"Asthma" 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.
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).
| Descriptor ID |
D001249
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.127.108 C08.381.495.108 C08.674.095 C20.543.480.680.095
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| Concept/Terms |
Asthma- Asthma
- Asthmas
- Bronchial Asthma
- Asthma, Bronchial
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Asthma" by people in this website by year, and whether "Asthma" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Asthma" by people in Profiles.
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Respiratory chronic health conditions and racial disparities associated with e-cigarette use: a cross-sectional analysis using behavioral risk factor surveillance data. Front Public Health. 2024; 12:1497745.
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Reducing asthma attacks in disadvantaged school children with asthma: study protocol for a type 2 hybrid implementation-effectiveness trial (Better Asthma Control for Kids, BACK). Implement Sci. 2024 Aug 15; 19(1):60.
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Exosomes in asthma: Underappreciated contributors to the pathogenesis and novel therapeutic tools. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2024 Jun; 12(6):e1325.
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Understanding Core Community Needs for School-Based Asthma Programming: A Qualitative Assessment in Colorado Communities. Ethn Dis. 2023 Dec; DECIPHeR(Spec Issue):35-43.
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Developing a Social Determinants of Health Needs Assessment for Colorado Kids (SNACK) Tool for a School-Based Asthma Program: Findings from a Pilot Study. Ethn Dis. 2023 Dec; DECIPHeR(Spec Issue):126-131.
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Which patients with COPD need an inhaled corticosteroid? JAAPA. 2024 Feb 01; 37(2):18-21.
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Associations of intimate partner violence and maternal comorbidities: a cross-sectional analysis of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. J Osteopath Med. 2023 08 01; 123(8):405-410.
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Immune checkpoint molecules in prevention and development of asthma. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1070779.
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Geographic and social economic disparities in the risk of exposure to ambient air respiratory toxicants at Oklahoma licensed early care and education facilities. Environ Res. 2023 02 01; 218:114975.
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The burden of chronic respiratory disease and attributable risk factors in North Africa and Middle East: findings from global burden of disease study (GBD) 2019. Respir Res. 2022 Sep 29; 23(1):268.