Diffusion. Diffusions . The tendency of a gas or solute to pass from a point of higher pressure or concentration to a point of lower pressure or concentration and to distribute itself throughout the available space. Diffusion, especially FACILITATED DIFFUSION, is a major mechanism of BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT. . 1.00
Judgment. Judgments . The process of discovering or asserting an objective or intrinsic relation between two objects or concepts; a faculty or power that enables a person to make judgments; the process of bringing to light and asserting the implicit meaning of a concept; a critical evaluation of a person or situation. . 0.35
Certificate of Need. Need Certificate . Need Certificates . Need Certification, Health Care . CERTIFICATION OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES . A certificate issued by a governmental body to an individual or organization proposing to construct or modify a health facility, or to offer a new or different service. The process of issuing the certificate is also included. . 0.35
Point-of-Care Systems. Bedside Technology . Point-of-Care . Bedside Technologies . Computing, Bedside . Point of Care . Point of Care Systems . Point-of-Care System . Systems, Point-of-Care . Technologies, Bedside . Technology, Bedside . Bedside Computing . Point of Care Technology . Laboratory and other services provided to patients at the bedside. These include diagnostic and laboratory testing using automated information entry. . 0.35
Age Factors. Age Reporting . Age Factor . Factor, Age . Factors, Age . Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time. . 0.34
Protective Agents. Protective Drugs . Agents, Protective . Drugs, Protective . Synthetic or natural substances which are given to prevent a disease or disorder or are used in the process of treating a disease or injury due to a poisonous agent. . 0.34