"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.
Descriptor ID |
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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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Liang B, Wang Y, Tsou MH. A "fitness" Theme May Mitigate Regional Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity: Evidence from Google Search and Tweets. J Health Commun. 2019; 24(9):683-692.
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DerSarkissian M, Thompson CA, Arah OA. Time series analysis of maternal mortality in Africa from 1990 to 2005. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2013 Dec 01; 67(12):992-8.
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Lin SF, Beck AN, Finch BK, Hummer RA, Masters RK, Master RK. Trends in US older adult disability: exploring age, period, and cohort effects. Am J Public Health. 2012 Nov; 102(11):2157-63.
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Rich-Edwards JW, Mason S, Rexrode K, Spiegelman D, Hibert E, Kawachi I, Jun HJ, Wright RJ. Physical and sexual abuse in childhood as predictors of early-onset cardiovascular events in women. Circulation. 2012 Aug 21; 126(8):920-7.
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Kim MH, Jung-Choi K, Jun HJ, Kawachi I. Socioeconomic inequalities in suicidal ideation, parasuicides, and completed suicides in South Korea. Soc Sci Med. 2010 Apr; 70(8):1254-61.
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Subramanian SV, Jun HJ, Kawachi I, Wright RJ. Contribution of race/ethnicity and country of origin to variations in lifetime reported asthma: evidence for a nativity advantage. Am J Public Health. 2009 Apr; 99(4):690-7.
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Sarna L, Bialous SA, Jun HJ, Wewers ME, Cooley ME, Feskanich D. Smoking trends in the Nurses' Health Study (1976-2003). Nurs Res. 2008 Nov-Dec; 57(6):374-82.
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Jun HJ, Rich-Edwards JW, Boynton-Jarrett R, Wright RJ. Intimate partner violence and cigarette smoking: association between smoking risk and psychological abuse with and without co-occurrence of physical and sexual abuse. Am J Public Health. 2008 Mar; 98(3):527-35.
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Jun HJ, Subramanian SV, Gortmaker S, Kawachi I. Socioeconomic disadvantage, parenting responsibility, and women's smoking in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2004 Dec; 94(12):2170-6.