"Home Care Agencies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Public or private organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other organizations, home health services in the patient's home. (Hospital Administration Terminology, 2d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D018574
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.540.483
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| Concept/Terms |
Home Care Agencies- Home Care Agencies
- Agencies, Home Care
- Agency, Home Care
- Care Agencies, Home
- Care Agency, Home
- Home Care Agency
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Home Care Agencies" by people in Profiles.
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Karmarkar AM, Roy I, Rivera-Hernandez M, Shaibi S, Baldwin JA, Lane T, Kean J, Kumar A. Examining the role of race and quality of home health agencies in delayed initiation of home health services for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Alzheimers Dement. 2023 09; 19(9):4037-4045.
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Schwartz ML, Kosar CM, Mroz TM, Kumar A, Rahman M. Quality of Home Health Agencies Serving Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries. JAMA Netw Open. 2019 09 04; 2(9):e1910622.
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Aponte J. Meeting the linguistic needs of urban communities. Home Healthc Nurse. 2009 May; 27(5):324-9.
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Gershon RR, Pogorzelska M, Qureshi KA, Sherman M. Home health care registered nurses and the risk of percutaneous injuries: a pilot study. Am J Infect Control. 2008 Apr; 36(3):165-72.