 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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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Geriatrics" by people in Profiles.
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Jiang S, Bera K, Ohs ZA, Ekpunobi IO, Azar NR, Tirumani SH, Ramaiya NH. Age is more than just a number - Tailoring radiologic practice for the geriatric population. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2025 Sep-Oct; 54(5):529-542.
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Bittner V, Linnebur SA, Dixon DL, Forman DE, Green AR, Jacobson TA, Orkaby AR, Saseen JJ, Virani SS. Managing hypercholesterolemia in adults older than 75 years without a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus from the National Lipid Association and the American Geriatrics Society. J Clin Lipidol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 19(2):215-237.
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Bittner V, Linnebur SA, Dixon DL, Forman DE, Green AR, Jacobson TA, Orkaby AR, Saseen JJ, Virani SS. Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75?years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus From the National Lipid Association and the American Geriatrics Society. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Jun; 73(6):1674-1696.
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Bloemen EM, Tietz S, Lindberg DM, Hayes J, Lum H, Gottesman E, Elman A, Sullivan M, Pino C, McAuley J, Shaw A, Hancock D, Chang ES, Yasui R, LoFaso VM, Stern ME, Rosen T. Elder abuse geriatrics: describing an important new medical specialist. J Elder Abuse Negl. 2024 Aug-Oct; 36(4):367-383.
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Abdallah M, Akhtar OS, Major A, Mian H, Tsang M, Torka P. Perspectives on geriatric oncology research presented at the 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting: Young International Society of Geriatric Oncology report. J Geriatr Oncol. 2024 06; 15(5):101762.
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Skains RM, Koehl JL, Aldeen A, Carpenter CR, Gettel CJ, Goldberg EM, Hwang U, Kocher KE, Southerland LT, Goyal P, Berdahl CT, Venkatesh AK, Lin MP. Geriatric Emergency Medication Safety Recommendations (GEMS-Rx): Modified Delphi Development of a High-Risk Prescription List for Older Emergency Department Patients. Ann Emerg Med. 2024 Sep; 84(3):274-284.
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Henrichs KA. Using Assisted Living Communities to Enhance Nursing Student Attitudes Toward Older Adults. J Gerontol Nurs. 2024 Feb; 50(2):11-15.
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Jones TS, Peters X, Robinson TN. Clin-STAR corner: Practice-changing advances at the interface of surgery and geriatrics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jul; 72(7):1959-1963.
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Dobesh PP, Trujillo TC. Comment on the 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 02; 72(2):631-633.
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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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