"Guideline Adherence" 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.
Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.
| Descriptor ID |
D019983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.337 N05.715.360.395
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Guideline Adherence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Guideline Adherence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guideline Adherence" by people in Profiles.
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Improving clinician knowledge, comfort, and adherence to standard of care for suspected child abuse. BMC Pediatr. 2026 May 25; 26(1).
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Association of Guideline-Concordant Echocardiographic Surveillance With Mortality and Aortic Valve Replacement in US Adults With Aortic Stenosis. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Apr; 19(4):e012822.
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Shared Identity and Patient Care: Adherence to Guideline-Recommended Biomarker Testing in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 Mar; 24(3).
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Less Versus More Intensive Surveillance of Pulmonary Nodules Detected Incidentally or by Screening: A Survey of Radiologist Beliefs About Guidelines Implemented in the Watch the Spot Trial. J Am Coll Radiol. 2025 12; 22(12):1589-1597.
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Assessment of adherence to guidelines for biochemical monitoring and ursodeoxycholic acid treatment response in a retrospective cohort of US patients with primary biliary cholangitis. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2025 Oct 22; 12(1).
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Longitudinal Adherence to Screening for Colorectal, Cervical, and Lung Cancer in a US Consortium. J Gen Intern Med. 2026 05; 41(7):1761-1770.
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Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy and Outcomes Among Patients With Heart Failure With Improved Ejection Fraction. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Aug 05; 86(5):338-350.
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First National Effort to Optimize the Performance of Cancer Surgery by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer and Cancer Surgery Standards Program: Early Results After Implementation of the Operative Standards. Ann Surg. 2025 Sep 01; 282(3):371-381.
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Results from a cluster-randomized, stepped-wedge trial testing a deliberative engagement intervention to increase guideline adherence among U.S. oral health providers. Sci Rep. 2025 May 25; 15(1):18180.
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Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Mar 03; 8(3):e250942.