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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| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Referral and Consultation" by people in Profiles.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Actions Taken in Primary Care in Response to Adolescents' Elevated Mental Health Symptoms. Acad Pediatr. 2026 May-Jun; 26(4):103304.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Screening for Anxiety and Intimate Partner Violence. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Feb 27; 38(6):1049-1063.
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Barriers and facilitators to behavioral health follow-up in children screened and referred for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). BMC Health Serv Res. 2026 Jan 03; 26(1):36.
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A Primary Care Intervention to Improve Melanoma Detection and Management. J Am Board Fam Med. 2026 Jan; 39(1).
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Sustained Effectiveness of a 211 Call Center With Early Childhood Care Coordination. Pediatrics. 2025 Nov 01; 156(5).
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Testing a Scalable Model for Adverse Childhood Experiences-Related Care Coordination via 211 Telephone-Based Services. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jan-Feb; 26(1):103160.
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Clinical immunization safety assessment (CISA) project: COVID-19 vaccine consultations and case reviews. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 24; 65:127781.
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Design of a cluster randomized multi-level intervention to decrease barriers to minority cancer patient referral and enrollment to cancer clinical trials: The ACT WONDER2S study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Nov; 158:108096.
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Effect of pre-end-stage kidney disease nephrology care on the association between neighborhood poverty and referral for kidney transplantation among patients with end-stage kidney disease. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025 Sep; 185:111878.
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Adverse childhood experiences screening in pediatric primary care and changes in the rate of visits to social work and behavioral health. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Feb 08; 25(1):104.