"Lost to Follow-Up" 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.
Study subjects in COHORT STUDIES whose outcomes are unknown e.g., because they could not or did not wish to attend follow-up visits.(from Dictionary of Epidemiology, 5th ed.)
| Descriptor ID |
D059012
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.780.438
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| Concept/Terms |
Lost to Follow-Up- Lost to Follow-Up
- Follow-Up, Lost to
- Lost to Follow Up
- Lost to Follow-Ups
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lost to Follow-Up" by people in Profiles.
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Predictors and Consequences of Loss to Follow-up after Vascular Surgery. Ann Vasc Surg. 2020 Oct; 68:217-225.
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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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Benefits and barriers to participating in longitudinal research of youth-onset type 2 diabetes: Results from the TODAY retention survey. Clin Trials. 2016 Apr; 13(2):240-3.
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Clinical features and treatment responses in pediatric lymphocytic and collagenous colitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Nov; 57(5):557-61.