Information Seeking Behavior
"Information Seeking Behavior" 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.
How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.
| Descriptor ID |
D057226
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.209.372 F01.145.535 L01.143.458
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| Concept/Terms |
Information Seeking Behavior- Information Seeking Behavior
- Behavior, Information Seeking
- Behaviors, Information Seeking
- Information Seeking Behaviors
- Seeking Behavior, Information
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Information Seeking Behavior".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Information Seeking Behavior".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Information Seeking Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Cancer Information-seeking in an Age of COVID-19: Findings from the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service. Health Commun. 2021 Jan; 36(1):89-97.
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Online Health Resource Use by Individuals With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Analysis Using the National Health Interview Survey. J Med Internet Res. 2020 09 24; 22(9):e15352.
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Principal Sources of Information African American Fathers Draw Upon to Inform their Sons about Sex and Sexual Health Risks. J Natl Med Assoc. 2019 Oct; 111(5):500-508.
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An investigation of the effect of anecdotal information on the choice of a healthcare facility. Appl Ergon. 2018 Jul; 70:269-278.
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Getting the most out of online literature searches-More on Boolean logic. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 02; 82(2):299-300.
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An Investigation of the Information Sought by Caregivers of Alzheimer's Patients on Online Peer Support Groups. Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw. 2017 Oct; 20(10):640-657.
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Patient-provider communication with HIV-positive women about abnormal Pap test results. Women Health. 2017 Jan; 57(1):19-39.
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Cancer-related information seeking and scanning behavior of older Vietnamese immigrants. J Health Commun. 2010 Oct; 15(7):754-68.