"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 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2001 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2003 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2004 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2005 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 2006 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2011 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2012 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2013 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 2014 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| 2016 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2017 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
| 2018 | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| 2019 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2020 | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| 2021 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2022 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prevalence" by people in Profiles.
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Global, regional, and national burden and quality of care index (QCI) of oral disorders: a systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 1990-2017. BMC Oral Health. 2024 Jan 20; 24(1):116.
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National and Provincial Prevalence of Cigarette Smoking in Iran; A Systematic Analysis of 12 Years of STEPS Experience. Arch Iran Med. 2023 Sep 01; 26(9):472-480.
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Prevalence and Correlates of Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Cancer, and Mental Health Comorbidities Among Adults With HIV Who Smoke. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2023 Jul-Aug 01; 34(4):363-375.
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Physical Inactivity, Inequalities, and Disparities Across Districts of Iran: A STEPs Survey-Based Analysis. J Phys Act Health. 2023 08 01; 20(8):735-741.
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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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Epidemiology of Brain and Other Central Nervous System Cancers in the North Africa and Middle East Region: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 1990-2019. World Neurosurg. 2023 Mar; 171:e796-e819.
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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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Prevalence and Bother of Postvoid Dribbling and Urine Spraying or Splitting: Survey of a General Gynecology Population. Urogynecology (Phila). 2023 04 01; 29(4):397-403.