 Geriatrics
"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.
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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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| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1993 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2015 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatrics" by people in Profiles.
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Walston J, Robinson TN, Zieman S, McFarland F, Carpenter CR, Althoff KN, Andrew MK, Blaum CS, Brown PJ, Buta B, Ely EW, Ferrucci L, High KP, Kritchevsky SB, Rockwood K, Schmader KE, Sierra F, Sink KM, Varadhan R, Hurria A. Integrating Frailty Research into the Medical Specialties-Report from a U13 Conference. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Oct; 65(10):2134-2139.
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Nordon-Craft A, Schwarz B, Kowalewski V, Hartos J, Jurado Severance J, Bugnariu N. Service-Learning Enhances Physical Therapy Students' Ability to Examine Fall Risk in Older Adults. J Allied Health. 2017; 46(3):e51-e58.
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Knoepke CE, Johnson R. Empowering Older Adults to Make Medical Decisions: Two Solutions & A Problem. J Gerontol Soc Work. 2017 04; 60(3):184-188.
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Dodson JA, Matlock DD, Forman DE. Geriatric Cardiology: An Emerging Discipline. Can J Cardiol. 2016 09; 32(9):1056-64.
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Blanchard G, Oleson E, Fitzgerald M, Gurwitz JH. Formative Clinical Geriatrics Experiences for First- and Second-Year Medical Students: An Elusive Goal. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Nov; 63(11):2438-40.
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Peterson LE, Cochrane A, Bazemore AW, Petterson S. Reported practice patterns among family physicians with a geriatrics certificate of added qualifications. J Am Board Fam Med. 2015 May-Jun; 28(3):314-5.
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Justice JN, Cesari M, Seals DR, Shively CA, Carter CS. Comparative Approaches to Understanding the Relation Between Aging and Physical Function. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2016 10; 71(10):1243-53.
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Seals DR, Justice JN, LaRocca TJ. Physiological geroscience: targeting function to increase healthspan and achieve optimal longevity. J Physiol. 2016 Apr 15; 594(8):2001-24.
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Robinson TN, Rosenthal RA. The ACS NSQIP Geriatric Surgery Pilot Project: improving care for older surgical patients. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2014 Oct; 99(10):21-3.
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Coleman EA, Whitelaw NA, Schreiber R. Caring for seniors: how community-based organizations can help. Fam Pract Manag. 2014 Sep-Oct; 21(5):13-7.
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