"Specialization" 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.
An occupation limited in scope to a subsection of a broader field.
| Descriptor ID |
D013038
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.811
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Specialization".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Specialization".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Specialization" by people in this website by year, and whether "Specialization" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specialization" by people in Profiles.
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Application in Parallel to U.S. Residency Training Programs in Multiple Specialties: Trends and Differences by Applicant Educational Background, 2009-2021. Acad Med. 2025 Feb 01; 100(2):170-178.
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Health Insurance Type and Outpatient Specialist Care Among Children With Asthma. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 06 03; 7(6):e2417319.
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Operative Team Familiarity and Specialization at an Academic Medical Center. Ann Surg. 2023 05 01; 277(5):e1006-e1017.
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Female Physicians Earn An Estimated $2 Million Less Than Male Physicians Over A Simulated 40-Year Career. Health Aff (Millwood). 2021 12; 40(12):1856-1864.
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A Guide to Accessible Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for the 21st Century Retina Specialist. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2021 07; 52(7):361-365.
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Adult Provider Perspectives on Transition and Transfer to Adult Care: A Multi-Specialty, Multi-Institutional Exploration. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 Jul-Aug; 59:173-180.
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Reporting Practices and Resource Utilization in the Era of Intraductal Carcinoma of the Prostate: A Survey of Genitourinary Subspecialists. Am J Surg Pathol. 2020 05; 44(5):673-680.
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Primary Care Comprehensiveness and Care Coordination in Robust Specialist Networks Results in Lower Emergency Department Utilization: A Network Analysis of Medicaid Physician Networks. J Prim Care Community Health. 2020 Jan-Dec; 11:2150132720924432.
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Factors Influencing Subspecialty Choice of Orthopedic Residents: Effect of Gender, Year in Residency, and Presumptive Subspecialty. Iowa Orthop J. 2020; 40(1):19-23.
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Ergonomics in Retina. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging Retina. 2019 09 01; 50(9):537-542.