"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Parobek CM, Has P, Lorenzi P, Russo ML, Clark MA, Lewkowitz AK. What test did I have? Patient uncertainty about prenatal genetic screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2021 09; 225(3):341-342.
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Stefan MS, Spitzer KA, Zulfiqar S, Heineman BD, Hogan TP, Westafer LM, Pulia MS, Pinto-Plata VM, Lindenauer PK. Uncertainty as a critical determinant of antibiotic prescribing in patients with an asthma exacerbation: a qualitative study. J Asthma. 2022 Feb; 59(2):352-361.
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Fischer HF, Rose M. Scoring Depression on a Common Metric: A Comparison of EAP Estimation, Plausible Value Imputation, and Full Bayesian IRT Modeling. Multivariate Behav Res. 2019 Jan-Feb; 54(1):85-99.
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Fisher KA, Tan ASL, Matlock DD, Saver B, Mazor KM, Pieterse AH. Keeping the patient in the center: Common challenges in the practice of shared decision making. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 12; 101(12):2195-2201.
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Harper G. Decreasing Ambiguity in Child Protection. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2016 05; 55(5):349-50.
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Chang PY, Cucinotta FA, Bjornstad KA, Bakke J, Rosen CJ, Du N, Fairchild DG, Cacao E, Blakely EA. Harderian Gland Tumorigenesis: Low-Dose and LET Response. Radiat Res. 2016 05; 185(5):449-60.
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Hiatt JR, Rivard MJ, Hughes HG. Simulation evaluation of NIST air-kerma rate calibration standard for electronic brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2016 Mar; 43(3):1119-29.
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Hiatt JR, Davis SD, Rivard MJ. A revised dosimetric characterization of the model S700 electronic brachytherapy source containing an anode-centering plastic insert and other components not included in the 2006 model. Med Phys. 2015 Jun; 42(6):2764-76.
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Mazor KM, Beard RL, Alexander GL, Arora NK, Firneno C, Gaglio B, Greene SM, Lemay CA, Robinson BE, Roblin DW, Walsh K, Street RL, Gallagher TH. Patients' and family members' views on patient-centered communication during cancer care. Psychooncology. 2013 Nov; 22(11):2487-95.
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Spencer FA, Iorio A, You J, Murad MH, Sch?nemann HJ, Vandvik PO, Crowther MA, Pottie K, Lang ES, Meerpohl JJ, Falck-Ytter Y, Alonso-Coello P, Guyatt GH. Uncertainties in baseline risk estimates and confidence in treatment effects. BMJ. 2012 Nov 14; 345:e7401.