"Guideline Adherence" 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.
Conformity in fulfilling or following official, recognized, or institutional requirements, guidelines, recommendations, protocols, pathways, or other standards.
| Descriptor ID |
D019983
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.761.337 N05.715.360.395
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Guideline Adherence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Guideline Adherence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 | 16 |
| 2012 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2013 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2015 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| 2017 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2018 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 2019 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2020 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Guideline Adherence" by people in Profiles.
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Adherence to hepatitis B birth dose vaccine recommendations in two hospital systems in Houston. Vaccine. 2026 Apr 30; 80:128564.
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Guideline-concordance along the cancer care continuum and breast cancer mortality by race and ethnicity: a SEER-Medicare study. Cancer Causes Control. 2026 Jan 21; 37(2):33.
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Evaluation of a pediatric patient blood management program: A pre-/post-study. Transfusion. 2026 Mar; 66(3):507-514.
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Mixed-methods evaluation and behavior change interventions to improve hand hygiene resources and practices among healthcare workers in polyclinics and health centers in Belize, 2023. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0335077.
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Comparing observed with self-reported hand hygiene adherence among bedside nurses and physicians at two hospitals in the United States. Am J Infect Control. 2026 03; 54(3):241-246.
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Association between imaging surveillance compliance and long-term outcomes after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair at Veterans Affairs hospitals. J Vasc Surg. 2025 12; 82(6):2000-2009.
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Non-compliance with post-discharge vitamin D intake guidelines: an observational study in an overseas French maternity ward. Arch Pediatr. 2025 Jul; 32(5):301-306.
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Characteristics of Hand Hygiene Adherence in Selected Healthcare Settings in Latin America and East Africa as Part of COVID-19 Response Efforts, 2020-2021. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2025 Aug 06; 113(2):437-444.
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Utilizing natural language processing to improve abdominal aortic aneurysm surveillance. J Vasc Surg. 2025 09; 82(3):827-832.
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Variability of Clinician Recommendations for Oseltamivir in Children Hospitalized With Influenza. Pediatrics. 2025 May 01; 155(5).