"Reference Values" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.
| Descriptor ID |
D012016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.978.810
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| Concept/Terms |
Reference Values- Reference Values
- Reference Value
- Value, Reference
- Values, Reference
- Normal Range
- Normal Ranges
- Range, Normal
- Ranges, Normal
- Normal Values
- Normal Value
- Value, Normal
- Values, Normal
- Reference Ranges
- Range, Reference
- Ranges, Reference
- Reference Range
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| 2008 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
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| 2010 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2019 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Reference Values" by people in Profiles.
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Race-neutral Pediatric Reference Ranges for Bone Mineral Density Predict Prospective Fractures in Childhood. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Oct 16; 110(11):3034-3048.
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Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular performance using pressure-volume loops, blood propulsion and strain tensors: results from the World Alliance of Societies of Echocardiography study. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Aug 29; 26(9):1518-1533.
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Reference Range Determination for the sFlt-1/PlGF Ratio in a Diverse Cohort of Pregnant Women in the United States. J Appl Lab Med. 2025 Jul 01; 10(4):937-948.
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Defining normal bowel wall thickness in children with inflammatory bowel disease in deep remission: A multicenter study on behalf of the pediatric committee of the International Bowel Ultrasound Group (IBUS). J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2025 Jul; 81(1):53-61.
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Three-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography for Semiautomated Analysis of the Tricuspid Annulus: Validation and Normal Values. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2025 Jan; 38(1):33-43.e3.
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Use of Race-Specific Equations in Pulmonary Function Tests Impedes Potential Eligibility for Care and Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2024 Aug; 21(8):1156-1165.
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Normative Values of Echocardiographic Chamber Size and Function in Older Healthy Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 May; 17(5):e016420.
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Normal Values of Three-Dimensional Right Ventricular Size and Function Measurements: Results of the World Alliance Societies of Echocardiography Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 08; 36(8):858-866.e1.
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Application of Allometric Methods for Indexation of Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Volume to Normal Echocardiographic Data and Assessing Gender and Racial Differences. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 06; 36(6):596-603.e3.
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Age-, Sex-, and Race-Based Normal Values for Left Ventricular Circumferential Strain from the World Alliance Societies of Echocardiography Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 06; 36(6):581-590.e1.