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Peer Review MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Peer Review
Tree Number(s)
F01.829.316.549
I01.880.604.640
N03.706.700
Unique ID
D010380
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010380
Annotation
professionals evaluating professionals
Scope Note
An organized procedure carried out by a select committee of professionals in evaluating the performance of other professionals in meeting the standards of their specialty. Review by peers is used by editors in the evaluation of articles and other papers submitted for publication. Peer review is used also in the evaluation of grant applications. It is applied also in evaluating the quality of health care provided to patients.
Entry Version
PEER REV
Entry Term(s)
Review, Peer
Previous Indexing
Medical Assistance (1968-1970)
Quality of Health Care (1968-1970)
See Also
Ethical Review
Public MeSH Note
71
History Note
71
Date Established
1971/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2002/10/31
Peer Review Preferred
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