After-Hours Care
"After-Hours Care" 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.
Medical care provided after the regular practice schedule of the physicians. Usually it is designed to deliver 24-hour-a-day and 365-day-a-year patient care coverage for emergencies, triage, pediatric care, or hospice care.
| Descriptor ID |
D039602
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N04.590.374.034 N05.300.049
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| Concept/Terms |
After-Hours Care- After-Hours Care
- Out-of-Hours Medical Care
- Medical Care, Out-of-Hours
- Out of Hours Medical Care
- After Hours Care
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "After-Hours Care" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Choudhary A, Adhikari S, White PC. Implementation of After-Hours Nurse Line in an Academic Pediatric Endocrinology Practice. Pediatr Diabetes. 2023; 2023:2550101.
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Kee JR, Edwards PK, Barnes CL, Foster SE, Mears SC. After-Hours Calls in a Joint Replacement Practice. J Arthroplasty. 2019 07; 34(7):1303-1306.