Consumer Health Information
"Consumer Health Information" 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.
Information intended for potential users of medical and healthcare services. There is an emphasis on self-care and preventive approaches as well as information for community-wide dissemination and use.
| Descriptor ID |
D054626
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I02.233.332.186 N02.421.726.407.229
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Consumer Health Information" by people in Profiles.
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Using focus groups to evaluate a multiyear consumer health outreach collaboration. J Med Libr Assoc. 2021 Oct 01; 109(4):575-582.
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Where college students look for vaping information and what information they believe. J Am Coll Health. 2020 May-Jun; 68(4):347-356.
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Cultivating a community of practice: the evolution of a health information specialists program for public librarians. J Med Libr Assoc. 2017 Jul; 105(3):254-261.
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What is included with your online e-cigarette order? An analysis of e-cigarette shipping, product and packaging features. Tob Control. 2018 11; 27(6):699-702.
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Brief Messages to Promote Prevention and Detection of Sexually Transmitted Infections. Curr HIV Res. 2015; 13(5):408-20.
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Improving Risk Communication About Sexually Transmitted Infections: Introduction to the Thematic Issue. Curr HIV Res. 2015; 13(5):334-6.
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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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The effects of frame, appeal, and outcome extremity of antismoking messages on cognitive processing. Health Commun. 2009 Apr; 24(3):219-27.
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Computer and internet use in a community health clinic population. Med Decis Making. 2009 Mar-Apr; 29(2):202-6.