"Abbreviations as Topic" 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.
Works about shortened forms of written words or phrases used for brevity.
| Descriptor ID |
D000004
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.598.400.556.131
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Abbreviations as Topic" by people in Profiles.
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Nusbaum NJ. The ACRONYM (Alternatives for Circumvention of Restrictions on Naming BY Trialists of Their Manuscripts) Report. J Med Humanit. 2009 Jun; 30(2):131-3.
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Walsh KE, Gurwitz JH. Medical abbreviations: writing little and communicating less. Arch Dis Child. 2008 Oct; 93(10):816-7.
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Yu H, Hripcsak G, Friedman C. Mapping abbreviations to full forms in biomedical articles. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2002 May-Jun; 9(3):262-72.
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Melillo KD. Mnemonics: use in gerontological nursing practice. J Gerontol Nurs. 1991 Jul; 17(7):40-3.