"Health Services Misuse" 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.
Excessive, under or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.
| Descriptor ID |
D006300
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380 N05.300.150.395
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Services Misuse- Health Services Misuse
- Health Services Misuses
- Misuses, Health Services
- Misuse, Health Services
- Misuse of Health Services
Health Services Underutilization- Health Services Underutilization
- Health Services Underutilizations
- Underutilization, Health Services
- Underutilizations, Health Services
- Underuse, Health Services
- Health Services Underuses
- Underuses, Health Services
- Health Services Underuse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Services Misuse" by people in Profiles.
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Vaccination Status and Adherence to Quality Measures for Acute Respiratory Tract Illnesses. Hosp Pediatr. 2020 03; 10(3):199-205.
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Association Between the Opening of Retail Clinics and Low-Acuity Emergency Department Visits. Ann Emerg Med. 2017 Apr; 69(4):397-403.e5.
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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in ADHD Diagnosis and Treatment. Pediatrics. 2016 Sep; 138(3).
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Inside out: reversing the focus on emergency departments to enhance efficiency. Am J Manag Care. 2013 Jan; 19(1):33-5.
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The use and misuse of positron emission tomography in lung cancer evaluation. Clin Chest Med. 2011 Dec; 32(4):749-62.
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Frequent users of emergency department services: gaps in knowledge and a proposed research agenda. Acad Emerg Med. 2011 Jun; 18(6):e64-9.
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Ruling out the need for antibiotics: are we sending the right message? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006 Sep; 160(9):945-52.
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Pharmacy databases can identify waste. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2006 Mar; 15(3):207-9.
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Deciding not to measure performance: the case of acute otitis media. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2003 Jan; 29(1):27-36.
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Overuse of administrative data to measure underuse of care. JAMA. 2001 Feb 14; 285(6):735; discussion 736-7.