"Uncertainty" 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 condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
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D035501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Wong AL, Green AL, Isaacs MW. Motor Plans under Uncertainty Reflect a Trade-Off between Maximizing Reward and Success. eNeuro. 2022 Mar-Apr; 9(2).
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Papanagnou D, Ankam N, Ebbott D, Ziring D. Towards a medical school curriculum for uncertainty in clinical practice. Med Educ Online. 2021 Dec; 26(1):1972762.
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Papanagnou D, Ankam N, Ebbott D, Ziring D. Preparing Medical Students for Uncertainty in Clinical Practice: Recommendations for Clinical Clerkships. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11S):S210-S211.
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Davies BM, Mowforth OD, Khan DZ, Yang X, Stacpoole SRL, Hazenbiller O, Gronlund T, Tetreault L, Kalsi-Ryan S, Starkey ML, Sadler I, Sarewitz E, Houlton D, Carter J, Howard E, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Guest JD, Aarabi B, Kwon BK, Kurpad SN, Harrop J, Wilson JR, Grossman R, Smith EK, McNair AGK, Fehlings MG, Kotter MRN. The development of lived experience-centered word clouds to support research uncertainty gathering in degenerative cervical myelopathy: results from an engagement process and protocol for their evaluation, via a nested randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Jun 25; 22(1):415.
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Tirpak RA, Hathaway JM, Khojandi A, Weathers M, Epps TH. Building resiliency to climate change uncertainty through bioretention design modifications. J Environ Manage. 2021 Jun 01; 287:112300.
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Rising KL, McCarthy DM. In Reply to Hancock and Mattick. Acad Med. 2021 03 01; 96(3):320.
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Aliotta E, Nourzadeh H, Siebers J. Quantifying the dosimetric impact of organ-at-risk delineation variability in head and neck radiation therapy in the context of patient setup uncertainty. Phys Med Biol. 2019 07 05; 64(13):135020.
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Jutkowitz E, Alarid-Escudero F, Kuntz KM, Jalal H. The Curve of Optimal Sample Size (COSS): A Graphical Representation of the Optimal Sample Size from a Value of Information Analysis. Pharmacoeconomics. 2019 07; 37(7):871-877.
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Wong AL, Haith AM. Motor planning flexibly optimizes performance under uncertainty about task goals. Nat Commun. 2017 03 03; 8:14624.
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Werner-Lin A, Barg FK, Kellom KS, Stumm KJ, Pilchman L, Tomlinson AN, Bernhardt BA. Couple's Narratives of Communion and Isolation Following Abnormal Prenatal Microarray Testing Results. Qual Health Res. 2016 Dec; 26(14):1975-1987.