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 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2004 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2007 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
2008 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2009 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
2010 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2013 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
2014 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
2015 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
2016 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
2017 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
2018 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
2019 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2021 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
2022 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
2023 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
2024 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Corsi D, Saraiya A, Doyle M, Shah V, O'Malley B, Qiu G, Lanstaff R, Masood I, Osler B, Hajduczok AG, Johnson D, Shipon D. Cardiac screening findings and referral patterns in male African-American basketball players: Analysis of the HeartBytes Registry. Am J Cardiol. 2025 May 15; 243:73-80.
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Wang Q, Valenzuela IA, Harizman N, Gorroochurn P, Torres DR, Maruri SC, Diamond DF, Horowitz JD, Friedman DS, De Moraes CG, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM, Hark LA. Glaucoma Screening and Referral Risk Factors in a High-Risk Population: Follow-Up Study of the Manhattan Vision Screening Study. J Glaucoma. 2025 Mar 01; 34(3):164-174.
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Ong SWX, Luo J, Fridman DJ, Lee SM, Johnstone J, Schwartz KL, Diong C, Patel SN, MacFadden DR, Langford BJ, Tong SYC, Brown KA, Daneman N. Association Between Infectious Diseases Consultation and Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With Gram-negative Bloodstream Infection: A Retrospective Population-wide Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15; 79(4):855-863.
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Bardach SH, Lichtenstein JD, Velcani F, Perry AN, Oliver BJ, Martin CF, Parsonnet J. A Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome (PACS) Clinic in Rural New England. Am J Med Qual. 2024 Sep-Oct 01; 39(5):244-250.
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Westphal SG, Abu Jawdeh BG, Yadav A. The Kidney Transplant Journey: Passing the Baton From Transplant Nephrologists to Referring Nephrologist. Adv Kidney Dis Health. 2024 Sep; 31(5):385-386.
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Engels RC, Harrop CM, Ackermann LL. Medical Consultation and Comanagement. Med Clin North Am. 2024 Nov; 108(6):993-1004.
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Becker MA, Monti DA. Advancing Biopsychosocial Model and Achieving Optimal Health by Incorporating Integrative Medicine into Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Care. J Acad Consult Liaison Psychiatry. 2024 May-Jun; 65(3):219-221.
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Weitz HH, Merli GJ. Web Exclusive. Annals Consult Guys - The Diagnosis and Pathophysiology of Claudication. Ann Intern Med. 2024 03; 177(3):eW230014.
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Weitz HH, Merli GJ. Web Exclusive. Annals Consult Guys - Reversals of Care Started After a Myocardial Infarction. Ann Intern Med. 2024 02; 177(2):eW230013.
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Hark LA, Lin WV, Hirji S, Gorroochurn P, Horowitz JD, Diamond DF, Park L, Wang Q, Auran JD, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Sharma T, Valenzuela I, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Friedman DS, Harizman N. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Subanalysis of Referral to Ophthalmology. Curr Eye Res. 2024 02; 49(2):197-206.