"Geriatrics" 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 branch of medicine concerned with the physiological and pathological aspects of the aged, including the clinical problems of senescence and senility.
| Descriptor ID |
D005853
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403.355
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatrics" by people in Profiles.
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Gurwitz JH. Geriatric Medicine as a Profession-Reply. JAMA. 2024 01 09; 331(2):166-167.
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Pimentel CB, Dryden EM, Nearing KA, Kernan LM, Kennedy MA, Hung WW, Riley J, Moo LR. The role of Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinics in enhancing rural access to geriatrics telemedicine specialty care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):520-528.
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Gurwitz JH. The Paradoxical Decline of Geriatric Medicine as a Profession. JAMA. 2023 08 22; 330(8):693-694.
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Bub C, Stapleton E, Iturriaga C, Garbarino L, Aziz H, Wei N, Mota F, Goldin ME, Sinvani LD, Carney MT, Goldman A. Implementation of a Geriatrics-Focused Orthopaedic and Hospitalist Fracture Program Decreases Perioperative Complications and Improves Resource Utilization. J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Apr 01; 36(4):213-217.
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Harris M, Melillo KD, Keilman LJ, Peraza-Smith GB, Bronner S, Walmer M, Nwogu CA, Lewitz AM, Cacchione PZ. Supporting evidence for geropsychiatric nursing as a subspecialty of gerontological advanced practice nursing. Geriatr Nurs. 2021 Jan-Feb; 42(1):247-250.
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Callahan KE, Boustani M, Ferrante L, Forman DE, Gurwitz J, High KP, McFarland F, Robinson T, Studenski S, Yang M, Schmader KE. Embedding and Sustaining a Focus on Function in Specialty Research and Care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 01; 69(1):225-233.
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Schwartz AW, Hawley CE, Strong JV, Phillips SC, Amir O, Ludwin BM, Ngoc Phung ET, Moye J. A Workshop for Interprofessional Trainees Using the Geriatrics 5Ms Framework. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 08; 68(8):1857-1863.
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High KP, Zieman S, Gurwitz J, Hill C, Lai J, Robinson T, Schonberg M, Whitson H. Use of Functional Assessment to Define Therapeutic Goals and Treatment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 09; 67(9):1782-1790.
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Thompson L, Jiang T, Savageau JA, Silk H, Riedy CA. An Assessment of Oral Health Training Among Geriatric Fellowship Programs: A National Survey. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2019 05; 67(5):1079-1084.
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Al-Mansour Z, Pang L, Bathini V. Novel Cancer Therapeutics in Geriatrics: What is Unique to the Aging Patient? Drugs Aging. 2019 01; 36(1):1-11.