Practice Guidelines as Topic
"Practice Guidelines as Topic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Directions or principles presenting current or future rules of policy for assisting health care practitioners in patient care decisions regarding diagnosis, therapy, or related clinical circumstances. The guidelines may be developed by government agencies at any level, institutions, professional societies, governing boards, or by the convening of expert panels. The guidelines form a basis for the evaluation of all aspects of health care and delivery.
| Descriptor ID |
D017410
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.700.350.650 N05.700.350.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Best Practices- Best Practices
- Best Practice
- Practice, Best
- Practices, Best
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2008 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2009 | 5 | 15 | 20 |
| 2010 | 2 | 23 | 25 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2014 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2015 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 2016 | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 2017 | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 16 | 30 |
| 2020 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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