Articles on conferences sponsored by NIH presenting summary statements representing the majority agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals convening for the purpose of reaching a consensus on a subject of interest. This heading is used for NIH consensus conferences as a means of scientific communication. In indexing it is viewed as a type of review article and as a tag for any article appearing in any publication of the NIH Office of Medical Applications of Research (OMAR).

Annotation

IM for general design of NIH consensus development conferences as a subject or means of scientific communication; add NIH; a different main heading CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH is used for original report of a specific NIH consensus development conference

DUI

D015975 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0024411

Previous indexing

Consensus Development Conferences (1988-1989); National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (1982-1987)

History note

2008(1988)

Public note

2008; see CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES, NIH 1990-2007; was see CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES 1988-1989; was NIH CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT see NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (U.S) 1982-1987