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 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Influence of multi-party consultations on child involvement in clinical encounters: An observational study of paediatric palliative care. Patient Educ Couns. 2026 Aug; 149:109672.
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Adopting a systems-thinking approach to optimise dietary and exercise referral practices for cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Jul 10; 32(8):502.
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Three-year survival of breast cancer patients attending a one-stop breast care clinic nested within a primary care health facility in sub-Saharan Africa-Zambia. Int J Cancer. 2024 Jul 15; 155(2):261-269.
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The association between opioid use disorder and skilled nursing facility acceptances: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. J Hosp Med. 2024 05; 19(5):377-385.
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Questions directed to children with diverse communicative competencies in paediatric healthcare consultations. Patient Educ Couns. 2024 04; 121:108103.
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eConsult Provides a Novel Opportunity to Evaluate Hematuria Referrals for Medicaid Patients in the "Real-World" Community. Urol Pract. 2023 05; 10(3):237-243.
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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) Bleeding Risk: Considerations for the Consult-Liaison Psychiatrist. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2023 03; 25(3):113-124.
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Essential elements of optimal dietary and exercise referral practices for cancer survivors: expert consensus for medical and nursing health professionals. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Dec 16; 31(1):46.
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Diet and exercise advice and referrals for cancer survivors: an integrative review of medical and nursing perspectives. Support Care Cancer. 2022 Oct; 30(10):8429-8439.
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Attending to child agency in paediatric palliative care consultations: Adults' use of tag questions directed to the child. Sociol Health Illn. 2022 03; 44(3):566-585.