"Uncertainty" 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 condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
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D035501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Using Performance-Based Risk-Sharing Arrangements to Address Uncertainty in Indication-Based Pricing. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2017 Oct; 23(10):1010-1015.
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Decision-making processes among men with low-risk prostate cancer: A survey study. Psychooncology. 2018 01; 27(1):325-332.
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Manifestations and implications of uncertainty for improving healthcare systems: an analysis of observational and interventional studies grounded in complexity science. Implement Sci. 2014 Nov 19; 9:165.
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Patients' and family members' views on patient-centered communication during cancer care. Psychooncology. 2013 Nov; 22(11):2487-95.
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Understanding differences in electronic health record (EHR) use: linking individual physicians' perceptions of uncertainty and EHR use patterns in ambulatory care. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014 Jan-Feb; 21(1):73-81.
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'The thing is not knowing': patients' perspectives on surveillance of an indeterminate pulmonary nodule. Health Expect. 2015 Jun; 18(3):355-65.
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Design of the value of imaging in enhancing the wellness of your heart (VIEW) trial and the impact of uncertainty on power. Clin Trials. 2012 Apr; 9(2):232-46.
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Randomized trial of a video-based patient decision aid for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Aug; 19(8):1669-75.
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Diagnostic certainty as a source of medical practice variation in coronary heart disease: results from a cross-national experiment of clinical decision making. Med Decis Making. 2009 Sep-Oct; 29(5):606-18.
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"It's not like I can change my mind later": reversibility and decision timing in prostate cancer treatment decision-making. Patient Educ Couns. 2009 Nov; 77(2):302-7.