"Efficiency" 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.
Ratio of output to effort and or resources, or the ratio of effort and or resources produced to energy expended.
| Descriptor ID |
D004526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.784.692.351 N04.452.209
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Efficiency" by people in Profiles.
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Work Impairment and Financial Outcomes Among Adults With vs Without Long COVID. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2526310.
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The Relationship Between Work Relative Value Unit Awareness and Work Relative Value Unit Accumulation Among Physicians. J Med Pract Manage. 2016 09; 32(2):86-91.
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Supervision of Occupational Therapy Level II Fieldwork Students: Impact on and Predictors of Clinician Productivity. Am J Occup Ther. 2015 Jan-Feb; 69(1):6901260010p1-7.
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Effectiveness, efficiency, duration, and costs of recruiting for an African American women's lifestyle physical activity program. Res Nurs Health. 2013 Oct; 36(5):487-99.
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Status of anesthesiology resident research education in the United States: structured education programs increase resident research productivity. Anesth Analg. 2013 Jan; 116(1):205-10.
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Contribution of core body temperature, prior wake time, and sleep stages to cognitive throughput performance during forced desynchrony. Chronobiol Int. 2010 Jul; 27(5):898-910.
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Rethinking idleness, productivity, and time management: a call to do nothing, more. Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2010 May; 31(5):368-9.
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Can academic radiology departments become more efficient and cost less? Radiology. 1998 Nov; 209(2):405-10.