Publication Characteristics

Consensus Statement

Official statements of the findings or recommendations expressing the outcome of a meeting convened to evaluate current thought and research on a subject of interest.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Official statements of the findings or recommendations expressing the outcome of a meeting convened to evaluate current thought and research on a subject of interest.

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Synonyms

22 entry terms
  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Consensus Document
  • Consensus Documents
  • Consensus Meeting
  • Consensus Meetings
  • Consensus Recommendation
  • Consensus Recommendations
  • Consensus Report
  • Consensus Reports
  • Consensus Statement Conference
  • Consensus Statement Conferences
  • Consensus Statements
  • Expert Consensus
  • Position Paper
  • Position Papers
  • Position Statement
  • Position Statements
  • White Paper
  • Consensus Workshop
  • Consensus Workshops
  • Workshop, Consensus
  • Workshops, Consensus

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Indexing Annotation

this heading is used as a Publication Type; for original report of a specific Consensus Statement; a different heading CONSENSUS STATEMENTS AS TOPIC is used for general design of Consensus Statements as a subject or means of scientific communication

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History Note

2026 (1991); use CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE 1991-2025

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. V02.270w.250
  2. V02.600.500w.500
  3. V02.912w.625.501
  4. V03.500.002

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Consensus Statement. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016446. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016446
  2. Consensus Statement. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58900768