"Follow-Up 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 individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D005500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.760.500.750.249 N05.715.360.775.175.250.350 N06.850.520.450.500.750.350
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| Concept/Terms |
Follow-Up Studies- Follow-Up Studies
- Follow Up Studies
- Follow-Up Study
- Studies, Follow-Up
- Study, Follow-Up
- Followup Studies
- Followup Study
- Studies, Followup
- Study, Followup
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 1997 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 1999 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2000 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2001 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 2002 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2003 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| 2006 | 0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2007 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2008 | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| 2009 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| 2010 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| 2011 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2012 | 0 | 42 | 42 |
| 2013 | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| 2014 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2015 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2016 | 0 | 50 | 50 |
| 2017 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
| 2018 | 0 | 61 | 61 |
| 2019 | 0 | 48 | 48 |
| 2020 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | 31 | 31 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Multilevel challenges and adaptations to patient navigation programs for colorectal cancer screening and follow-up: Findings from the Accelerating Colorectal Cancer Screening and follow-up through Implementation Science consortium. Cancer. 2025 Oct 15; 131(20):e70121.
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