocha S, Wein A, Richie JP. Estimating the impact on prostate cancer mortality of incorporating prostate-specific antigen testing into screening. Urology. 2001 Sep; 58(3):406-10.
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Harris BA, Billica RD, Bishop SL, Blackwell T, Layne CS, Harm DL, Sandoz GR, Rosenow EC. Physical examination during space flight. Mayo Clin Proc. 1997 Apr; 72(4):301-8.
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