"Mass Chest X-Ray" 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.
	
	
		
			
			
				X-ray screening of large groups of persons for diseases of the lung and heart by means of radiography of the chest.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D008400 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | E01.370.350.700.730.500 E01.370.386.500 E01.370.500.500 E05.318.308.980.438.580.510 N02.421.726.233.443.443 N05.715.360.300.800.438.500.500 N06.850.520.308.980.438.580.510 N06.850.780.500.500 | 
					
						| Concept/Terms | Mass Chest X-RayMass Chest X-RayMass Chest X RayMass Chest X-RaysX-Ray, Mass ChestX-Rays, Mass ChestMass Chest XrayMass Chest XraysXray, Mass ChestXrays, Mass Chest
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Chest X-Ray" by people in Profiles.
						
					
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								Surgical considerations with lung cancer screening. J Surg Oncol. 2003 Sep; 84(1):1-6.