 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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| 1995 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 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 | 14 | 14 | | 2003 | 1 | 23 | 24 | | 2004 | 2 | 19 | 21 | | 2005 | 1 | 42 | 43 | | 2006 | 0 | 42 | 42 | | 2007 | 0 | 33 | 33 | | 2008 | 1 | 32 | 33 | | 2009 | 0 | 44 | 44 | | 2010 | 1 | 37 | 38 | | 2011 | 4 | 40 | 44 | | 2012 | 2 | 45 | 47 | | 2013 | 1 | 49 | 50 | | 2014 | 2 | 60 | 62 | | 2015 | 2 | 67 | 69 | | 2016 | 4 | 90 | 94 | | 2017 | 2 | 77 | 79 | | 2018 | 1 | 69 | 70 | | 2019 | 3 | 89 | 92 | | 2020 | 3 | 59 | 62 | | 2021 | 0 | 57 | 57 | | 2022 | 0 | 31 | 31 | | 2023 | 0 | 19 | 19 | | 2024 | 4 | 24 | 28 | | 2025 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comorbidity" by people in Profiles.
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Ali DA, Hale E, Ascencio A, Berkowitz SJ. Antidepressant pharmacotherapy in childhood PTSD with and without comorbid ADHD: a nationwide retrospective study. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Oct; 190:199-204.
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Dai J, Chau T, Corrada MM, Manson SM, O'Connell J, Jiang L. Race and Ethnicity and Comorbidities Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Young-Onset Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Aug 01; 8(8):e2528001.
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Canonico ME, Hsia J, Chiu ST, Tseng PK, Mudd JO, Remick JD, Patel B, Chuang YH, Gluckman TJ, Bonaca MP. Temporal shift in prevalence of heart failure diagnoses and comorbidities within 2 US integrated health systems. Am J Manag Care. 2025 Aug 01; 31(8):e238-e240.
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Botto LD, Reeder MR, Lui GK, Glidewell MJ, Book WM, Crume TL, DeLaRosa JM, d'Ottavio A, Downing KF, Feldkamp ML, Hsu DT, Khanna AD, Krikov S, Pinto NM, Raskind Hood CL, Rodriguez FH, Soim AS, Whitehead KJ, Chiswell K, Li JS. Comorbidity and Multimorbidity in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Findings From a Multi-Site Population-Based Study. Birth Defects Res. 2025 Aug; 117(8):e2515.
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Patel LR, O'Neill M, Anzueto G, Olsen D, Pawlowski K, Santoro JD, Sideridis G, Spinazzi N, Baumer NT. Neurobehavioural Patterns in the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Down Syndrome. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2025 Sep; 69(9):809-821.
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Paller AS, Soong W, Boguniewicz M, Geng B, Thyssen JP, Bennike N, Schneider S, Wollenberg A. Effect of tralokinumab on moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in patients with atopic comorbidities. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2025 Oct; 135(4):425-433.e4.
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Hickey F, Maastricht L, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Daniels D, Herfindahl B, Kelminson K. Co-Occurring Medical Conditions in Over 2300 Children With Down Syndrome at a Down Syndrome Multispecialty Clinic. J Intellect Disabil Res. 2025 Aug; 69(8):711-720.
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Guo AA, Knapp MP, Evans JK, Faucheux AT, Price SN, Klepin HD, Levine B, Quattlebaum A, Bloomer C, Khoury L, Hunting JC, Elko CA, Olson E, Lycan TW. Impact of comorbidity on immune-related adverse events and survival in older cancer patients treated with immunotherapy. Future Oncol. 2025 Jun; 21(14):1787-1796.
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Kannikeswaran N, Roback MG, Burger RK, Barrowman N, Sucha E, Bhatt M. Comparison of Procedural Sedation Outcomes in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 May 01; 15(5):398-406.
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Phan TT, Rhodes ET, Arasteh K, Lewis AM, Eneli I, Haemer MA, Kirk S, Stoll JM, Werk LN, Lannon CM, Forrest CB. Association Between Obesity-Related Health Factors and Patient-Reported Outcomes: Linking Patient-Reported Outcomes to PEDSnet Electronic Health Record Data. Child Obes. 2025 Jul; 21(5):438-448.
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