 Uncertainty
"Uncertainty" 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 condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
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D035501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2016 | 1 | 7 | 8 | | 2017 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | 2018 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 2019 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2021 | 0 | 9 | 9 | | 2022 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2023 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Carlson KW, Smolker HR, Smith LL, Snyder HR, Hankin BL, Banich MT. Individual differences in intolerance of uncertainty is primarily linked to the structure of inferior frontal regions. Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2025 Jun; 25(3):727-743.
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Arch JJ, Kirk MH, Finkelstein LB. Patient-Reported Worst-Case Scenarios in Advanced Cancer: Presence, Contents, and Predictors. Psychooncology. 2024 Dec; 33(12):e70039.
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Traino KA, Ciciolla LM, Perez MN, Chaney JM, Welch G, Baskin LS, Buchanan CL, Chan YM, Cheng EY, Coplen DE, Wisniewski AB, Mullins LL. Trajectories of illness uncertainty among parents of children with atypical genital appearance due to differences of sex development. J Pediatr Psychol. 2024 Aug 01; 49(8):559-570.
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Mehta AB, Lockhart S, Lange AV, Matlock DD, Douglas IS, Morris MA. Identifying Decisional Needs for Adult Tracheostomy and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Decision Making to Inform Shared Decision-Making Interventions. Med Decis Making. 2024 11; 44(8):867-879.
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Lange AV, Mehta AB, Ramos KJ, Campbell EG, Gray AL, Tietbohl C, Garcia-Hernandez S, Bekelman DB. Uncertainty and Communication Preferences Among Patients Undergoing Lung Transplant Evaluation: A Mixed-Methods Study. Clin Transplant. 2024 Jul; 38(7):e15406.
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Ramgopal S, Cotter JM, Navanandan N, Ambroggio L, Michelson KA, Florin TA. Radiographic uncertainty and outcomes of children with lower respiratory tract infections. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2024 Jun; 59(6):1798-1802.
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Miller KD, Atkins Coleman AJ, O'Neil KL, Mueller AJ, Pell RD, Bowers EK. Individual Optimization of Reproductive Investment and the Cost of Incubation in a Wild Songbird. Am Nat. 2024 02; 203(2):254-266.
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Siegel KJ, Cavanaugh KC, Dee LE. Balancing multiple management objectives as climate change transforms ecosystems. Trends Ecol Evol. 2024 Apr; 39(4):381-395.
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Wu EY, Singh NP, Choi K, Zakeri M, Vincent M, Churchill GA, Ackert-Bicknell CL, Patro R, Love MI. SEESAW: detecting isoform-level allelic imbalance accounting for inferential uncertainty. Genome Biol. 2023 07 12; 24(1):165.
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Stevens B, Pollyea DA. Venetoclax response prediction in acute myeloid leukemia: are we Finnish-ed with uncertainty? Haematologica. 2023 07 01; 108(7):1715-1717.
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