"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Geriatrics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Geriatrics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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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 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 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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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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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.
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Gurwitz JH. Pharmaceutical Marketing at the 2018 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting: The Case of Noctiva and the Need for Increased Vigilance. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 11; 66(11):2045-2047.
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Jue JS, Buchwald Z, Larson NP, Sacks SM, van Zuilen MH. Improving Medical Students' Perceptions of Older Adults by Engaging Older Military Veterans in Recreational Activities. South Med J. 2018 06; 111(6):353.