"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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| 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2007 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2011 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2012 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2013 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2014 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 1 | 22 | 23 |
| 2017 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2018 | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2020 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| 2021 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Prevalence and reasons for electronic nicotine delivery systems modifications among U.S. youth, young adult, and adult users. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 09; 15(1):24592.
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Prevalence of radix molaris in mandibular molars of a subpopulation of Brazil's Northeast region: a cross-sectional CBCT study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 02; 15(1):22651.
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Predictors of postpartum depression among new mothers in Kumasi, Ghana: A multicenter study using Bayesian analysis. Womens Health (Lond). 2025 Jan-Dec; 21:17455057251343953.
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Evaluating impacts of improved flooring on enteric and parasitic infections in rural households in Kenya: study protocol for a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2025 Jun 06; 15(6):e090464.
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Food Insecurity in Pediatric Kidney Transplant Recipients. Pediatr Transplant. 2025 Jun; 29(4):e70091.
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among American Indian Adolescents: The Strong Heart Family Study. Prev Chronic Dis. 2025 Apr 03; 22:E13.
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Leveraging AI to improve disease screening among American Indians: insights from the Strong Heart Study. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2024; 249:10341.
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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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The Study of the Epidemiology of Pediatric Hypertension Registry (SUPERHERO): rationale and methods. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Dec 02; 193(12):1650-1661.
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Trends in use of tobacco and cannabis across different alcohol consumption levels in the United States, 2010-19. Alcohol Alcohol. 2024 Nov 18; 60(1).