"Phlebotomy" 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 techniques used to draw blood from a vein for diagnostic purposes or for treatment of certain blood disorders such as erythrocytosis, hemochromatosis, polycythemia vera, and porphyria cutanea tarda.
| Descriptor ID |
D018962
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.225.998.110.625 E02.800.558 E04.665.150.625 E05.200.998.110.625
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| Concept/Terms |
Phlebotomy- Phlebotomy
- Phlebotomies
- Venesection
- Venesections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Phlebotomy" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of dried whole blood spots obtained by heel or finger stick as an alternative to venous blood for diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection in vertically exposed infants in the routine diagnostic laboratory. Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2007 Feb; 14(2):201-3.
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The BEST study--a prospective study to compare business class versus economy class air travel as a cause of thrombosis. S Afr Med J. 2003 Jul; 93(7):522-8.