"Outpatients" 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.
Persons who receive ambulatory care at an outpatient department or clinic without room and board being provided.
| Descriptor ID |
D010045
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.643.630
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| Concept/Terms |
Outpatients- Outpatients
- Outpatient
- Out-patients
- Out patients
- Out-patient
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Outpatients" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes in outpatient Malian women living with HIV: a pilot study. BMC Infect Dis. 2024 May 22; 24(1):513.
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LGBTQ+ outpatients present to eating disorder treatment earlier and with more severe depressive symptoms than cisgender heterosexual peers. Eat Disord. 2025 Mar-Apr; 33(2):276-290.
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Indwelling pleural catheters or chest drains for managing malignant pleural effusions: a distinction without a difference? Eur Respir J. 2024 Feb; 63(2).
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Emergency department use after outpatient thyroidectomy across three states. Surgery. 2024 01; 175(1):41-47.
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Availability of Testing for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV in U.S. Outpatient Mental Healthcare Settings. AIDS Behav. 2024 Mar; 28(3):1029-1038.
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Association of substance use with outcomes in mildly ill COVID-19 outpatients. Am J Emerg Med. 2023 12; 74:27-31.
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Clinical Inertia Among Outpatients With Heart Failure: Application of Treatment Nonintensification Taxonomy to EPIC-HF Trial. JACC Heart Fail. 2023 11; 11(11):1579-1591.
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Outpatient treatment of COVID-19 and incidence of post-COVID-19 condition over 10 months (COVID-OUT): a multicentre, randomised, quadruple-blind, parallel-group, phase 3 trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023 10; 23(10):1119-1129.
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Patient Characteristics and Outcomes of Outpatient Tisagenlecleucel Recipients for B Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 07; 29(7):449.e1-449.e7.
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Prescription of Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotic Medications Among Outpatient Mental Health Care Service Providers. Psychiatr Serv. 2023 11 01; 74(11):1146-1153.