 Prevalence
"Prevalence" 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 total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.
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D015995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.985.525.750 N01.224.935.597.750 N06.850.505.400.975.525.750 N06.850.520.308.985.525.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Prevalence" by people in this website by year, and whether "Prevalence" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 1997 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 1998 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 1999 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | | 2001 | 0 | 14 | 14 | | 2002 | 0 | 26 | 26 | | 2003 | 0 | 32 | 32 | | 2004 | 0 | 40 | 40 | | 2005 | 1 | 62 | 63 | | 2006 | 0 | 50 | 50 | | 2007 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2008 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2009 | 0 | 70 | 70 | | 2010 | 0 | 86 | 86 | | 2011 | 0 | 68 | 68 | | 2012 | 0 | 102 | 102 | | 2013 | 0 | 99 | 99 | | 2014 | 0 | 98 | 98 | | 2015 | 0 | 95 | 95 | | 2016 | 2 | 107 | 109 | | 2017 | 0 | 110 | 110 | | 2018 | 0 | 119 | 119 | | 2019 | 0 | 141 | 141 | | 2020 | 0 | 114 | 114 | | 2021 | 0 | 98 | 98 | | 2022 | 0 | 65 | 65 | | 2023 | 0 | 71 | 71 | | 2024 | 0 | 101 | 101 | | 2025 | 0 | 77 | 77 | | 2026 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Christiansen MF, Taylor-Clark T, Yoder LH, Kenny D. Burnout Experienced by Military Nurses: A Systematic Review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2026 Jun; 23(3):e70145.
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Ritter A, Rasool T, Finck L, Dixon JM, Verster J, Lategan HJ, Vlok AJ, Oosthuizen G, de Vries S, Stassen W, Steyn E, Wylie C, Barnhart DA, Mould-Millman NK. Epidemiology of traumatic brain injury in a South African major trauma cohort. J Glob Health. 2026 May 15; 16:04152.
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Hossain F, Sharfaraz A, Ghosh P, Sarwar G, Uddin MR, Rashid MU, Ghosh D, Nath R, Maruf S, Sagar SK, Shomik MS, Nath P, Sohel ANM, Hossain MS, Khan SI, Banjara MR, Halleux CM, Aseffa A, Mondal D. Visceral leishmaniasis & HIV co-infection in Bangladesh: Investigating prevalence and policy recommendations. J Infect Public Health. 2026 Jun; 19(6):103233.
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Freemas JA, Suss R, Baranauskas MN, Goldsmith E, Pedlar CR, Bruinvels G. Hormonal contraceptive use prevalence and its association with menstrual cycle symptom clusters among exercising women in seven different countries. Women Health. 2026 Feb; 66(2):83-97.
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Chan M, Auerbach SR, Feldman AG, Bock ME. The Prevalence and Consequences of Supra-Normal Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplants: A Single Center Cohort. Transplant Proc. 2026 May; 58(4):695-701.
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Achey RL, Manangan A, Fujii Y, Makhlouf M, Chekuri B, Gillespie E, O'Connor T, Bain M, Moore NZ, Hussain MS, Walker LR, Tee Lewis PG. Increasing risk of stroke with increased climate vulnerability: Assessing stroke burden and access to health care according to the climate vulnerability index in the United States. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2026 May; 35(5):108632.
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Mehra R, Hoffmann TJ, Graham-Squire D, Lisanti AJ, Gay C, Hodgson C, Rienks J, Pavlik M, Manju S, Turaga N, Clay M, Franck LS. Factors associated with the mental health of parents during and after their child's hospitalisation: an international longitudinal prospective cohort study. BMJ Ment Health. 2026 Apr 03; 29(1).
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Yang M, Abdulsalam R, Shi Y, Fan W, Manson SM, Corrada MM, O'Connell J, Jiang L. Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and related health conditions among American Indian and Alaska Native Medicare beneficiaries. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 04; 22(4):e71385.
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Kiener AJ, Burns J, Cooper P, Day P, Norton D, Rao M, Sanchez Parra C, Seery T, Lopez K, Kyle WB, Sheth S. Screening of Pediatric Patients at Cardiology Clinic Identifies High Prevalence of Food Insecurity. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2026 Mar 31; 23(4).
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Uprety D, Sweeney K, Arjyal L, Hadid T, Shields A, Lieu C, Huey R, Raghav K, Elliott A, Fountain MD, Oberley MJ, Subbiah V, Seeber A. Real-World Biomarker-Associated Therapy in Metastatic Carcinoma of Unknown Primary: Prevalence, Impact, and Outcomes. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2026 03 24; 24(4).
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