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MeSH Heading: Practice Patterns, Physicians'
Tree Number(s): N04.590.374.577; N05.300.625
Unique ID: D010818
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010818
Annotation: do not confuse with PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE where emphasis is on individual physicians & their practices
Scope Note: Patterns of practice related to diagnosis and treatment as especially influenced by cost of the service requested and provided.
Entry Term(s): Clinical Practice Pattern; Clinical Practice Patterns; Pattern, Clinical Practice; Patterns, Clinical Practice; Physician's Practice Patterns; Practice Pattern, Clinical; Practice Patterns, Clinical; Practice Patterns, Physician's; Prescribing Patterns, Physician
NLM Classification #: W 87
Previous Indexing: Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1986); Health Services Misuse (1977-1986); Professional Practice (1968-1986)
Public MeSH Note: 2016; see Physician's Practice Patterns 1987-2016
History Note: 2016 (1987)
Date Established: 1987/01/01
Date of Entry: 1986/05/30
Revision Date: 2015/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

organization & administration (OG)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

Concept UI: M0016798
Terms: Practice Patterns, Clinical Preferred Term
Term UI T031917
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Clinical Practice Pattern
Term UI T031913
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Pattern, Clinical Practice
Term UI T031914
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Patterns, Clinical Practice
Term UI T031915
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Practice Pattern, Clinical
Term UI T031916
Date08/17/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Clinical Practice Patterns
Term UI T031918
Date05/06/1991
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992)

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