"Mass Media" 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.
Instruments or technological means of communication that reach large numbers of people with a common message: press, radio, television, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D008402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.590
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mass Media" by people in Profiles.
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Sensational media reporting is common when describing COVID-19 therapies, detection methods, and vaccines. J Investig Med. 2021 08; 69(6):1256-1257.
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The use of superlatives in news articles covering cardiovascular drugs. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2020 11 01; 6(6):405-407.
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Children's disaster reactions: the influence of family and social factors. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2015 Jul; 17(7):57.
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The impact of cessation media messages on cessation-related outcomes: results from a national experiment of smokers. Am J Health Promot. 2014 Mar-Apr; 28(4):242-50.
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Media use and sedentary behavior in adolescents: what do we know, what has been done, and where do we go? Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2012 Dec; 23(3):511-28.
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Cancer information scanning and seeking in the general population. J Health Commun. 2010 Oct; 15(7):734-53.
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Parental influence and effects of pro-smoking media messages on adolescents in Oklahoma. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2009 May; 102(5):147-51.
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Science priorities. Inappropriate use and portrayal of chimpanzees. Science. 2008 Mar 14; 319(5869):1487.
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Effects of 2 brief interventions on women's understanding of moderate-intensity physical activity. J Phys Act Health. 2008 Jan; 5(1):58-73.
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Mass media release of medical research results: an analysis of antihypertensive drug prescribing in the aftermath of the calcium channel blocker scare of March 1995. J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Feb; 18(2):84-94.