"Decision Making" 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 process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.
| Descriptor ID |
D003657
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.785.373
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| Concept/Terms |
Decision Making, Shared- Decision Making, Shared
- Decision Makings, Shared
- Making, Shared Decision
- Makings, Shared Decision
- Shared Decision Making
- Shared Decision Makings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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