"Names" 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.
Personal names, given or surname, as cultural characteristics, as ethnological or religious patterns, as indications of the geographic distribution of families and inbreeding, etc. Analysis of isonymy, the quality of having the same or similar names, is useful in the study of population genetics. NAMES is used also for the history of names or name changes of corporate bodies, such as medical societies, universities, hospitals, government agencies, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D009275
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.559.598.400.556
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Names" by people in Profiles.
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Ain't no shame in namin'. Lab Anim (NY). 2015 Jun; 44(6):237.
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A piece of my mind. Nominal competence in health care. JAMA. 2014 Jul 02; 312(1):31-2.
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Matching identifiers in electronic health records: implications for duplicate records and patient safety. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Mar; 22(3):219-24.
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Identifying personal genomes by surname inference. Science. 2013 Jan 18; 339(6117):321-4.
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Medical oncologists' perception of palliative care programs and the impact of name change to supportive care on communication with patients during the referral process. A qualitative study. Palliat Support Care. 2013 Oct; 11(5):397-404.
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Psychological birth of the human grandfather, sometimes a complicated delivery. Am J Psychiatry. 2005 Sep; 162(9):1602-3.
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A case of prosopagnosia following moderate closed head injury with left hemisphere focal lesion. Cortex. 2000 Feb; 36(1):125-37.