"Telephone" 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.
An instrument for reproducing sounds especially articulate speech at a distance. (Webster, 3rd ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013689
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.178.847.698
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| Concept/Terms |
Switchboard Service- Switchboard Service
- Service, Switchboard
- Services, Switchboard
- Switchboard Services
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Telephone" by people in Profiles.
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What Does Care Coordination Do? Profiling a Large Telephone-based 211 Program Serving Young Children. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Jul; 26(5):103332.
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Sociodemographic characteristics of patients throughout the recruitment process into a randomized, controlled behavioral trial. Trials. 2025 Nov 18; 26(1):519.
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Electronic Visit Use and Resolution Rates for Adult Outpatient Conditions in an Integrated Care Setting. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 11 03; 8(11):e2545761.
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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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Outcomes of Asynchronous e-Visits vs. Telephone or Video Visits for Common Primary Care Concerns. J Gen Intern Med. 2025 Nov; 40(14):3371-3378.
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Health Care Utilization With Telemedicine and In-Person Visits in Pediatric Primary Care. JAMA Health Forum. 2024 Nov 01; 5(11):e244156.
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Video and phone visit use differed by language preference among U.S. Latino and Chinese adults during the first 9?months of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional electronic health record study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2024 Aug 07; 24(1):900.
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Early Childhood Care Coordination Through 211: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Pediatrics. 2024 Aug 01; 154(2).
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Effectiveness and Cost of an Enhanced Mailed Fecal Test Outreach Colorectal Cancer Screening Program: Findings from the PROMPT Stepped-Wedge Trial. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2023 11 01; 32(11):1608-1616.
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Telephone-based social health screening by pharmacists in the nonadherent Medicare population. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2023 Nov; 29(11):1184-1192.