 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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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Prevalence".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Prevalence".
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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| 1995 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 1996 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 1997 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 1998 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 1999 | 0 | 12 | 12 | | 2000 | 0 | 16 | 16 | | 2001 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2002 | 0 | 17 | 17 | | 2003 | 0 | 33 | 33 | | 2004 | 0 | 34 | 34 | | 2005 | 0 | 56 | 56 | | 2006 | 0 | 45 | 45 | | 2007 | 0 | 57 | 57 | | 2008 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2009 | 0 | 63 | 63 | | 2010 | 0 | 86 | 86 | | 2011 | 0 | 60 | 60 | | 2012 | 0 | 98 | 98 | | 2013 | 0 | 84 | 84 | | 2014 | 0 | 87 | 87 | | 2015 | 0 | 81 | 81 | | 2016 | 1 | 89 | 90 | | 2017 | 0 | 95 | 95 | | 2018 | 0 | 103 | 103 | | 2019 | 0 | 110 | 110 | | 2020 | 0 | 94 | 94 | | 2021 | 0 | 83 | 83 | | 2022 | 0 | 56 | 56 | | 2023 | 0 | 59 | 59 | | 2024 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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McDermott GC, Hayashi K, Yoshida K, Juge PA, Moll M, Cho MH, Doyle TJ, Kinney GL, Dellaripa PF, Wallace ZS, Regan EA, Hunninghake GM, Silverman EK, Ash SY, Estepar RSJ, Washko GR, Sparks JA. Rheumatoid arthritis, quantitative parenchymal lung features and mortality among smokers. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2025 01 01; 64(1):133-142.
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Sooy M, Pyle L, Alonso GT, Broncucia HC, Rewers A, Gottlieb PA, Simmons KM, Rewers MJ, Steck AK. Lower Prevalence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis at Diagnosis in Research Participants Monitored for Hyperglycemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Dec 18; 110(1):e80-e86.
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Barocas JA, Erdman EA, Westfall MY, Christine PJ, Bernson D, Villani J, Doogan NJ, White L, Walley AY, Bettano A, Wang J. Prevalence of adults with stimulant misuse and/or stimulant use disorder in Massachusetts, USA, 2014-2021. Addiction. 2025 Apr; 120(4):711-720.
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Hoffmire CA, Kittel JA, Brenner LA, Schneider AL, Katon J, Miller C, Monteith LL. Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Among Women Veterans Using VA Reproductive Health Care: Prevalence and Associations With Fertility-, Pregnancy- and Parenting-related Factors. Womens Health Issues. 2024 Sep-Oct; 34(5):528-539.
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Malik KE, Scarbro S, Yu J, Chin K, Braun PA, Feinstein JA. Differences in the Oral Health of Children With Medical Complexity. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb; 25(1):102552.
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Rich JJ, Back SE, Bui TC, Bernstein EY, Le P. Trends in marijuana and heavy alcohol use by cigarette smoking status among US adults: An analysis of the 2002-2019 NSDUH. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Aug 01; 261:111355.
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Sarmiento CA, Furniss A, Morris MA, Stransky ML, Thompson DA. Disparities in Smoking and Heavy Drinking Behaviors by Disability Status and Age of Disability Onset: Secondary Analysis of National Health Interview Survey Data. Public Health Rep. 2024 Nov-Dec; 139(6):724-733.
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Lyons-Warren AM, Guez-Barber D, Thomas SP, Tantry EK, Mahat A, Aravamuthan B. Sensory Symptoms Across the Lifespan in People With Cerebral Palsy. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Aug; 157:157-166.
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George CD, Lee T, Hollestein LM, Asgari MM, Nijsten T. Global epidemiology of actinic keratosis in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Dermatol. 2024 03 15; 190(4):465-476.
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Harrison DJ, Kay J, Jacobsen RM, Londono-Obregon C, Yeung E, Kelly SL, Poteet A, Levek C, Landzberg MJ, Wallrich M, Khanna A. The burden of psychological trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder among adults with congenital heart disease: PTSD in ACHD. Am J Cardiol. 2024 May 15; 219:9-16.
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