"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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High-Deductible Health Plans Reduce Health Care Cost And Utilization, Including Use Of Needed Preventive Services. Health Aff (Millwood). 2017 10 01; 36(10):1762-1768.
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Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Is Not Underutilized! Circulation. 2016 Mar 08; 133(10):1027-35.
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Overuse in pediatrics: time to "pull the trigger"? Hosp Pediatr. 2015 Jan; 5(1):42-3.
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Choosing wisely in perioperative echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Jan; 28(1):A24-5.
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"It's a wild thing, waiting to get me": stance analysis of African Americans with diabetes. Diabetes Educ. 2011 May-Jun; 37(3):409-18.
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The excessive cost of early stage bladder cancer care: are providers really to blame? Cancer. 2010 Aug 01; 116(15):3530-2.
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Effect of education and guidelines for treatment of uncomplicated dental pain on patient and provider behavior. Ann Emerg Med. 2004 Oct; 44(4):323-9.
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Effects of geriatric evaluation and management on adverse drug reactions and suboptimal prescribing in the frail elderly. Am J Med. 2004 Mar 15; 116(6):394-401.
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Computer assisted assessment and advice for "non-serious" 999 ambulance service callers: the potential impact on ambulance despatch. Emerg Med J. 2003 Mar; 20(2):178-83.
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Identifying feelings engendered during triage assessment in the accident and emergency department: the use of visual analogue scales. J Clin Nurs. 1994 Sep; 3(5):289-97.