"House Calls" 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.
Visits to the patient's home by professional personnel for the purpose of diagnosis and/or treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D006792
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.452.758.307
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| Concept/Terms |
House Calls- House Calls
- Call, House
- Calls, House
- House Call
- Home Visits
- Home Visit
- Visit, Home
- Visits, Home
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "House Calls" by people in Profiles.
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Reducing HIV-Associated Post-Hospital Mortality Through Home-Based Care in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 May 15; 78(5):1256-1263.
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First 1,000 days: enough for mothers but not for children? Long-term outcomes of an early intervention on maternal depressed mood and child cognitive development: follow-up of a randomised controlled trial. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 03; 63(3):261-272.
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Development of a tool for assessing quality of comprehensive care provided by community health workers in a community-based care programme in South Africa. BMJ Open. 2019 09 05; 9(9):e030677.
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Using mHealth to Deliver a Home-Based Testing and Counseling Program to Improve Linkage to Care and ART Adherence in Rural South Africa. Prev Sci. 2019 01; 20(1):126-136.
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Hypertension education and adherence in South Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis of community health workers. BMC Public Health. 2014 Mar 10; 14:240.
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A rapid assessment of a community health worker pilot programme to improve the management of hypertension and diabetes in Emfuleni sub-district of Gauteng Province, South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2013 Jan 24; 6:19228.