"Uncertainty" 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.
The condition in which reasonable knowledge regarding risks, benefits, or the future is not available.
| Descriptor ID |
D035501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.740.600.900 F02.463.785.373.820 G17.680.875 N05.715.360.750.625.850 N06.850.520.830.600.900
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Uncertainty" by people in Profiles.
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Cha KS, Lee D, Im SM. Factors That Impact the Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study. Am J Nurs. 2025 10 01; 125(10):20-28.
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Leblanc NM, Muheriwa-Matemba SR, St Vil N, Alcena-Stiner D, Bond KT, Glazier A, Rosario-McCabe L, Lambert F, Smith M. Couple-centered HIV prevention and care: Endorsement, practice and uncertainty among us healthcare providers in western-central upstate New York. PLoS One. 2025; 20(2):e0299185.
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Langenbucher A, Szentm?ry N, Cayless A, Cooke D, Hoffmann P, Wendelstein J. Prediction of refraction error after toric lens implantation with biometric input data uncertainties and power labelling tolerances. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan-Feb; 53(1):26-38.
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Langenbucher A, Szentm?ry N, Cayless A, Bolz M, Hoffmann P, Wendelstein J. Prediction of spectacle refraction uncertainties with discrete IOL power steps and manufacturing tolerances according to ISO using a Monte Carlo model. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 May 21; 108(6):793-800.
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Tran PT, Nduaguba SO, Diaby V, Choi Y, Winterstein AG. RSV testing practice and positivity by patient demographics in the United States: integrated analyses of MarketScan and NREVSS databases. BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Aug 08; 22(1):681.
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Cockburn J, Man V, Cunningham WA, O'Doherty JP. Novelty and uncertainty regulate the balance between exploration and exploitation through distinct mechanisms in the human brain. Neuron. 2022 08 17; 110(16):2691-2702.e8.
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Broos HC, Stamatis CA, Goodman Z, Llabre MM, Zvolensky M, Timpano KR. Situational uncertainty interacts with anxiety sensitivity and distress intolerance to predict anticipated worry and preparation for a hurricane. Anxiety Stress Coping. 2023 03; 36(2):241-258.
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Zamanzadeh DJ, Petousis P, Davis TA, Nicholas SB, Norris KC, Tuttle KR, Bui AAT, Sarrafzadeh M. Autopopulus: A Novel Framework for Autoencoder Imputation on Large Clinical Datasets. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 11; 2021:2303-2309.
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Folch DC, Fowler CS, Mikaelian L. Day time, night time, over time: geographic and temporal uncertainty when linking event and contextual data. Environ Health. 2021 05 04; 20(1):51.
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Castillo G, Lalu MM, Asad S, Foster M, Kekre N, Fergusson DA, Hawrysh T, Atkins H, Thavorn K, Montroy J, Schwartz S, Holt RA, Broady R, Presseau J. Navigating choice in the face of uncertainty: using a theory informed qualitative approach to identifying potential patient barriers and enablers to participating in an early phase chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy trial. BMJ Open. 2021 03 19; 11(3):e043929.