Referral and Consultation
"Referral and Consultation" 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.
The practice of sending a patient to another program or practitioner for services or advice which the referring source is not prepared to provide.
| Descriptor ID |
D012017
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.849
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| Concept/Terms |
Second Opinion- Second Opinion
- Opinion, Second
- Opinions, Second
- Second Opinions
Hospital Referral- Hospital Referral
- Referral, Hospital
- Referrals, Hospital
- Hospital Referrals
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Referral and Consultation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Rationale and design of the linking education, produce provision, and community referrals to improve diabetes care (LINK) study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 07; 130:107212.
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Multi-stakeholder perspectives on the implementation of a clinic-based food referral program for patients with chronic conditions: a qualitative examination. Transl Behav Med. 2022 10 07; 12(9):927-934.
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Development and multimodal validation of a substance misuse algorithm for referral to treatment using artificial intelligence (SMART-AI): a retrospective deep learning study. Lancet Digit Health. 2022 06; 4(6):e426-e435.
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Utilization Patterns of a Food Referral Program: Findings from the Mid-Ohio Farmacy. J Am Board Fam Med. 2021 Nov-Dec; 34(6):1174-1182.
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Impact of Inequities on Delay in Breast Cancer Management in Women Undergoing Second Opinions. J Surg Res. 2021 12; 268:445-451.
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The Financial Impact of a Partnership Between an Academic Medical Center and a Free Clinic. Am J Med. 2021 11; 134(11):1389-1395.e4.
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Televascular consultation is one answer to rural vascular surgery shortage. J Telemed Telecare. 2022 May; 28(4):291-295.
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CommunityRx: Optimizing a Community Resource Referral Intervention for Minority Dementia Caregivers. J Appl Gerontol. 2022 01; 41(1):113-123.
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Proactive Lactation Care is Associated With Improved Outcomes in a Referral NICU. J Hum Lact. 2022 Feb; 38(1):148-155.
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The substance use intervention team: A hospital-based intervention and outpatient clinic to improve care for patients with substance use disorders. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2021 02 08; 78(4):345-353.