 Comorbidity
"Comorbidity" 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 presence of co-existing or additional diseases with reference to an initial diagnosis or with reference to the index condition that is the subject of study. Comorbidity may affect the ability of affected individuals to function and also their survival; it may be used as a prognostic indicator for length of hospital stay, cost factors, and outcome or survival.
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D015897
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N05.715.350.225 N06.850.490.687
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Comorbidity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 5 | 5 | | 1997 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 1998 | 0 | 8 | 8 | | 1999 | 0 | 7 | 7 | | 2000 | 0 | 15 | 15 | | 2001 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2002 | 0 | 13 | 13 | | 2003 | 1 | 23 | 24 | | 2004 | 2 | 18 | 20 | | 2005 | 2 | 43 | 45 | | 2006 | 0 | 44 | 44 | | 2007 | 0 | 35 | 35 | | 2008 | 1 | 28 | 29 | | 2009 | 0 | 44 | 44 | | 2010 | 1 | 38 | 39 | | 2011 | 4 | 43 | 47 | | 2012 | 2 | 47 | 49 | | 2013 | 1 | 53 | 54 | | 2014 | 2 | 66 | 68 | | 2015 | 2 | 68 | 70 | | 2016 | 4 | 88 | 92 | | 2017 | 3 | 83 | 86 | | 2018 | 1 | 69 | 70 | | 2019 | 4 | 89 | 93 | | 2020 | 2 | 64 | 66 | | 2021 | 0 | 59 | 59 | | 2022 | 0 | 31 | 31 | | 2023 | 0 | 25 | 25 | | 2024 | 4 | 30 | 34 | | 2025 | 0 | 23 | 23 | | 2026 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Smiley K, Galli L, Grippen Goddard A, Moore L, Smigiel C, Tambay A, Barseghyan E, Probst A, Nguyen L, Navasero N, Wetklow B, Oldenburg R, Geng B. Clinical characteristics, type 2 comorbidities, and treatment responses in pediatric and adult chronic spontaneous urticaria: A multicenter retrospective cohort study. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2026 05 01; 47(3):190-195.
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Denney JT, Boardman JD, Pendergast PM. Hearing impairment and adult mortality: the role of co-impairments in understanding risk. J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci. 2026 Apr 07; 81(5).
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Lawrence JM, Foote IF, Breunig S, Schaffer LS, Lyons S, Abramowitz SA, Levin MG, Damrauer SM, Mallard TT, Grotzinger AD. Shared Genetic Liability across Systems of Psychiatric and Physical Illness. Nat Commun. 2026 Feb 21; 17(1).
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Schapiro S, Pulciano N, Galindo-Ramirez J, Rau N, Tuells J, Agudelo Higuita NI, Thompson GR, Chastain DB, Henao-MartÃnez AF. Epidemiology and Outcomes of Sporotrichosis: A Descriptive Real-World Analysis From a Global Cohort. Mycoses. 2026 Feb; 69(2):e70152.
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Iyer SN, Duarte Z, Pucci GF, Pirnia T, McFarlane KN, Carns DR, Israel A, Goyette K, Concilus B, Beimer NJ, Pennell PB, O'Neal MA, Strom LA, Kirkpatrick LA, Ta J, Cuello-Oderiz C, Kerr WT. Proposed criteria of levels of evidence for co-occurring epilepsy in people with functional/dissociative seizures. Epilepsia. 2026 Mar; 67(3):1345-1357.
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Endashaw M, Dykes A, Clark R, Warrayat L, Hodges MJ, Deng S, Chen X, Henao-MartÃnez AF, Chastain DB. Impact of COVID-19 on candidemia: Risk factors and outcomes in a southeastern US cohort. Med Mycol. 2025 Nov 04; 63(11).
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Levitt Katz LE, El Ghormli LK, Nadeau KJ, Shah A, Higgins J, Kutney K, Gubitosi-Klug R, Burke B, Mokhlesi B. Obstructive sleep apnea, glycemic control, and cardiovascular risk in young adults with youth-onset type 2 diabetes: results from the TODAY study. J Clin Sleep Med. 2025 Nov 01; 21(11):1925-1933.
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Li Y, Bruckman D, Schold JD, Claytor B, Silvestri N, Hehir MK, Lee I. Survival Outcomes of Medicare-Covered Elderly US Population With Myasthenia Gravis. Muscle Nerve. 2026 Jan; 73(1):41-49.
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Fischer JL, Kosaraju N, Lucarelli KM, Sears CM, Lee JT, Beswick DM, Rootman DB, Wang MB, Suh JD. Influence of Dental Intervention and Disease on Acute Invasive Fungal Rhinosinusitis Severity and Outcomes. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2026 Jan; 40(1):46-53.
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Wiggins LD, DiGuiseppi C, Overwyk K, Barger B, Dichter G, Durkin M, Hightshoe K, Moody E, Nadler C, Powell P, Reyes N, Thompson-Paul AM, Anderson KN. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Adolescents With and Without Autism. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2025 Nov-Dec 01; 46(6):e579-e585.
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