"Cross-Sectional Studies" 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.
Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D003430
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.500.875 N05.715.360.775.175.275 N06.850.520.450.500.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Cross-Sectional Studies- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Cross Sectional Studies
- Cross-Sectional Study
- Studies, Cross-Sectional
- Study, Cross-Sectional
- Cross Sectional Analysis
- Analyses, Cross Sectional
- Cross Sectional Analyses
- Disease Frequency Surveys
- Surveys, Disease Frequency
- Disease Frequency Survey
- Survey, Disease Frequency
- Analysis, Cross-Sectional
- Analyses, Cross-Sectional
- Analysis, Cross Sectional
- Cross-Sectional Analyses
- Cross-Sectional Analysis
- Cross-Sectional Survey
- Cross Sectional Survey
- Cross-Sectional Surveys
- Survey, Cross-Sectional
- Surveys, Cross-Sectional
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2003 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2008 | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| 2009 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2010 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2011 | 0 | 28 | 28 |
| 2012 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2013 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2014 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2015 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2016 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2017 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
| 2018 | 0 | 46 | 46 |
| 2019 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| 2020 | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| 2021 | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| 2022 | 0 | 59 | 59 |
| 2023 | 1 | 24 | 25 |
| 2024 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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