"Office Visits" 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.
Visits made by patients to health service providers' offices for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up.
| Descriptor ID |
D009819
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.635
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| Concept/Terms |
Office Visits- Office Visits
- Office Visit
- Visit, Office
- Visits, Office
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Office Visits" by people in Profiles.
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Who, where, and why are patients lost to follow-up? A 20-year study of bladder exstrophy patients at a single institution. J Pediatr Urol. 2018 06; 14(3):276.e1-276.e6.
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Integrating mental health into adolescent annual visits: impact of previsit comprehensive screening on within-visit processes. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Mar; 56(3):267-73.
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Do immunisation procedures match provider perception? A study from the South Carolina Pediatric Practice Research Network (SCPPRN). Qual Prim Care. 2011; 19(3):147-54.
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Relationship of depression screening and physician office visit duration in a national sample. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Nov; 61(11):1126-31.
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Cost-utility comparison of escitalopram and sertraline in the treatment of major depressive disorder. Curr Med Res Opin. 2007 Feb; 23(2):251-8.
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Adolescent immunizations: a position paper of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Mar; 38(3):321-7.
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Office-based breast ductoscopy for diagnosis. Am J Surg. 2004 Oct; 188(4):415-8.
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Practice parameters for the surveillance and follow-up of patients with colon and rectal cancer. Dis Colon Rectum. 2004 Jun; 47(6):807-17.
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Preventive services: blood pressure checks at well child visits. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2003 Sep; 42(7):627-34.
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Comparison of continuity in a resident versus private practice. Pediatrics. 2001 Dec; 108(6):1263-8.