"Heuristics" 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.
Experience-based techniques for problem-solving, learning, and discovery that find a solution which is not guaranteed to be optimal, but sufficient for a given set of goals.
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D000066506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.425.725.500 F02.463.785.810.500
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| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heuristics" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of a Parsimonious COVID-19 Outbreak Prediction Model: Heuristic Modeling Approach Using Publicly Available Data Sets. J Med Internet Res. 2021 07 26; 23(7):e28812.
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Policy responses to COVID-19 present a window of opportunity for a paradigm shift in global health policy: An application of the Multiple Streams Framework as a heuristic. Glob Public Health. 2021 Aug-Sep; 16(8-9):1187-1197.
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The Influence of Cognitive Heuristics and Biases on Palliative Social Workers' Support of Patient and Caregiver Decision Making: The Pulse Oximeter Buying Trend during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2021 Apr-Sep; 17(2-3):186-197.
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Heuristic assessment of choices for risk network control. Sci Rep. 2021 04 07; 11(1):7645.
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Risk assessment and heuristics: How cognitive shortcuts can fuel the spread of COVID-19. Brain Behav Immun. 2021 05; 94:6-7.
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No Cure without Care - Soothing Science Skepticism. N Engl J Med. 2021 Apr 15; 384(15):1462-1465.
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Medical decision making during the COVID-19 epidemic: an opportunity to think how we think. Diagnosis (Berl). 2021 08 26; 8(3):400-401.
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Novel quantitative structure-activity relationship model to predict activities of natural products against COVID-19. Chem Biol Drug Des. 2021 04; 97(4):978-983.
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Phases of psychological response in COVID-19: A preliminary heuristic. Am J Disaster Med. 2021 Winter; 16(1):5-12.
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Gesundheitswesen. 2020 09; 82(8-09):661-663.