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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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Assessing patients' experience of care in four referral hospitals: a cross-sectional survey of outpatients in two South African rural provinces. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Dec 18; 24(1):1566.
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Examining the referral of patients with elevated blood pressure to health resources in an under-resourced community in South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2024 02 08; 24(1):412.
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"We usually see a lot of delay in terms of coming for or seeking care": an expert consultation on COVID testing and care pathways in seven low- and middle-income countries. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Nov 23; 23(1):1288.
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Prognostic factors and scoring systems associated with outcome in pediatric acute liver failure. BMC Pediatr. 2022 08 31; 22(1):516.
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Police referrals for domestic abuse before and during the first COVID-19 lockdown: An analysis of routine data from one specialist service in South Wales. J Public Health (Oxf). 2022 06 27; 44(2):e252-e259.
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The effects of exposure to HIV in neonates at a referral hospital in South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2021 11 03; 21(1):485.
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Engaging communities in non-communicable disease research and interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 07 21; 11(7):e050632.
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'Does compliance with BOAST guidelines matter for displaced supracondylar fractures in children?': the experience of a tertiary referral major trauma centre over a 3.5-year period. J Pediatr Orthop B. 2021 Mar 01; 30(2):154-160.
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Outcomes of paediatric patients ventilated in a high-care area outside an intensive care unit. S Afr Med J. 2020 Aug 31; 110(9):903-909.
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Trends in Ambulatory Electronic Consultations During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 10; 35(10):3117-3119.