"Comprehension" 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 act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
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D032882
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.357
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Parker PD, Heiney SP, Friedman DB, Adams SA, Dawson RM. The Experience of Chemotherapy Teaching and Readability of Chemotherapy Educational Materials for Women with Breast Cancer. J Cancer Educ. 2021 02; 36(1):47-55.
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Barbarite E, Shaye D, Oyer S, Lee LN. Quality Assessment of Online Patient Information for Cosmetic Botulinum Toxin. Aesthet Surg J. 2020 10 24; 40(11):NP636-NP642.
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Nguyen DL, Harvey SC, Oluyemi ET, Myers KS, Mullen LA, Ambinder EB. Impact of Improved Screening Mammography Recall Lay Letter Readability on Patient Follow-Up. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Nov; 17(11):1429-1436.
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Reid WJ. How good are doctors at plain English? BMJ. 2020 Mar 11; 368:m945.
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Kristinsson S, Thors H, Yourganov G, Magnusdottir S, Hjaltason H, Stark BC, Basilakos A, den Ouden DB, Bonilha L, Rorden C, Hickok G, Hillis A, Fridriksson J. Brain Damage Associated with Impaired Sentence Processing in Acute Aphasia. J Cogn Neurosci. 2020 02; 32(2):256-271.
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Nguyen DL, Ambinder EB, Jones MK, Mullen LA, Harvey SC. Improving State-Mandated Breast Density Notifications. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Mar; 17(3):384-390.
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Kim K, Adams L, Keator LM, Sheppard SM, Breining BL, Rorden C, Fridriksson J, Bonilha L, Rogalsky C, Love T, Hickok G, Hillis AE. Neural processing critical for distinguishing between speech sounds. Brain Lang. 2019 10; 197:104677.
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Nguyen DL, Ambinder EB, Jones MK, Hill G, Harvey SC. Improving Patient Comprehension of Screening Mammography Recall Lay Letters. J Am Coll Radiol. 2019 Dec; 16(12):1669-1676.
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Bologna WJ, Vaden KI, Ahlstrom JB, Dubno JR. Age effects on perceptual organization of speech: Contributions of glimpsing, phonemic restoration, and speech segregation. J Acoust Soc Am. 2018 07; 144(1):267.
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Choi SK, Seel JS, Yelton B, Steck SE, McCormick DP, Payne J, Minter A, Deutchki EK, Hébert JR, Friedman DB. Prostate Cancer Information Available in Health-Care Provider Offices: An Analysis of Content, Readability, and Cultural Sensitivity. Am J Mens Health. 2018 07; 12(4):1160-1167.