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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2004 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2014 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2018 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2019 | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| 2020 | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| 2021 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2022 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Palliative Care in Rheumatology: Perspectives of Rheumatologists and Palliative Care Clinicians Across the United States. J Rheumatol. 2026 08 01; 53(8):905-913.
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Personal pathways to success: an innovative program to overcome cancer patient barriers to tobacco cessation and promote patient participation. Support Care Cancer. 2026 Jul 03; 34(7).
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Early Nephrology Consultation and Acute Kidney Injury in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 07 01; 9(7):e2622554.
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The Utility of Large Language Models to Assist With Emergency Triage Decisions Within Otolaryngology. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2026 Sep; 175(3):603-611.
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No Smoker Left Behind: Evaluation of a Population-Based, Opt-Out Smoking Cessation Program for Patients With Cancer Who Smoke. J Clin Oncol. 2026 Aug 10; 44(23):2176-2186.
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Hospital-based psychological consultation relates to post-discharge treatment engagement following violent injury. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2026 Sep 01; 101(3):503-510.
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Evaluating the early effects of using an online educational module to elicit patient preferences for treatment following pre-visit screening for urinary incontinence in primary care. Fam Pract. 2026 04 03; 43(3).
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Automated Screening and Education for Women With Urinary Incontinence in Primary Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2026 04 01; 186(4):437-443.
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Development and implementation of a pre-clerkship value-added health systems science program: the value-added for inpatients by students and interdisciplinary teams consult service. Acad Med. 2026 04 01; 101(4):396-402.
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Evaluating Perceived Value of Pharmacogenomic Testing After a Personalized Therapeutics Clinic Consultation. Clin Transl Sci. 2026 04; 19(4):e70537.