"Medical Overuse" 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.
Excessive or unnecessary utilization of health services by patients or physicians.
| Descriptor ID |
D000069342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N02.421.380.450 N05.300.150.395.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Medical Overuse- Medical Overuse
- Medical Overuses
- Overuse, Medical
- Overuses, Medical
- Overuse, Health Services
- Overutilization of Health Services
- Health Services Overutilization
- Overutilization, Health Services
- Health Services Overuse
- Health Services Overuses
- Overuses, Health Services
Medical Preference Misdiagnosis- Medical Preference Misdiagnosis
- Medical Preference Misdiagnoses
- Misdiagnoses, Medical Preference
- Misdiagnosis, Medical Preference
- Preference Misdiagnoses, Medical
- Preference Misdiagnosis, Medical
- Unwanted Medical Care
- Medical Care, Unwanted
- Medical Cares, Unwanted
- Unwanted Medical Cares
- Preference Misdiagnosis
- Misdiagnoses, Preference
- Misdiagnosis, Preference
- Preference Misdiagnoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
| 2018 | 22 | 13 | 35 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medical Overuse" by people in Profiles.
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Benefits of Avoiding Unnecessary Medical Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am Fam Physician. 2021 05 15; 103(10):584-585.
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Antibiotic Stewardship-Antibiotic Usage in Adult Patients: Is It Necessary? When Should It be Concerned? Balkan Med J. 2021 May; 38(3):150-155.
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and governor mandated stay at home order on emergency department super utilizers. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 48:114-119.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic in 2021: Avoiding Overdiagnosis of Anaphylaxis Risk While Safely Vaccinating the World. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2021 04; 9(4):1438-1441.
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Changing the Public's Health Story: Reducing Wasteful Medical Care Spending-Introduction to the Special AJPH Section. Am J Public Health. 2020 12; 110(12):1731-1732.
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Exploring views and experiences of how infections are detected and managed in practice by nurses, care workers and manager's in nursing homes in England and Sweden: a survey protocol. BMJ Open. 2020 10 01; 10(10):e038390.
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Maximising the impact of social prescribing on population health in the era of COVID-19. J R Soc Med. 2020 10; 113(10):377-382.
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The risk of over-diagnosis in serological testing. Implications for communications strategies. Epidemiol Prev. 2020 Sep-Dec; 44(5-6 Suppl 2):184-192.
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Urolithiasis in the COVID Era: An Opportunity to Reassess Management Strategies. Eur Urol. 2020 12; 78(6):777-778.
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Overmedication in COVID-19 Context: A Report From Peru. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 09; 60(9):1155-1156.