"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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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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2003 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2008 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2011 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2012 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2013 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2014 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2019 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2020 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Assessment of the Prevalence of Middle Mesial Canal in Mandibular First Molar: A Multinational Cross-sectional Study with Meta-analysis. J Endod. 2023 May; 49(5):549-558.
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Prevalence of and disparities in adolescents' susceptibility to novel oral nicotine products marketed as "tobacco-free". Prev Med. 2023 01; 166:107387.
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Prevalence of cerebrovascular accidents in patients with ulcerative colitis in a single academic health system. Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 04; 12(1):18668.
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Prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity in the United States: A cross-sectional evaluation of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Obes Res Clin Pract. 2022 Nov-Dec; 16(6):536-538.
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High prevalence of chronic viral hepatitis B and C in Minnesota Somalis contributes to rising hepatocellular carcinoma incidence. World J Gastroenterol. 2022 Sep 21; 28(35):5217-5229.
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Community-level prevalence of epilepsy and of neurocysticercosis among people with epilepsy in the Balaka district of Malawi: A cross-sectional study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2022 09; 16(9):e0010675.
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Epidemiology of gradual-onset knee injuries in team ball-sports: A systematic review with meta-analysis of prevalence, incidence, and burden by sex, sport, age, and participation level. J Sci Med Sport. 2022 Oct; 25(10):834-844.
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Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms and stroke in patients with hereditary thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Blood. 2022 08 18; 140(7):785-789.
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Mortality in Emphysematous Pyelonephritis Patients: A Meta-Analysis. World J Surg. 2022 10; 46(10):2377-2388.
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Anatomical Variations of Corona Mortis in the Anterior Intrapelvic Approach: A Cadaveric Study. Mymensingh Med J. 2022 07; 31(3):826-834.