"Quality Improvement" 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 attainment or process of attaining a new level of performance or quality.
| Descriptor ID |
D058996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.293.754 N04.761.744
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| Concept/Terms |
Quality Improvement- Quality Improvement
- Improvement, Quality
- Improvements, Quality
- Quality Improvements
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 13 | 3 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2013 | 17 | 10 | 27 |
| 2014 | 16 | 6 | 22 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| 2016 | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| 2017 | 25 | 15 | 40 |
| 2018 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 2019 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
| 2020 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 2022 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2025 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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